Eitarō Ozawa

The famed studio Toho, of the “Godzilla” films, made this 1958 sci-fi horror film about a killer monster created by hydrogen bomb testing.

A surprising celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous story about a painter and a famous singer.

Two peasants try to make their fortune during a civil war.

In 8th century China as the Emperor grieves the death of his wife, the Yang family provides him a consort to consolidate its influence over the court.

A group of ronin (masterless samurai) patiently plan and execute an assault on a rival Lord's estate, exacting revenge after their master was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official. Set during the Tokugawa shogunate in 1701, based on a true story.

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

During a period of financial crisis in Japan, two shadow hunters help an injured local leader after he suffers an assault on his way to Edo.

The Japanese government suppresses news of Godzilla's return as political tensions increase between the US and USSR, both of whom are willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

Kinoshita's first film after the end of World War II is a wrenching, superbly wrought tale about a liberal-minded Japanese family torn apart by war and imperialist politics. Morning for the Osone Family is both palpably bitter about the nation's fresh wartime wounds and inspiringly hopeful about a democratic tomorrow.

Former detective Nezu no Hamakichi becomes a toy merchant while his ex-boss's wife joins the Yakuza for money, leading to a tragic and deadly feud.

Mikio Naruse’s best-known film is a masterful study of Ginza hostess struggling under constant pressures to compromise her honour.

Amidst rumors of his lower class origins that threaten his job, a school teacher pleads for freedom and equality. Keisuke Kinoshita directs.