Being Two Isn't Easy (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

私は二歳

director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Fujiko Yamamoto / Hiroo Suzuki …

other title: 私は二歳

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

Mangorō Tengu (1957) [Movie] TMDB

万五郎天狗

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Michiko Ono / Yōko Uraji …

other title: 万五郎天狗

Farewell Song (1955) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

螢の光

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Kenji Sugawara / Ayako Wakao …

other title: 螢の光

A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.

Order of Yakuza (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

やくざの勲章

director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Jirō Tamiya / Jun Fujimaki …

other title: やくざの勲章

Order of Yakuza

The Money Dance (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

ど根性物語　銭の踊り

director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Shintarō Katsu / Eiji Funakoshi …

other title: ど根性物語　銭の踊り

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for his "forceful personality," and assigns him to kill evil people, a president of a loan company and a drug baron.

Goodbye, Hello (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は

director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Ayako Wakao / Shin Saburi …

other title: あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage. Their families think differently and strive to arrange their personal happiness.

Closing Time (1962) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB

閉店時間

director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Ayako Wakao / Hiroshi Kawaguchi …

other title: 閉店時間

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Love and Life (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

恋にいのちを

director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Jun Fujimaki / Kenji Oyama …

other title: 恋にいのちを

Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.

Disobedience (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

親不孝通り

director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Hiroshi Kawaguchi / Yōko Katsuragi …

other title: 親不孝通り

A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the man’s sister to make him suffer the same fate.

When Women Lie (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

嘘

director: Yasuzō Masumura / Teinosuke Kinugasa … actor: Eiko Taki / Jerry Fujio …

other title: 嘘

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).

Beauty the Enemy (1959) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

美貌に罪あり

director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Ayako Wakao / Fujiko Yamamoto …

other title: 美貌に罪あり

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.

Earth (1939) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

土

director: 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.

Warm Current (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

暖流

director: 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.

Giants and Toys (1958) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData

巨人と玩具

director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Hiroshi Kawaguchi / Hitomi Nozoe …

other title: Les Géants et les Jouets / Gigantes y juguetes …

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.