Eiji Okada

Antarctica
7.8

Antarctica

Jul. 23, 1983

Antarctica

Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
The Strangling
6.3

The Strangling

Jun. 02, 1979

The Strangling

The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and ...
Lady Ogin
7.2

Lady Ogin

Jun. 03, 1978

Lady Ogin

Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has ...
Lullaby of the Earth
6.6

Lullaby of the Earth

Jun. 12, 1976

Lullaby of the Earth

The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and ...
I Am a Cat
6.7

I Am a Cat

May. 31, 1975

I Am a Cat

Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are ...
The Yakuza
7.2

The Yakuza

Dec. 21, 1974

The Yakuza

Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George’s kidnapped daughter – and ends up on the ...
Lady Snowblood
7.7

Lady Snowblood

Dec. 01, 1973

Lady Snowblood

Yuki’s family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize ...
Zatoichi’s Conspiracy
7.2

Zatoichi’s Conspiracy

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same ...
Silence
7.2

Silence

Nov. 13, 1971

Silence

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
This Transient Life
7.8

This Transient Life

Aug. 08, 1970

This Transient Life

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes ...