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Tag Archives: Japan
Man from Shimizu AKA Shimizu Minato no meibutso otoko: Enshûmori no Ishimatsu (1958) Masahiro Makino, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hitomi Nakahara, Yumiko Hasegawa
Adventures of Mori no Ishimatsu, a famous member of Jirocho gang. Read More »
Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland AKA Nureta koya o hashire (1973) Yukihiro Sawada, Yuri Yamashina, Takeo Chii, Maki Kawamura
A group of burglars in black tights breaks into a church to commit robbery Read More »
Tokyo Twilight AKA Tôkyô boshoku (1957) Yasujirô Ozu, Setsuko Hara, Ineko Arima, Chishû Ryû
Two sisters live with their father. The younger sister is embroiled in an affair and becomes pregnant. Read More »
The Whale God AKA Kujira gami (1962) Tokuzô Tanaka, Kyôko Enami, Shiho Fujimura, Kôji Fujiyama
Based on the award-winning story of the same title by Uno Koichiro. Read More »
Children in the Wind AKA Kaze no naka no kodomo (1937) Hiroshi Shimizu, Reikichi Kawamura, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Masao Hayama
On vacation’s eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement. Read More »
Priest of Darkness AKA Kochiyama soshun (1936) Sadao Yamanaka, Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan’emon Nakamura, Shizue Yamagishi
Based on a well-known Kabuki drama titled “Kochiyama to Naozamurai”, which Yamanaka distills Read More »
Kingdom of Jirocho AKA Jirochô sangokushi daiichibu (1963) Masahiro Makino, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Shingo Yamashiro
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings Read More »
Another Lonely Hitman AKA Shin kanashiki hittoman (1995) Rokuro Mochizuki, Ryo Ishibashi, Kazuhiko Kanayama, Asami Sawaki
Tachibana is a mob hit man, just released from 10 years in prison where he kicked his drug habit. Read More »
The Fire Within AKA Onibi (1997) Rokuro Mochizuki, Yoshio Harada, Reiko Kataoka, Show Aikawa
A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him. Read More »
13 Assassins AKA Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) Eiichi Kudô, Takayuki Akutagawa, Chiezô Kataoka, Kôtarô Satomi
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her Read More »
Deaths in Tokimeki AKA Tokimeki ni shisu (1984) Yoshimitsu Morita, Kenji Sawada, Kanako Higuchi, Naoki Sugiura
An emotionless hit man is sent on a mission to a remote town. Read More »
Kiriko (1994) Takeshi Miyasaka, Megumi Takahashi, Rie Kondoh, SABU
Yakuza drug dealers lure the blind Kiriko into town to take revenge on her. Read More »
Still the Water AKA Futatsume no mado (2014) Naomi Kawase, Nijirô Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Miyuki Matsuda
On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. Read More »
Ten Nights of Dreams AKA Yume jû-ya (2006) Yoshitaka Amano, Kon Ichikawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Suzuki Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki’s same-titled short story collection Read More »