Kaneto Shindō Filmes

Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women...

The troubled relationship between a writer and his ballet teacher wife, who has for years loved another man, finally leads to the breakup of the...

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

Based on "Une vie" by Guy de Maupassant

A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life of her seriously ill son.

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors...

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young...

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its...

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

A detective wonders that his sister is a murder suspect.

A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter.

Set in an old merchant house in Kyoto, the film traces the passing of an era through the story of a parent and child.

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...