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Samurai Saga
Japanese Movie - 19597.5
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo…
The Purple Hairpin
Hong Kong Movie - 19596.0
An adaptation of Tong Tik-sang's now-legendary Cantonese Opera piece, the film features divas Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin (left with Yam), who play the story's lead lovers, and Lan Chi Pak, the sinister official who…
Benten Kozo
Japanese Movie - 1958
Kikunosuke is a handsome young man who likes to wear women's kimonos to commit fraud with his friend. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the play "Aoto Zoshi Hana no Nishikie" (青砥稿花紅彩画) written by Kawatake…
His Scarlet Cloak
Japanese Movie - 1958
The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his…
Night Drum
Japanese Movie - 19587.0
In a time when adultery is punishable by death, a man who feels he has driven his wife to be unfaithful must save her from being executed. (Source: Rotten Tomatoes)
Thunderstorm
Hong Kong Movie - 1957
The story tells of a family whose transgression to the patriarch's faith results in a tragic consequence for the whole family of young Chow Chung. The teenage boy's life is also complicated by the fact that he falls…
The Lovers
Japanese Movie - 1953
Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and daughters and their loves. (Source: TMDB)
Long Xu Gou
Chinese Movie - 1952
A slum in Beijing is targeted for cleanup after the Communist liberation. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the play "Long Xu Gou" (龙须沟) by Lao She (老舍).
Fang Zhenzhu
Chinese Movie - 1952
Performer Fang Zhen Zhu is persecuted by both the collaborationist government under Japanese occupation and the Nationalist government after World War II. Her life begins anew after Liberation. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted…
Two Roaming Orphan Girls
Hong Kong Movie - 1950
Businessman Mak Pak Chuen, while on a trip, takes pity on an orphan girl and adopts her. On returning home, Mak learns that his wife has died while giving birth to a baby girl. Mak becomes ill from despair. Just before…
The Yotsuya Ghost Story 2
Japanese Movie - 19497.5
It starts with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the evil Naosuke. (Source: Letterboxd)
Night Inn
Chinese Movie - 1947
The play and the film were both banned in China during the Cultural Revolution but were popular in the post-Mao period. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the play "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorky.
Kurayami no Ushimatsu
Japanese Movie - 1935
~~ Adapted from the play "Kurayami no Ushimatsu" (暗闇の丑松), written by Hasegawa Shin (長谷川伸).
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