Historical
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Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
An alternate retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. The story begins in the same way as the original story but our young heroine instead of…
Drama · Supernatural
Maabou no Shounen Koukuuhei
A short film from 1937.
Kataku
Many years ago, a young woman named Unai-Otome lived in the village of Ikuta. As she was beautiful it was no surprise that she had two suitors,…
Supernatural
The Book of the Dead
When a young noblewoman, Iratsume, falls into a trance after copying Buddhist sutras and walks to a remote temple that women are forbidden to enter, she stirs…
Drama · Supernatural
Oni
One morning, two brothers living in a hut with their mother set out for the mountains to set traps for deer. They move silently through the forest…
Supernatural
Mahou no Pen
A western occupation propaganda film in which a boy repairs a western style doll that comes to life and uses a magic pen to rebuild his bleak…
Blue Literature Series
The series consists of adaptations of six modern classics of Japanese literature: Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) & Run Melos! (Hashire Melos!), Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro,…
Drama · Psychological · Romance
Hinomaru Hatanosuke: Inazuma-gumi Tobatsu no Maki
Short film where the hero Hatanosuke battles with an evil gang of thieves.
Action
Umi no Mizu wa Naze Karai
When a poor, yet honest, man rescues an old man who has fallen off a log bridge, the little people of the forest give him a "Mortar…
Maabou no Kinoshita Toukichirou
A boy works hard to please his lord and gain advancement. Short film from 1938.
