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Harakiri

Harakiri

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 8.6

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver...

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Late Spring

Late Spring

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Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1949 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daug...

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Late Autumn

Late Autumn

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Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1960 IMDB Rating: 8

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

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An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

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Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 8

Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.

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I Was Born, But...

I Was Born, But...

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1932 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity.

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Good Morning

Good Morning

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1959 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after...

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Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1958 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A man clashes with his daughter over her choice of fiancé.

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A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1934 IMDB Rating: 7.7

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 7.6

With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places t...

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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed,...

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