Post War Japan Movies

  • 1956
    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    7.11956HD

    A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

    The Thick-Walled Room
  • 1975
    Shimane Prison Riot

    Shimane Prison Riot

    Shimane Prison Riot

    51975HD

    Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail...

    Shimane Prison Riot
  • 1951
    The Lady of Musashino

    The Lady of Musashino

    The Lady of Musashino

    6.21951HD

    Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in...

    The Lady of Musashino
  • 1956
    Love is Lost

    Love is Lost

    Love is Lost

    71956HD

    Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

    Love is Lost
  • 1956
    Early Spring

    Early Spring

    Early Spring

    7.51956HD

    A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

    Early Spring
  • 1979
    Dead Angle

    Dead Angle

    Dead Angle

    71979HD

    Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.

    Dead Angle
  • 1949
    Tokyo Joe

    Tokyo Joe

    Tokyo Joe

    6.11949HD

    An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals...

    Tokyo Joe
  • 1955
    Floating Clouds

    Floating Clouds

    Floating Clouds

    7.71955HD

    A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He...

    Floating Clouds
  • 1951
    Early Summer

    Early Summer

    Early Summer

    7.81951HD

    A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

    Early Summer
  • 1975
    The International Gang of Kobe

    The International Gang of Kobe

    The International Gang of Kobe

    5.71975HD

    In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international...

    The International Gang of Kobe
  • 1957
    Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

    Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

    Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

    01957HD

    A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.

    Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
  • 1956
    The Balloon

    The Balloon

    The Balloon

    6.31956HD

    Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress...

    The Balloon
  • 1956
    I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

    71956HD

    A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

    I Will Buy You
  • 2023
    Shadow of Fire

    Shadow of Fire

    Shadow of Fire

    7.2322023HD

    In the black market, a war orphan is confronted with the struggles of people living in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

    Shadow of Fire
  • 2020
    Broken Heart of the 56th Year

    Broken Heart of the 56th Year

    Broken Heart of the 56th Year

    102020HD

    Apprentice chef Saori Nakagawa suddenly travels to Tokyo in 1964 to meet Ryuichi Kikuchi, a cook. From Kikuchi who devotes himself to cooking, Saori...

    Broken Heart of the 56th Year
  • 2023
    Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

    Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

    Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

    02023HD

    Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the US military stationed in the country and swayed by US intentions cannot afford...

    Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946
  • 1957
    Sayonara

    Sayonara

    Sayonara

    6.681957HD

    Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is reassigned to a Japanese air base and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue...

    Sayonara
  • 2025
    Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

    Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

    Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

    7.92025HD

    The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she...

    Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  • 1955
    House of Bamboo

    House of Bamboo

    House of Bamboo

    6.11955HD

    Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow...

    House of Bamboo
  • 1955
    Three Stripes in the Sun

    Three Stripes in the Sun

    Three Stripes in the Sun

    71955HD

    A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

    Three Stripes in the Sun