Taisho Period Movies

  • 1938
    Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

    Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

    Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

    6.31938HD

    Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.

    Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
  • 1960
    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    6.91960HD

    Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between...

    Her Brother
  • 1971
    Challenge at Dawn

    Challenge at Dawn

    Challenge at Dawn

    01971HD

    Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by...

    Challenge at Dawn
  • 1967
    対決

    対決

    対決

    01967HD

    Late Taishō period. The Shibatora family, led by Naojirō, held power over the Tomigawara area in Jōshū. After launching an attack...

    対決
  • 1980
    The Bear Storm

    The Bear Storm

    The Bear Storm

    01980HD

    An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in...

    The Bear Storm
  • 1960
    The Izu Dancer

    The Izu Dancer

    The Izu Dancer

    01960HD

    Love story between a student and girl whose parents are itinerant entertainers. Set in Japan in the 1920's.

    The Izu Dancer
  • 2018
    Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

    Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

    Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

    4.62018HD

    After marrying the head of the military, Benio hears her husband died in Siberia during a war. However after finding out he's alive and fighting...

    Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
  • 1963
    The Incorrigible

    The Incorrigible

    The Incorrigible

    6.31963HD

    Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard.

    The Incorrigible
  • 1954
    Dancing Girls of Izu

    Dancing Girls of Izu

    Dancing Girls of Izu

    01954HD

    A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their first love that is very touching and sorrowful. An...

    Dancing Girls of Izu
  • 1937
    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

    5.61937HD

    Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience....

    The Lights of Asakusa
  • 2013
    The Portrait Studio

    The Portrait Studio

    The Portrait Studio

    6.42013HD

    Late 19th century Japan: a studio photographer who always captures his clients’ best smile. One day he tries to coax a smile out of a little...

    The Portrait Studio
  • 1957
    On This Earth

    On This Earth

    On This Earth

    01957HD

    Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through...

    On This Earth
  • 1969
    Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

    Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

    Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

    01969HD

    Japanese crime film

    Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
  • 2019
    Talking the Pictures

    Talking the Pictures

    Talking the Pictures

    7.32019HD

    Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a...

    Talking the Pictures
  • 1954
    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

    01954HD

    Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie

    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
  • 1948
    The Grand Master

    The Grand Master

    The Grand Master

    01948HD

    Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

    The Grand Master
  • 1987
    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    61987HD

    Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because...

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
  • 1962
    The King

    The King

    The King

    01962HD

    The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional...

    The King
  • 1963
    Life of Hishakaku

    Life of Hishakaku

    Life of Hishakaku

    81963HD

    After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness,...

    Life of Hishakaku
  • 1973
    Naked Rashomon

    Naked Rashomon

    Naked Rashomon

    51973HD

    A marquis' mistress becomes pregnant with fraternal twins. He keeps the boy, but sends his bodyguard to dispose of the mother and the girl. Years...

    Naked Rashomon