Stray Dog

Stray Dog 1949

7.50

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

1949

Battle of Roses

Battle of Roses 1950

6.00

A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheated bathroom.

1950

Beyond Love and Hate

Beyond Love and Hate 1951

1

A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his escape from the prison in order to seek her out and learn the truth, but the police give chase and he must flee into the mountains.

1951

Flirtation in Spring

Flirtation in Spring 1949

1

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

1949

Elegy

Elegy 1951

1

Wataru Naohiko who has the prosecutor general as his father became a young composer and its symphony "saint" invoked the world echoed. But his disciple Uchiyama and his best friend prosecutor Daisuke Toki accused his music as a sesame of pause-only technique, not a truly heart-hungry art.

1951