Tag Archives: post war japan

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
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The Thick-Walled Room

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as ...
Women of the Night (1948)
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Women of the Night

Fusako, a drug dealer’s young mistress in postwar Japan, loses her tenuous grasp on life upon learning about her lover’s affair.
The Ceremony (1971)
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The Ceremony (1971)

07 Feb 1974 

The Ceremony

Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional ...
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
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The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

A salaryman’s drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life’s story.
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
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From Up on Poppy Hill

A group of Yokohama students fight to save their school’s clubhouse from the wrecking ball during preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic ...
Tokyo Joe (1949)
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Tokyo Joe (1949)

01 Nov 1949 

Tokyo Joe

Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo after World War II where he once owned a bar, Tokyo Joe’s, and deserted his wife Trina. They have a ...
Tôkyô boshoku (1957)
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Tôkyô boshoku

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.