Kōji Mitsui Movies

Japanese silent film from 1929.

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

An investigation into a drug smuggler who is assassinated in front of an insurance building sets two detectives, Sumikawa and Akine, into a sprawling...

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small...

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she...

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some...

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

Owner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.

Adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel whit the same name. It is perversely erotic relationship between a young salaryman and his teenage wife whom...

Four taxi drivers are found dead in four days. Suddenly, a taxi, trying to avoid hitting a patrol car, veers off and hits a tree. Three men run out...

The obstinate black market trader Okyo lives together with her son Seitaro, who works as a mechanic for a bus company. She also looks after her son's...

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...

The actions and downfall of a man who lives a life of cold calculation, adapted from a Hideo Shirasaki novel.