Kaneto Shindō Movies

A 1948 Japanese film.

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

1962 Japanese movie

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimyo and wealthy townspeople. Under the name of...

Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with...

After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named...

High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him...

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

The film portrays the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

Japanese drama film.

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is...

A three parts movie following people forgotten by a society that modernizes at the price of expelling part of its individuals.

1962 Japanese movie

​A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court...

Shochiku melodrama about the lives of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.

Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.