Junji Masuda Movies

  • 1959
    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    8.0711959HD

    After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in...

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
  • 1950
    Scandal

    Scandal

    Scandal

    6.9051950HD

    A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

    Scandal
  • 1956
    Early Spring

    Early Spring

    Early Spring

    7.5251956HD

    A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

    Early Spring
  • 1957
    Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

    7.71957HD

    Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

    Tokyo Twilight
  • 1983
    The Yoshida School

    The Yoshida School

    The Yoshida School

    01983HD

    Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history...

    The Yoshida School
  • 1950
    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    6.51950HD

    An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

    Street of Violence
  • 1957
    The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

    6.81957HD

    Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately...

    The Story of Pure Love
  • 1955
    Striving to Live

    Striving to Live

    Striving to Live

    01955HD

    Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in...

    Striving to Live
  • 1960
    Deep River Melody

    Deep River Melody

    Deep River Melody

    61960HD

    A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

    Deep River Melody
  • 1958
    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    101958HD

    Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

    I Want to Be a Shellfish
  • 1956
    Twice on a Certain Night

    Twice on a Certain Night

    Twice on a Certain Night

    01956HD

    Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

    Twice on a Certain Night
  • 1961
    Invasion of the Neptune Men

    Invasion of the Neptune Men

    Invasion of the Neptune Men

    2.721961HD

    Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.

    Invasion of the Neptune Men
  • 1952
    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    5.81952HD

    Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

    Carmen's Innocent Love
  • 1963
    Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

    01963HD

    Double Wedding
  • 1961
    Run, Genta, Run!

    Run, Genta, Run!

    Run, Genta, Run!

    7.51961HD

    A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

    Run, Genta, Run!
  • 1961
    The Orphan Brother

    The Orphan Brother

    The Orphan Brother

    6.61961HD

    After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their...

    The Orphan Brother
  • 1955
    The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

    6.81955HD

    Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved...

    The Moon Has Risen
  • 1959
    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

    01959HD

    Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
  • 1951
    Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

    6.81951HD

    The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace,...

    Home Sweet Home
  • 1955
    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

    01955HD

    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes