Search results for "Shōhei Imamura"
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
IMDb: 6.7
119

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
IMDb: 7.4
81

A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job pouring sake for male…

Genre: Drama
The Eel

The Eel

The Eel
IMDb: 7.3
117

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel…

Genre: Drama
Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine
IMDb: 7.7
140

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods
IMDb: 7.5
173

Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.

Genre: Drama
A Man Vanishes

A Man Vanishes

A Man Vanishes
IMDb: 7.2
130

A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the list, someone who had…

11’09”01 September 11

11’09”01 September 11

11’09”01 September 11
IMDb: 6.9
135

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives…

Genre: Drama
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama
IMDb: 7.9
130

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should…

Genre: Drama
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships
IMDb: 7.5
108

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.

Stolen Desire

Stolen Desire

Stolen Desire
IMDb: 7
92

A rumbunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story
IMDb: 8.2
137

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and…

Genre: Drama
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
IMDb: 7.7
115

A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis of sorts.

Genre: Drama
Early Summer

Early Summer

Early Summer
IMDb: 8.2
135

In postwar Tokyo, Noriko, still single at the advanced age of 28, lives contentedly in an extended family household that includes her parents and her brother’s family. An uncle’s visit…

Genre: Drama
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
IMDb: 7.3
110

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Zegen

Zegen

Zegen
IMDb: 6.8
124

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains…

Genre: Comedy, History
Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder
IMDb: 7.7
150

Sadako, cursed by generations before her and neglected by her common-law husband, falls prey to a brutal home intruder. But rather than become a victim, she forges a path to…

Genre: Drama