Musei Tokugawa Movies

  • 1935
    Botchan

    Botchan

    Botchan

    01935HD

    1935 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.

    Botchan
  • 1947
    Diary of a Nurse

    Diary of a Nurse

    Diary of a Nurse

    01947HD

    Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by Dazai Osamu.

    Diary of a Nurse
  • 1938
    Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip

    Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip

    Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip

    01938HD

    This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's...

    Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip
  • 1964
    A Rebel's Fortress

    A Rebel's Fortress

    A Rebel's Fortress

    01964HD

    A chronicle of the eight-year battle against the construction of the Matsubara dam at Ogunimachi Shimouke, Asogun, district of Kumamoto. Tomoyuki...

    A Rebel's Fortress
  • 1957
    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

    01957HD

    At a time when the USSR and the USA fervently vied to develop nuclear arms, the mass media buzzed with terms inspired by nuclear testing on Bikini...

    The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”
  • 1941
    Kobayashi Issa

    Kobayashi Issa

    Kobayashi Issa

    01941HD

    The film uses the haiku of early 19th century poet Kobayashi Issa as its motif to portray the lives of farmers residing deep in the mountains of...

    Kobayashi Issa
  • 1932
    Namiko

    Namiko

    Namiko

    01932HD

    An early Japanese sound film, notable for being the only Japanese film ever to use the Western Electric Sound System. Contrary to most Western...

    Namiko
  • 1950
    Iseshima

    Iseshima

    Iseshima

    01950HD

    An Ishiro Honda short film.

    Iseshima
  • 1950
    The Sea Monster on Land

    The Sea Monster on Land

    The Sea Monster on Land

    01950HD

    An octopus flees a box on the way to the fish market and embarks on a long and perilous journey back to the ocean.

    The Sea Monster on Land