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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

Tora-san’s Runaway

  Tora-San, an eccentric and resourceful tramp, is always cheerful. Although he is an orphan, he decides to go back home after a long absence. He thus sees again his Read More

Rikyu

  In 16th century Japan lives Rikyu (Rentarô Mikuni), a Buddhist priest who believes in the spiritual healing inherent in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. When this man of peace Read More

Red Beard

  Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto (Yûzô Kayama) is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a Read More

Rashomon

  Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera Read More

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

  Akiko, a high school student and her mother return to their home in a small town in Japan after seven years in South America. The teenage girl has contracted Read More