Bontarō Miake Movies

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien...

Tomoraka Tasaka's first postwar work.

Judo movie.

A mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.

In this downbeat, emotionally gripping drama, a lone guardian of some small huts on one of the northernmost, small islands off Japan remembers his...

An innocent bus girl who gave up on getting into a women’s college and is now filled with new hope and the cheerful, slightly flirtatious young...

A woman saves a man from throwing himself into a mountain lake after being cornered by his yakuza friends.

Deep down, a dark shadow always lingered in the heart of Ushio, a young prosecutor who had made a name for himself by cracking down on organized...

A musical entertainment piece centered on a traveling women’s sword-fighting troupe.

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved, and become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days...

A young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is...

Born into a poor farming family, Yukie left home with her only son Ryokichi, leaving her grandfather Heisaku behind, to search for her husband...

Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

A national policy film advocating for increased production of aluminum for use in aircraft materials.