Movies
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Juvenile Jungle aka Crazed Fruit (1956)
- Director
- NAKAHIRA Ko
- Cast
- ISHIHARA Yujiro, TSUGAWA Masahiko, KITAHARA Mie
While spending the summer at their Shonan holiday villa, two brothers lust over and fall in love with the same woman, setting them on a one-way course to destruction. Characterized by its bold editing style and cutting-edge visual flair, Nakahira's m...
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The Burmese Harp (1956)
- Director
- ICHIKAWA Kon
- Cast
- MIKUNI Rentaro, YASUI Shoji, MIHASHI Tatsuya
At the close of the war in Burma, Corporal Mizushima is tasked with persuading a holed-up group of soldiers who are still fighting to surrender. After sustaining injuries when caught in crossfire, he is rescued by a Burmese monk, whereupon he resolve...
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A Cat And Two Women (1956)
- Director
- TOYODA Shiro
- Cast
- MORISHIGE Hisaya, KAGAWA Kyoko, YAMADA Isuzu
The essence of Tanizaki Junichiro's literature is expressed in this poetic masterpiece. It depicts a man with an unusual love for his cat, as well as the desires and jealousies of women. Shozo is an undependable man who runs a small hardware store i...
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A HOUSE OF GEISHA (1956)
- Director
- NARUSE Mikio
- Cast
- TANAKA Kinuyo, YAMADA Isuzu, TAKAMINE Hideko
Naruse Mikio helmed this adaptation of Koda Aya's same-named novel. Repast and Late Chrysanthemums screenplay writer Tanaka Sumie coauthored the script with Ide Toshiro. Depicts the tragicomedy of women gathered in the Yanagibashi entertainment distr...
