The Best 'Shôchiku' Movies

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Harakiri 1962, 133 min.

Masaki Kobayashi • Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, Shima Iwashita

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Tokyo Story 1953, 136 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara

Drama • Family Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Late Spring 1949, 108 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, Chishu Ryu

Drama • Family Drama • Foreign Language Film

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959, 208 min.

Masaki Kobayashi • Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima .

Anti-War Film • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Early Summer 1951, 124 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chikage Awashima

Drama • Foreign Language Film

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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961, 190 min.

Masaki Kobayashi • Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura

Anti-War Film • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Good Morning 1959, 94 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Kuniko Miyak, Eiko Miyoshi, Chishu Ryu

Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959, 181 min.

Masaki Kobayashi • Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Keiji Sada

Anti-War Film • Combat Films • Drama

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 1939, 148 min.

Kenji Mizoguchi • Starring: Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Gonjurô Kawarazaki

Costume Romance • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Late Autumn 1960, 128 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Chishu Ryu

Drama • Family Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Vengeance is Mine 1979, 140 min.

Shôhei Imamura • Starring: Chocho Miyako, Mitsuko Baisho, Mayumi Ogawa

Based-on-a-True-Story • Crime Drama • Crime

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The Ballad of Narayama 1958, 98 min.

Keisuke Kinoshita • Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yûko Mochizuki

Drama • Family Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Early Spring 1956, 144 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Chikage Awashima, Ryô Ikebe, Keiko Kishi

Drama • Family Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Pale Flower 1964, 96 min.

Masahiro Shinoda • Starring: Ryô Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki

Crime Drama • Crime Thriller • Crime

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Equinox Flower 1958, 118 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Shina Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima

Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama

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The Idiot 1951, 166 min.

Akira Kurosawa • Starring: Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirô Mifune

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Costume Romance • Drama

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Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 1952, 115 min.

Yasujirô Ozu • Starring: Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Chishu Ryu

Drama • Foreign Language Film • Marriage Drama

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The 47 Ronin 1941, 241 min.

Kenji Mizoguchi • Starring: Yoshizaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa, Daisuke Katô

Action • Based-on-a-True-Story • Drama

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Twenty-Four Eyes 1954, 154 min.

Keisuke Kinoshita • Starring: Hideko Takamine, Shizue Natsukawa, Chishu Ryu

Anti-War Film • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Women of the Night 1948, 105 min.

Kenji Mizoguchi • Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Sanae Takasugi, Mitsuo Nagata

Drama • Foreign Language Film • Melodrama

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The Best 'Shôchiku' Movies

Harakiri https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E0F7C51D63 1962, 133 min.

Tokyo Story https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E1FFE54A5B 1953, 136 min.

Late Spring https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C3867076AD 1949, 108 min.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love https://www.flickchart.com/movie/334F513FC3 1959, 208 min.

Early Summer https://www.flickchart.com/movie/54938E143B 1951, 124 min.

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer https://www.flickchart.com/movie/500DC42509 1961, 190 min.

Good Morning https://www.flickchart.com/movie/932F53DC75 1959, 94 min.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity https://www.flickchart.com/movie/21414E69A1 1959, 181 min.

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum https://www.flickchart.com/movie/44A016901D 1939, 148 min.

Late Autumn https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5AD9BD1322 1960, 128 min.

Vengeance is Mine https://www.flickchart.com/movie/49953B496F 1979, 140 min.

The Ballad of Narayama https://www.flickchart.com/movie/684A6B4A95 1958, 98 min.

Early Spring https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A17D77455C 1956, 144 min.

Pale Flower https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EBCD680475 1964, 96 min.

Equinox Flower https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F824B23CD1 1958, 118 min.

The Idiot https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AB70FA90F5 1951, 166 min.

Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1A886AA414 1952, 115 min.

The 47 Ronin https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AC2C025009 1941, 241 min.

Twenty-Four Eyes https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9A0B4FB5CA 1954, 154 min.

Women of the Night https://www.flickchart.com/movie/078661A181 1948, 105 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

Harakiri 1962, 133 min.

Tokyo Story 1953, 136 min.

Late Spring 1949, 108 min.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959, 208 min.

Early Summer 1951, 124 min.

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961, 190 min.

Good Morning 1959, 94 min.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959, 181 min.

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 1939, 148 min.

Late Autumn 1960, 128 min.

Vengeance is Mine 1979, 140 min.

The Ballad of Narayama 1958, 98 min.

Early Spring 1956, 144 min.

Pale Flower 1964, 96 min.

Equinox Flower 1958, 118 min.

The Idiot 1951, 166 min.

Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 1952, 115 min.

The 47 Ronin 1941, 241 min.

Twenty-Four Eyes 1954, 154 min.

Women of the Night 1948, 105 min.

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