Japanese Films in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department

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Title Date Running Time Subtitles Director/Producer Other Notes
After Life 1998 118 min. Yes Kore-eda Hirokazu color
Bakushu (Early Summer) 1951 138 min. Yes Yasujiro Ozu BW
Bizan 2007 120 min Yes Isshin Inudo Color
Botchan (Animated Classics of Japanese Literature) ? 78 min. Yes Soseki Natsume Color
Charisma 1988 104 min. Yes Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Color
Dodes 'ka-den 1970 140 min Yes Akira Kurosawa color 
Donzoko (Lower Depths) 1964 126 min. Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Eel, The 1998 117 min. Yes/DVD Shoehei Imamura color
Face (Kao) 2000 123 mins. Yes Sakamoto, Junji color
Gan (Wild Geese) 1953 101 min. Yes Shiro Toyoda BW
Genroku Chushigura Part II 1942 112 min. Yes Kenji Mizoguchi BW
Genroku Chushingura Part I 1941 113 min. Yes Kenji Mizoguchi BW
A Ghost Story (Animated Classics of Japanese Literature) ? 75 min. Yes Koizumi Yakumo Color
Growing Up ? 75 min. Yes Higuchi Ichiyo Color
The Dancing Girl (Animated Classics of Japanese Literature) ? 75 min. Yes Mori Ohgai Color
Dr. Akagi 1998 128 min. Yes Shohei Imamura Color
Fear and Trembling 2003 107 min. Yes Alain Corneau  
Fireworks 1997 103 min yes Takeshi Kitano color
Hadaka no shima (The Island) 1962 93 min. Yes Kaneto Shindo BW
Hara Kiri 1962 133 min. Yes Masaki Kobayashi BW
High and Low 1963 143 min Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Izu Dancer (Animated Classics of Japanese Literature) ? 75 min. Yes Kawabata Yasunari Color
Japanese: The Spoken Language, Part 2, Lessons 13-24 1986 38 min No E. Harz Jorden Mari Noda color
Japan's Economy- "Bursting the Bubble" 2000 13 min Yes Paul Solman color
Japan 2000 "Changing Lifestyles" 2000 20 min Yes ? color
Jigokumon 1954 86 min Yes Teinosuke Kinugasa color
Kamikaze Girls 2004 103 min Yes Tetsuya Nakashima color
Kokoyakyu High School Baseball 2006 54 mins. Yes POV/American Documentary, Inc. color
Kuro Tokage (Black Lizard) 1968 84 min Yes Kinji Fukasaku color
Last Life in the Universe 2003 104 min. Yes Pen-ek Ratanaruang color
Like Father Like Son 2013 130 min Yes Hirokazu Koreeda color
Like Someone In Love 2012 110 yes Abbas Kiarostami color
Love Letter 2001 116 min Yes Shunji Iwai color
Maru-sa no Onna (A Taxing Woman) 1987 128 min. Yes Juzo Itami color
Maru-sa no Onna, Part 2 (A Taxing Woman's Return) 1989 128 min. Yes Juzo Itami color
Minbo no Onna 1992 123 min. Yes Juzo Itami color
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985 120 min. Yes Paul Schrader color
Nobi (Fires on the Plain) 1959 103 min. Yes Kon Ishikawa BW
Nobody Knows 2004 149 min Yes Kore-Eda Hirokazu color
Okoge 1992 120 min. Yes Takehiro Nakajima color
Princess Mononoke   134 min. Yes Hayaq Miyazaki color/DVD
Poppoya-Railroad Man 1999 110 min Yes Yasuo Furuhata color
Rashomon 1950 87 min Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Saikaku Ichidai Onna (Life of Oharu) 1952 137 min. Yes Kenji Mizoguchi BW
Samma no Aji (An Autumn Afternoon) 1962 113 min. Yes Yasujiro Ozu color
Samurai Japan (A Journey Back in Time)   50 mins. Yes Kultur color
Sanjuro 1962 96 min Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Sasame Yuki (Makioka Sisters) 1983 140 min. Yes Kon Ichikawa color
Seishun Zankoku Monogatari (Cruel Story of Youth) 1960 96 min. Yes Nagisa Oshima color
Seance 2000 97 mins. Yes Kiyoshi Kurosawa color
Shogun 1990 547 mins. Yes James Clavell's color
The Sound of Waves (Animated Classics of Japanese Literature) ? 75 min. Yes Higuchi Ichiyo Color
Student Days (Animated Classics of Japanese Literature) ? 78 min. Yes Kume Masao Color
Shichi-nin no Samurai (Seven Samurai) 1954 1-114 min 2-80 min Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Suna no Onna (Woman in the Dunes) 1964 123 min. Yes Hiroshi Teshigahara BW
Sumo Do, Dumo Don't     Yes   color/DVD
The Taste of Tea 2003 143 min Yes Katsuhito Ishii color
Taiyo Hakaba (The Sun's Burial) 1960 87 min. Yes Nagisa Oshima color
Tengoku to Jigoku (High and Low) 1963 143 min. Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Train Man 2005 102 min yes Shosuke Murakami color
Tokyo-ga 1985 92 min. Yes Wim Wenders BW/color
Tokyo Tower 2007 142 min Yes Joji Matsuoka color
Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) 2002     Hayao Miyazaki color
Twenty-Four Eyes 1954 156 min Yes Keisuke Kinoshita BW
Ugetsu Monogatari 1953 95 min. Yes Kenji Mizoguchi BW
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun 1972 96 min. Yes Kinji Fukasaku BW/ Color
Uwasa no Onna (Street of Shame) 1956 85 min. Yes Kenji Mizoguchi BW
Waterboys          
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge 2001 119 min. Yes Shohei Imarua Color
Water Boys          
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald 1998 103 min. Yes Koki Milani Color
Xiao Wu 1998   yes Jia Zhangke Color
Yami no Karyudo 1979 138 min. Yes Hideo Gosha  color
Yojimbo 1961 110 min Yes Akira Kurosawa BW
Yuki no Jo Henge 1963 110 min. Yes Kon Ichikawa color
Yume 1990 119 min   Akira Kurosawa color
Zatoichi Episode One & Two   72 min./96 min. Yes