
8.5
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
IMDb: 8.5 1959 204 min
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in ...

7.7
Early Spring
IMDb: 7.7 1956 145 min
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.

6.6
Bridge of Japan
IMDb: 6.6 1956 111 min
Ichikawa’s 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic ...

7.6
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
IMDb: 7.6 1952 116 min
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

8
Early Summer
IMDb: 8 1951 125 min
In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries ...