Kyū Sazanka Movies
- 1961
Yojimbo
Yojimbo8.1011961HD
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the...
- 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love8.0551959HD
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in...
- 1963
High and Low
High and Low8.3371963HD
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his servant's son is kidnapped.
- 1961
The End of Summer
The End of Summer7.5511961HD
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old...
- 1960
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well7.6611960HD
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...
- 1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs81960HD
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...
- 1962
47 Ronin
47 Ronin7.31962HD
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their...
- 1959
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain7.61959HD
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of...
- 1964
Pale Flower
Pale Flower7.41964HD
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young...
- 1964
Manji
Manji6.4581964HD
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
- 1960
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth6.6611960HD
A budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.
- 1958
Giants and Toys
Giants and Toys6.8031958HD
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
- 1962
The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese6.3181962HD
Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's...
- 1966
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings71966HD
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by...
- 1960
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin01960HD
A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow (Mimasu) takes advantage of her poor roomers,...
- 1956
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You7.11956HD
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
- 1964
Black Challenger
Black Challenger01964HD
Young lawyer Jiro receives a late night phone call from a distraught woman sending him on a journey to uncover corruption and exploitation stemming...
- 1958
The Precipice
The Precipice01958HD
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...
- 1962
Elegant Beast
Elegant Beast7.11962HD
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...
- 1963
Pressure of Guilt
Pressure of Guilt71963HD