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poster Jiraiya the Hero
Jiraiya the Hero
(2.9/5)
21mn - Action, Fantasy
Jiraiya is some sort of super-ninja with superpowers. He can fly, he can avoid detection by turning himself into a toad, and he has some sort of ability to vanish.
poster Anatahan
Anatahan
(3.5/5)
94mn - Drama
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
poster Katsudō Shashin
Katsudō Shashin
1mn - Animation, Family
A boy in a cadet's uniform paints a statement on the top of the frame and then tips his cap to the audience. Also known as "Matsumoto fragment".
poster Lutteurs japonais
Lutteurs japonais
1mn - Documentary, Action
Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.
poster The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi
The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi
8mn - Documentary
poster Cry for Happy
Cry for Happy
(2.9/5)
110mn - Romance, Comedy
Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.
poster Accordion Player
Accordion Player
1mn - Documentary
The last remaining film of Le Prince's LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera is a sequence of frames of his son, Adolphe Le Prince, playing a diatonic button accordion. It was recorded on the steps of the …
poster Maple Leaf Viewing
Maple Leaf Viewing
6mn - Action, Fantasy, Music
[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V (1844-1903) as an ogress who has disguised herself …
poster Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
3mn - Comedy
A Chinese conjurer stands next to a table, it becomes two tables. A fan becomes a parasol, lanterns appear and disappear. The conjurer spins the open parasol in front of himself, and a dog leaps out from …
poster Kiri-Kis
Kiri-Kis
3mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A family troupe of acrobats, made up to appear Japanese, perform various unbelievable stunts in front of the camera, achieved through a trick of the camera.
poster Harakiri
Harakiri
(2.8/5)
87mn - Drama
The daughter of a Daimyo, one forced to commit harakiri to secure her a future to choose her own destiny, falls in love with and marries a European officer. The officer returns to Europe but promises to c…
poster Jack Jags and Dum Dum
Jack Jags and Dum Dum
2mn - Comedy
Two comic characters, Jack Jags and Dum Dum, perform slapstick comedy on stage.
poster The Dull Sword
The Dull Sword
4mn - Comedy, Animation
A samurai purchases a new sword only to find it is already dull. When he returns to the dull looking merchant to complain, something quite unexpected happens.
poster Aah
Aah
(3.6/5)
146mn - Drama, Romance
At the behest of his father, Raj writes letters to Chandra, a prospective bride. However, unbeknownst to him, it is Neelu, Chandra's sister, who responds to his letters and falls in love with him.
poster Shadows
Shadows
(3.1/5)
68mn - Drama
Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathe…
poster J-U-N-K
J-U-N-K
(2.7/5)
24mn -
A Hank Mann slapstick comedy where he plays a Junk Dealer's Helper.
poster Japanese Butterflies
Japanese Butterflies
4mn - Fantasy
This early silent era film was released in France circa 1908 by Segundo de Chomón. It is partially hand coloured and shows several Japanese characters and eventually a worm change into a butterfly which w…
poster High School U.S.A.
High School U.S.A.
(2.8/5)
96mn - Short, Romance, Comedy
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.
poster Go for Broke!
Go for Broke!
(3.3/5)
92mn - Action, Drama, War
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Gr…
poster Captain Jinks, the Cobbler
Captain Jinks, the Cobbler
10mn - Comedy
Captain Jinks, the Cobbler was one of two Jinks comedies released by Vitagraph for Christmas 1916 and, according to the U.S. copyright filing, was loosely based on the true story of celebrated conman Frie…
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