Movies: Jun Tatara

  • 1954
    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai (1954)

    Seven Samurai

    8.41954HD

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers...

    Seven Samurai
  • 1960
    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    7.91960HD

    Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for...

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
  • 1959
    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    8.21959HD

    Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defect...

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
  • 1952
    Children of Hiroshima

    Children of Hiroshima (1952)

    Children of Hiroshima

    7.21952HD

    Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath....

    Children of Hiroshima
  • 1964
    Three Outlaw Samurai

    Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

    Three Outlaw Samurai

    7.51964HD

    Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's gua...

    Three Outlaw Samurai
  • 1958
    The Rickshaw Man

    The Rickshaw Man (1958)

    The Rickshaw Man

    7.21958HD

    A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly....

    The Rickshaw Man
  • 1989
    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    6.41989HD

    Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the inn...

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
  • 1956
    Street of Shame

    Street of Shame (1956)

    Street of Shame

    7.71956HD

    The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law....

    Street of Shame
  • 1958
    Stakeout

    Stakeout (1958)

    Stakeout

    6.91958HD

    Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame....

    Stakeout
  • 1976
    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

    6.61976HD

    The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars....

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
  • 1953
    A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy (1953)

    A Japanese Tragedy

    5.61953HD

    At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts...

    A Japanese Tragedy
  • 1962
    A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)

    A Wanderer's Notebook

    7.21962HD

    Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko Takamine – Phillip Lopate calls it “probably her greatest performance” – and Kinuyo Tanaka as mother and daughte...

    A Wanderer's Notebook
  • 1954
    An Inn at Osaka

    An Inn at Osaka (1954)

    An Inn at Osaka

    7.31954HD

    An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries to rebuild his life. Notable for its exquisite framing ...

    An Inn at Osaka
  • 1957
    Snow Country

    Snow Country (1957)

    Snow Country

    6.71957HD

    It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love. She's the foster daughter of a local family, almost engaged to the fami...

    Snow Country
  • 1956
    I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You (1956)

    I Will Buy You

    71956HD

    A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers....

    I Will Buy You
  • 1961
    Happiness of Us Alone

    Happiness of Us Alone (1961)

    Happiness of Us Alone

    91961HD

    The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys....

    Happiness of Us Alone
  • 1963
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life (1963)

    A Woman's Life

    7.11963HD

    A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son....

    A Woman's Life
  • 1987
    Hawaiian Dream

    Hawaiian Dream (1987)

    Hawaiian Dream

    01987HD

    Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and entered the country illegally for a reason. The two make a living by trafficking pakalolo – marijuana – under the pretext of selling tea leaves, but they are ...

    Hawaiian Dream
  • 1981
    Island of the Evil Spirits

    Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)

    Island of the Evil Spirits

    61981HD

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold....

    Island of the Evil Spirits
  • 1989
    A Sandcastle Model Family Home

    A Sandcastle Model Family Home (1989)

    A Sandcastle Model Family Home

    01989HD

    An opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they must allow prospective buyers to trek through their home during business hours....

    A Sandcastle Model Family Home