Post War Japan Movies

Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail...

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to...

A story of a husband battle that unfolds in a village near the 38th parallel a year before the outbreak of the Korean War.

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a...

A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries later.

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal spring.

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become...

In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa. They are artists,...

In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international...

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians...

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.

A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

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

In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew...

During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much...

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.