Mantarō Ushio Movies

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani.

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and...

A story depicting the true nature of a vulnerable woman who abandons love, severs the bond between father and daughter, and challenges the very...

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

A dispute over the estate of a wealthy family’s patriarch erupts between the son’s widow and her child on one side, and the...

Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of...

A literary masterpiece that sharply critiques the ethics of modern romance, featuring a 48-year-old father who burns through the last of his youth...

A story of first love between a misogynistic astronomer and a dancer he met on the street.

A judo movie.

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

A counterintelligence film about an American spy who conspires to spread infectious bacteria inside a Japanese factory.

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

A passionate young man who lives for judo, the innocent girl he adores, and a challenge to the judo boss… A major match where love and life...

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such...

A passionate young man who risks his life for love and judo and the innocent young woman who adores him face off against an evil judoka at...