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Tales of The Silk Road

  The plot is set in Tang dynasty and concerns a slave-dancer who is taken to Persia by a rich merchant of that country to escape an evil magistrate. The Read More

The Return

  Two teenage Russian boys have their father return home suddenly after being absent for 12 years. The father takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on Read More

With a Friend Like Harry…

  Michel, his wife Claire and their three little daughters Jeanne, Sarah and Iris are traveling to their cottage in Switzerland to spend summer vacation. When they stop the car, Read More

Tokyo Eyes

  A young man shooting at people is nicknamed Four Eyes in the press because of his thick-lensed glasses. The young Hinano, sister of a policeman who is on the Read More

The Yellow Handkerchief

  Ken Takakura is Yusaku Shima, just parolled after serving his time for murder, making his way home to Hokkaido uncertain whether or not he will be welcome, or whether Read More

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

  Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father’s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in Read More

Tora-san’s Shattered Romance

  A girl who has escaped from an institution falls in love with Tora-san. He decides to marry her, but his family and the girl’s teacher break up the romance.

Tora-San’s Cherished Mother

  Tora-san hears that his mother is still alive and returns to Tokyo to track her down. He discovers that she is a geisha who had had only a brief Read More

Tora-san’s Grand Scheme

  The fourth installment of the Tora-san series. Tora-san offers a free trip to Hawaii to his uncle and wife who took a care of him and his sister after Read More

Tora-san, His Tender Love

  In an effort to get him to settle down, Tora’s family attempts to arrange a marriage for him. Unfortunately, Tora’s goodwill backfires once again, and he leaves for a Read More