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A 1954 documentary about Japanese fishermen aboard the "Lucky Dragon" who were irradiated by the American Castle Bravo nuclear test in the Pacific.

An educative film about the water supply and watersystems in small towns and villages in Japan. It captures the unsanitary and inconvenient lifestyles without water supply through examples from various places, and shows how life can be brighter if a small but managed water supply is installed. The first film directed by Susumu Hani, produced under the auspices of the Ministry of Health.

Horror movie telling the story of the legend of Mae Nak Phra Khanong.

Kim Seung-ho, who works at a beer company, is misunderstood by his wife, because whenever Lee Min-ja, a barkeeper, comes to pay for his drink on credit, he is witnessed by his wife. Meanwhile, Noh Neung-geol, a single co-worker, is misunderstood by his girlfriend Kim Yu-hee, because an elevator girl is too kind towards him. After jealousy and envy, and playing cat and mouse, all misunderstandings are cleared, and the two couples live happily.

Shanghai in the 1950s. Young employee Zhao Hui loves sports, especially basketball, but the only court in the Medical Equipment Bureau is strewn with waste. He asks the office director Zhang Renjie to set up a sports association, but he keeps dragging his feet.

1955 / Elephant Girl (Gadis Liar) / – / Eddy Infante / Shaws, Malay Film Productions

The Yokohama and Kawasaki factory district, industrial heart of Japan. In 1953, a Kanagawa Prefecture May Day (International Workers’ Day) took place here, spreading links of solidarity among workers. Workers criticize the Korean War-era transformation of Japan into an American military base and protest remilitarization. A new print will be screened.

Horror movie telling the story of the character Mae Nak Phra Khanong.

A beautiful woman picks up her fiancé at a gentleman's club where the members play pool. She is so attractive that other men begin to compete for her attention. One, a lieutenant who she won't give the time of day, finds out a little more about her than he bargained for.

Shaw Bros drama

A Japanese fairy tale about a bear cub who would rather play than help his parents with house chores.

Thailand’s first animated movie made by Payut Ngaokrachang, mater animator who would go on to make several other animated films. “Amazing Incidents” was first screened with live dubbing on July 5, 1955 at Sala Chalermthai in Bangkok.

A stop motion puppet animation by Tadahito Mochinaga.

Janghwa Hongryeonjeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is 1956 South Korean horror film. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been adapted into film versions in 1924, 1936, 1956, 1962, 1972, 2003, and 2009.

A Thai historical film based on the Haw Wars during the reign of King Rama V in 1885, when a group of Chinese Haw rebels rose against Siam and besieged a Thai military camp. The authorities launched a secret mission, sending Lieutenant Tem, a talented young officer, together with Sergeant Thon, a veteran soldier, and twenty-four patriotic troops to deliver medicine and artillery shells. Their goal was not only to supply the besieged forces but also to plant the national flag at the frontier as a symbol of sovereignty, even though they knew the mission might cost them their lives.

3 stories... 3 flavors included in the same movie Nang Nak Phra Khanong came back to life, thrilling, exciting, fun with a new kind of magic, ghost dance, a new dance of... Land of the Rising Sun, the Black Goddess, a story about life, love, sadness, the heartbreak of young girls in the dark corners of Paris.

The first color film to feature the legend Mae Nak Phra Khanong.

8mm film by Hideo Hamada

Marshal Tianpeng was demoted to the mortal world and reincarnated as Zhu Bajie, who was half human and half pig. Bajie loves Miss Gao's beauty and becomes a handsome man to may Miss Gao. After marriage, the original form of the Eight Rings was revealed, which made the Gao family restless. Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong came at the right time, subdued the Eight Precepts, and went to the West to take scriptures together.

A Hong Kong Cantonese film released in September 1951

A yaksha gets revenge on the devadas who insulted him with the help of his diamond finger. Told through traditional khon dancing.

Part of the Chinese Historical Ethnographic Film Series (1957-1966)

Educational film commissioned by Kansai Electric Power Company

A young woman fights to clear her name after her brother-in-law accuses her of treason during the War of Jiawu.

Disguising herself as a man, Hua Mulan joined the army in her father’s stead. For over a decade, she fearlessly charged into battle, proving that a woman’s courage rivals any warrior’s, and valiantly repelled the invading forces.

The Taiwanese Hokkien film released in 1959

A 1959 film in Taiwanese Hokkien, featuring Koa-á-hì (traditional Taiwanese opera).

Part of the Chinese Historical Ethnographic Film Series (1957-1966)

Part of the Chinese Historical Ethnographic Film Series (1957-1966)

Sequel to the 1951 film "The love spirit of Nang Nak".

A couple earning ten pearls by the sea by accident. When the warlord, who lives nearby and did all the bad things, learned the news, he tried his best to obtain these pearls. In a hurry, the wife had to swallow the pearl into her belly, but she gave birth to ten babies that night, and these babies grew up overnight. Each of their ten brothers has a specific function, but will fail after contact with lime. Under their unity, they can finally defeat the warlord and lead a happy life.