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A Geisha on Horseback (1954)

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Kōji Shima actor: Machiko Kyō / Kiyoko Hirai …

other title: 馬賊芸者 / 馬賊藝者

Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the early Taisho era.

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The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)

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汤浅宪明 actor: 松井八知栄 / 高橋まゆみ …

other title: 蛇娘和白发魔 / 蛇娘と白髪魔 …

Up until this point, young Sayuri Nanjo has had to live most of her life in a nun-run boarding school for orphans and away from her parents. That's all about to change when her real father mysteriously comes to get her and finally bring her home.

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B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon (1962)

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富本壮吉 actor: 万里昌代 / 渋沢詩子 …

other title: B・G物語 易入門

1962 Japanese movie

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野兽的玩笑 (1964)

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富本壮吉 actor: 若尾文子 / 河津清三郎 …

other title: Kemono no tawamure / 獣の戯れ

三島由紀夫原作、美貌の妻と半身不随の夫、彼女を愛する若い男の関係を描いたラブ・ロマンス。美貌の妻・優子は、夫・逸平の浮気に悩んでいた時、彼女に想いを寄せる青年・幸二が逸平に重傷を負わせてしまう。やがて出所した幸二は優子と逸平の家に引き取られ、三人の生活が始まるのだが…。

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Warning from Space (1956)

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島耕二 actor: 南部彰三 / 目黒幸子 …

other title: 우주인 도쿄에 나타나다 / 宇宙人東京に現わる …

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.

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Black Lizard (1962)

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井上梅次 actor: Machiko Kyō / 大木实 …

other title: 黑蜥蜴 / 黒蜥蜴 …

The cunning detective Akeichi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.

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8½ Women (1999)

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★ 7.2 5 ratings

彼得·格林纳威 actor: 约翰·斯坦丁 / Matthew Delamere …

other title: 八又二分一女人 / 8½的女人 …

Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½.

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A Geisha's Diary (1961)

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★ 7.2 10 ratings

川岛雄三 actor: 若尾文子 / 山村聪 …

other title: 女人二度出生 / 女は二度生まれる …

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.