Shin'yō Nara Movies

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Tetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film depicts the lurid and violently erotic dreams of a...

A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is...

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...

Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.

Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.

A businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.

Mariko is an innocent girl who grew up in the highlands of Shinshu. She moves to Tokyo to live with her father who has successfully returned to...

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

Japanese silent film from 1927, based on a popular serialized novel by Kan Kikuchi.