The best Mantarō Ushio’s movies
Today we present the best Mantarō Ushio’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Mantarō Ushio’s movies.
Floating Weeds
7.9/10
A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of Japan. Komajuro Arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame Oyoshi and their son Kiyoshi, even though Kiyoshi believes Komajuro is his uncle. The leading actress Sumiko is jealous and so, in order to humiliate the master, persuades the younger actress Kayo to seduce Kiyoshi.
Fires on the Plain
7.9/10
In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation.
Odd Obsession
6.9/10
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.
A Geisha's Diary
7.3/10
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman, but as a complete person.
Giants and Toys
7.3/10
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Brother and Sister
7.3/10
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.
The Broken Commandments
6.9/10
Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.
Afraid To Die
6.4/10
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
Warm Current
7.1/10
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.
A Woman's Testament
6.8/10
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
The Great White Tower
7.4/10
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
Hole in One
7.1/10
A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.
The Phantom Horse
6.4/10
Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
Earth
7.2/10
Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
7.4/10
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Being Two Isn't Easy
6.8/10
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
Advance Patrol
6.9/10
In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headquarter of Russia in Tieling Mountain of China to find out the enemy's situation...
On This Earth
6.3/10
1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Okoto and Sasuke
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
