During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.
A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his e...
Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.
The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is ap...
A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree fo...
A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fi...
When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and...
While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of...
Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima cl...
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls...
A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes....
A work with the motif of a legend that remains in the mountain villages of Shinshu and Hida. A white...
The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.
Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a ...
The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred y...
Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feel...
Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him ...
Horror film directed by Koji Shima.
1. A crash leaves a man dead, and his wife badly injured. Soon, he returns as a ghost to try to take...
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.