CELLULOID

Japanese Golden Age

Postwar Japanese cinema's creative peak — Kurosawa and contemporaries.

Jiraiya the Hero (1921) poster
1921

Jiraiya the Hero

I Was Born, But... (1932) poster
1932

I Was Born, But...

Passing Fancy (1933) poster
1933

Passing Fancy

The Only Son (1936) poster
1936

The Only Son

Sisters of the Gion (1936) poster
1936

Sisters of the Gion

Osaka Elegy (1936) poster
1936

Osaka Elegy

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) poster
1939

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941) poster
1941

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

The 47 Ronin (1941) poster
1941

The 47 Ronin

Drunken Angel (1948) poster
1948

Drunken Angel

Late Spring (1949) poster
1949

Late Spring

Stray Dog (1949) poster
1949

Stray Dog

Rashomon (1950) poster
1950

Rashomon

Scandal (1950) poster
1950

Scandal

Early Summer (1951) poster
1951

Early Summer

The Idiot (1951) poster
1951

The Idiot

Ikiru (1952) poster
1952

Ikiru

The Life of Oharu (1952) poster
1952

The Life of Oharu

The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (1952) poster
1952

The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice

Tokyo Story (1953) poster
1953

Tokyo Story

Ugetsu (1953) poster
1953

Ugetsu

Seven Samurai (1954) poster
1954

Seven Samurai

Sansho the Bailiff (1954) poster
1954

Sansho the Bailiff

I Live in Fear (1955) poster
1955

I Live in Fear

Street of Shame (1956) poster
1956

Street of Shame

Early Spring (1956) poster
1956

Early Spring

Throne of Blood (1957) poster
1957

Throne of Blood

Tokyo Twilight (1957) poster
1957

Tokyo Twilight

The Hidden Fortress (1958) poster
1958

The Hidden Fortress

Equinox Flower (1958) poster
1958

Equinox Flower

Good Morning (1959) poster
1959

Good Morning

Floating Weeds (1959) poster
1959

Floating Weeds

Late Autumn (1960) poster
1960

Late Autumn

The Bad Sleep Well (1960) poster
1960

The Bad Sleep Well

Yojimbo (1961) poster
1961

Yojimbo

Sanjuro (1962) poster
1962

Sanjuro

High and Low (1963) poster
1963

High and Low