Post by criterionmaster on Nov 8, 2006 8:58:23 GMT -5
One of my most anticipated directors to see some more films from. I have seen Woman Ascends the Stairs and it is in my top 20 favorites of all-time. His style is so simple, but so poetic and beautiful.
1. Midaregumo (1967)
... aka Scattered Clouds
... aka Two in the Shadow
2. Hikinige (1966)
... aka Hit and Run
... aka Moment of Terror
3. Onna no naka ni iru tanin (1966)
... aka The Stranger Within a Woman
... aka The Thin Line
4. Midareru (1964)
... aka Yearning
5. Onna no rekishi (1963)
... aka A Woman's Life
... aka A Woman's Story
6. Hourou-ki (1962)
... aka A Wanderer's Notebook
... aka Drifting (Australia)
... aka Lonely Lane
7. Onna no za (1962)
... aka A Woman's Place
... aka The Wiser Age
... aka Woman's Status
8. Tsuma to shite onna to shite (1961)
... aka As a Wife, As a Woman
... aka Poignant Story (USA)
... aka The Other Woman
9. Aki tachinu (1960)
... aka Approach of Autumn
... aka Autumn Has Already Started (International: English title)
10. Yoru no nagare (1960)
... aka Evening Stream
11. Musume tsuma haha (1960)
... aka Daughters, Wives and a Mother
12. Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki (1960)
... aka When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
13. Kotan no kuchibue (1959)
... aka Whistle in My Heart (International: English title)
... aka Whistling in Kotan
14. Iwashigumo (1958)
... aka Herringbone Clouds
... aka Summer Clouds
15. Anzukko (1958)
16. Arakure (1957)
... aka Untamed
... aka Untamed Woman (USA: festival title)
17. Nagareru (1956)
... aka Flowing
18. Tsuma no kokoro (1956)
... aka A Wife's Heart
... aka Wife's Heart
19. Shu-u (1956)
... aka Sudden Rain
20. Kuchizuke (1955) (segment 3)
... aka Kuchizuke daisanbu (Japan)
21. Ukigumo (1955)
... aka Floating Clouds
22. Yama no oto (1954)
... aka Sound of the Mountain
... aka The Sounds from the Mountains (USA: review title)
... aka The Thunder of the Mountain (International: English title)
23. Bangiku (1954)
... aka Late Chrysanthemums
24. Tsuma (1953)
... aka Wife
25. Fûfu (1953)
... aka Husband and Wife
26. Ani imouto (1953)
... aka Older Brother, Younger Sister
27. Inazuma (1952)
... aka Lightning
28. Okaasan (1952)
... aka Mother (literal English title)
29. Okuni to Gohei (1952)
... aka Okuni and Gohei
30. Maihime (1951)
... aka Dancing Girl
31. Ginza gesho (1951)
... aka Ginza Cosmetics
32. Meshi (1951)
... aka Repast
33. Bara gessen (1950)
... aka Battle of Roses
34. Shiroi yajuu (1950)
... aka White Beast
35. Ikari no machi (1950)
... aka Angry Street
36. Ishinaka sensei gyojoki (1950)
... aka Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
37. Furyo shojo (1949)
... aka Delinquent Girl
... aka The Bad Girl (International: English title)
38. Haru no mezame (1947)
... aka Spring Awakens
39. Yottsu no koi no monogatari (1947) (segment "Wakare mo tanoshi")
... aka Four Love Stories
40. Ore mo omae mo (1946)
... aka Both You and I
41. Urashima Taro no koei (1946)
... aka The Descendents of Taro Urashima
42. Sanjuusangen-dou, toushiya monogatari (1945)
... aka A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
43. Shôri no hi made (1945)
... aka Until Victory Day
44. Shibaido (1944)
... aka The Way of Drama
45. Tanoshiki kana jinsei (1944)
... aka This Happy Life
46. Uta-andon (1943)
... aka The Song Lantern
47. Haha wa shinazu (1942)
... aka Mother Never Dies
48. Hideko no shasho-san (1941)
... aka Hideko the Bus Conductress (informal literal English title)
49. Shanhai no tsuki (1941)
... aka Shanghai Moon
... aka Shanghai no tsuki (Japan: alternative transliteration)
50. Natsukashi no kao (1941)
... aka A Face from the Past
51. Tabi yakusha (1940)
... aka Travelling Actors
52. Magokoro (1939)
... aka Sincerity
53. Hataraku ikka (1939)
... aka The Whole Family Works
54. Tsuruhachi Tsurujiro (1938)
55. Nadare (1937)
... aka Avalanche
56. Kafuku kôhen (1937)
... aka Learn from Experience, Part II
57. Kafuku zempen (1937)
... aka Learn from Experience, Part I
58. Nyonin aishu (1937)
... aka A Woman's Sorrows
59. Asa no namikimichi (1936)
... aka Morning's Tree-Lined Street
60. Kimi to yuku michi (1936)
... aka The Road I Travel with You
61. Tochuken Kumoemon (1936)
62. Uwasa no musume (1935)
... aka The Girl in the Rumour
63. Otome-gokoro - Sannin-shimai (1935)
... aka Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
64. Joyu to shijin (1935)
... aka The Actress and the Poet
65. Sakasu gonin-gumi (1935)
... aka Five Men in the Circus
66. Tsuma yo bara no yo ni (1935)
... aka Kimiko (USA)
... aka Wife! Be Like a Rose!
67. Kagirinaki hodo (1934)
... aka Street Without End
68. Sobo (1933)
... aka Two Eyes
69. Yogoto no yume (1933)
... aka Every Night Dreams
70. Kimi to wakarete (1933)
... aka After Our Separation (USA)
... aka Apart from You
71. Boku no marumage (1933)
... aka A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo
72. Aozora ni naku (1932)
... aka Crying to the Blue Sky
73. Chokoreito garu (1932)
... aka Chocolate Girl
74. Eraku nare (1932)
... aka Be Great!
75. Kashi no aru Tokyo no fûkei (1932)
... aka Kashi no aru Tokyo fûkei (Japan)
76. Mushibameru haru (1932)
... aka Moth-eaten Spring
77. Nasanu naka (1932)
... aka Not Blood Relations
78. Onna wa tamoto o goyojin (1932)
... aka Ladies, Be Careful of Your Sleeves
79. Koshiben gambare (1931)
... aka Flunky, Work Hard!
80. Hige no chikara (1931)
... aka The Strength of a Moustache
81. Nee kofun shicha iya yo (1931)
... aka Now Don't Get Excited
82. Nikai no himei (1931)
... aka Screams from the Second Floor
83. Tonari no yane no shita (1931)
... aka Under the Neighbours' Roof
84. Uwaki wa kisha ni notte (1931)
... aka Fickleness Gets on the Train
85. Ai wa chikara da (1930)
... aka Love Is Strength
86. Chambara fufu (1930)
... aka Intimate Love (International: English title)
... aka Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
87. Fukeiki jidai (1930)
... aka Hard Times
88. Junjo (1930)
... aka Pure Love
89. Oshikiri shinkonki (1930)
... aka A Record of Shamless Newlyweds