French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans a...
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trap...
In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys...
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that the...
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his ...
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad...
Before her death, Emma reflects on her life; beginning with her childhood, up through her final year...
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shift...
A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken capti...
Karsten Aslaksen, chief engineer of a large chemical company, disappears without trace. His married ...
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll...
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi...
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable e...
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing ...
Psychological study of country girl Jitka and her blossoming love for an older man afraid of her you...
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary hous...
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As...
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Th...
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. T...