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Kinema Junpo

219 movies  

Not included: Nichirin: Kohen (1926), Soshi gekijo (1947), Itsunohika Hanasaki kan (1947), Midori no Kobako (1947), Surônin Makaritari (1947), Shimikin no Asakusa no botchan (1947), Odoriko monogatari (1947), Jôen (1947), Waga ai ha yama no Kanata ni (1948), Tanuki shinshi tōjō (1948), Asu wa nihonbare.(1948), Koshoku Gonin Onna (1948), Midori nakî shima Yukyo no murê (1948), Busoukeikantai (1948), Yoninme no shukujo (1948), Shiawase (1948), Mahiru no embukyoku (1949), Kaze no ko (1949), Watashi no na wa jofu (1949), Onna no kao, Shitto (1949) Top ten cancelled due to war from 1943-1945

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One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
素晴らしき日曜日 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.0 25 ratings
黑泽明 actor: 沼崎勋 / 中北千枝子 …
other title: 美好的星期天 / 素晴らしき日曜日 …
Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have many small adventures, especially because Masako's optimism and belief in dreams is able to lift Yuzo from his realistic despair.
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Snow Trail (1947)
銀嶺の果て WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
谷口千吉 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …
other title: 银岭之巅 / 銀嶺の果て …
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojiri encounter a young woman and her father, as well as Honda, a mountaineer. The inn folk do not realize their guests are wanted criminals and the visitors are treated with great kindness. Honda volunteers to lead them over the mountains, but Eijima's paranoia endangers all of them as they make the perilous trip.
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The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant (1947)
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Kōzaburō Yoshimura actor: Chishū Ryū / Shinichi Himori …
other title: 象を喰った連中 / 吃大象會完蛋的啦 …
The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's corpse however, was infested with deadly bacteria and the men have only 30 hours left to live...
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The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947)
女優須磨子の恋 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
沟口健二 actor: 田中絹代 / 山村聡 …
other title: 女优须磨子之恋 / 女優須磨子の恋 …
The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.
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Children of the Beehive (1948)
蜂の巣の子供たち WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
清水宏 actor: 岛村修作 / 夏木雅子 …
other title: 蜂巢的孩子们 / 蜂の巣の子供たち …
A group of war orphans initially seen scratching out an existence through black market work, as they are taken under the wing of a nameless soldier, just repatriated after the war.
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The Grand Master (1948)
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伊藤大辅 actor: 阪東妻三郎 / 水戸光子 …
other title: 王将 / Ōshō …
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 becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for Sakata to follow his passion?
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