The Emperor's Hat

The Emperor's Hat 1950

1

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

1950

G-Men of Japan

G-Men of Japan 1948

1

The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team to uncover a series of frequent gang robberies and car gangs... This is the first film in the Nippon G-Men series, of which four more films were later released.

1948

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea 1950

7.00

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The film is located to Burma. It shows the everyday problems of soldiers in contrast of their ideas and the cynicism of their commanders. Soldiers are also victims of military bullying by their commanders.

1950

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

The Rainbow-Colored Flower 1950

1.00

Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish teenage war orphan who tries to offer herself for money but is instead taken in by Ebihara, Koyabu, a middle-aged woman who has spent much of her life as the kept woman of a wealthy man, and Teruko, the modest daughter of Ebihara's former teacher who comes to rely on him after the death of her father.

1950

A Thousand Standards of Stone

A Thousand Standards of Stone 1950

1

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.

1950

Three-Fingered Detective

Three-Fingered Detective 1947

1

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large tracts of land. The bride is a former teacher and was rumoured to have had an affair, which explains why the groom's family opposed the union. On the night of the ceremony the bride and groom are killed in a sealed room. There is evidence left, however, as there is a hand print on the wall albeit with only the trace of three fingers.

1947

Fencing Master

Fencing Master 1950

6.00

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

1950