Taisho Movies

  • 2023
    Revolver LILY

    Revolver LILY

    Revolver LILY

    6.62023HD

    In 1924 Yuri killed 57 people as a spy before going underground as the madam of a small brothel. There, she encounters an orphan whose family was...

    Revolver LILY
  • 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
  • 1977
    Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

    7.11977HD

    A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.

    Ballad of Orin
  • 2021
    Angry Rice Wives

    Angry Rice Wives

    Angry Rice Wives

    3.52021HD

    In August, 1918, Matsuura Ito lives in a coastal village of Toyama with her husband and three children. During the summer, there wasn't much fish to...

    Angry Rice Wives
  • 2025
    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

    92025HD

    In the early 1920s, Yasuko, a budding actress, crosses paths with Chūya Nakahara, a young poet destined to be revered as a genius. Drawn to each...

    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past
  • 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
  • 1964
    The Flower and the Angry Waves

    The Flower and the Angry Waves

    The Flower and the Angry Waves

    6.91964HD

    A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before fleeing with her. In Tokyo, he hides under the identity...

    The Flower and the Angry Waves
  • 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
  • 2023
    September 1923

    September 1923

    September 1923

    6.32023HD

    Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

    September 1923
  • 1973
    The World of Geisha

    The World of Geisha

    The World of Geisha

    4.91973HD

    The world is in turmoil with the October Revolution of 1917, riots over the inflationary price of rice, and the military expedition to Siberia in...

    The World of Geisha
  • 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
  • 1933
    The Dancing Girl of Izu

    The Dancing Girl of Izu

    The Dancing Girl of Izu

    6.51933HD

    "The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets...

    The Dancing Girl of Izu
  • 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
  • 2005
    Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

    42005HD

    Based on the first novel, Spring Snow, of Mishima Yukio's Sea of Fertility tetralogy, it follows the troubled and illicit affair between two...

    Spring Snow
  • 1999
    One Summer's Day

    One Summer's Day

    One Summer's Day

    01999HD

    Veteran filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi rounds out the second of his two trilogies about his hometown of Onomichi with this film about the budding...

    One Summer's Day
  • 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
  • 1988
    A Chaos of Flowers

    A Chaos of Flowers

    A Chaos of Flowers

    81988HD

    Set in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse control. Much...

    A Chaos of Flowers
  • 1964
    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.21964HD

    After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life...

    The Scent of Incense
  • 2010
    The Fallen Angel

    The Fallen Angel

    The Fallen Angel

    6.52010HD

    The story of a young man who has felt since childhood utterly alien from others around him. Since that time he has learned to put on a face to hide...

    The Fallen Angel
  • 1962
    A Man With Dragon Tattoos

    A Man With Dragon Tattoos

    A Man With Dragon Tattoos

    01962HD

    In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many...

    A Man With Dragon Tattoos