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The Old Temple Well (1961)

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Kazuo Mori actor: Eiji Funakoshi / Yasuko Nakada …

other title: 怪談蚊喰鳥

Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

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Clothes of Deception (1951)

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Kōzaburō Yoshimura actor: Machiko Kyō / Yasuko Fujita …

other title: Les Habits de la vanité / 偽れる盛装 …

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

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The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)

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Kenji Misumi actor: Kazuo Hasegawa / Yasuko Nakada …

other title: 四谷怪談

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

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The Tale of Jiro (1941)

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Kōji Shima actor: Haruko Sugimura / Chieko Murata …

other title: 次郎物語

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Beauty the Enemy (1959)

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Yasuzō Masumura actor: Ayako Wakao / Fujiko Yamamoto …

other title: 美貌に罪あり / 美丽有罪 …

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.

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Fūshinraishin (1962)

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Mitsuo Murayama actor: Kōjirō Hongō / Jun Fujimaki …

other title: 風神雷神

1962 Japanese movie

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Tokyo Crime Map (1956)

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Mitsuo Murayama actor: Kenji Sugawara / Eiji Funakoshi …

other title: 東京犯罪地図

An exciting film about thugs, in which murders and drugs, justice and resentment explode in the dark city of Tokyo with the help of guns and violence.

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Earth (1939)

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Tomu Uchida actor: Isamu Kosugi / Akiko Kazami …

other title: Der Acker / 土 …

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

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A Geisha's Diary (1961)

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Yūzō Kawashima actor: Ayako Wakao / Jun Fujimaki …

other title: Les femmes naissent deux fois / Onna wa nido umareru …

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

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Warm Current (1957)

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Yasuzō Masumura actor: Jun Negami / Hitomi Nozoe …

other title: 暖流

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.

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The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)

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Kōzaburō Yoshimura actor: Setsuko Hara / Yumeko Aizome …

other title: Le Bal de la famille Anjo / El baile en la casa Anjo …

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.