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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

IMDb: 8.5
1959

As a conscript in war time Japans military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

IMDb: 8.3
1967

The mother of a feudal lords only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back

The ThickWalled Room (1956)

IMDb: 7.0
1956

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 whole

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (

IMDb: 8.5
1959

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war time Japan

Inn of Evil (1971)

IMDb: 7.5
1971

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn the one that the title refers to, the head quarters of a group of smuggler

Kwaidan (1964)

IMDb: 7.9
1964

A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes

Black River (1957)

IMDb: 7.1
1957

A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post War era

The Inheritance (1962)

IMDb: 7.3
1962

A dying businessman intends to will two hundred million yen to his three illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation

Harakiri (1962)

IMDb: 8.6
1962

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lords palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined and in doing so challenges the clans integrity

The Human Condition III: A Soldiers Pray

IMDb: 8.8
1961

His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war time Japans military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival

I Will Buy You (1956)

IMDb: 7.0
1956

A talent scout moves sharply, dead set on signing a promising athlete to his team

Beautiful Days (1955)

IMDb: 6.9
1955

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists