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The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

Japanese Movie - 1956

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga.

A young couple's plan to get married is shattered because his family disapproves of hers. She eventually decides to wed another man whom she meets through an arranged marriage meeting, but it is not that easy to forget…

Bridge of Japan

Japanese Movie - 1956

6.7

For his first color film, Ichikawa did an Edo era story of two geishas scheming against each other for control of the Nihonbashi bridge area, and vying for the affections of a young doctor. (Source: IMDB)

Natsu no Arashi

Japanese Movie - 1956

A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé. (Source: TMDb) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Natsu no Arashi" (夏の嵐) by Fukai Michiko (深井迪子).

Madame Butterfly

Hong Kong Movie - 1956

In this version of Puccini's tragic opera tale, a man from Hong Kong falls in love with a Geisha during a trip to Japan. His mother disapproves and calls him home where he meets with an accident preventing his return…

Furisode Taiheiki

Japanese Movie - 1956

7.0

A Cat, Two Women, and One Man

Japanese Movie - 1956

6.0

A timid man who has spent much of his life attempting without success to get out from under the domination of his mother, finds that marriage is no answer. His first wife is boring and traditional, and his second wife…