In Okayama in the mid-1930s, Kiroku attends high school and boards with a Catholic family whose daughter, Michiko, captures his heart. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Roaring Fire AKA Hoero tekken (1981) Norifumi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin’ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi
Joji learns a dark secret from his dying father; he learns he has a twin brother and a sister. Read More »
Lakeside Murder Case AKA Reikusaido mâdâ kêsu (2004) Shinji Aoyama, Kôji Yakusho, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Akira Emoto
Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. Read More »
EGG. (2005) Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Inuko Inuyama, Hye-yeong Jo, Jirô Satô
A woman sees an egg every time she closes her eyes. One day she sees the egg start to crack and a creature hatch. Read More »
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003) Takashi Miike, Naomi Akimoto, Narimi Arimori, Tatsuya Fuji
A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss. Read More »
Himiko (1974) Masahiro Shinoda, Shima Iwashita, Masao Kusakari, Rie Yokoyama
A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko Read More »
Yellow Crow AKA Kiiroi karasu (1957) Heinosuke Gosho, Chikage Awashima, Yûnosuke Itô, Kinuyo Tanaka
A young boy has formed an idealized image of his father, who has yet to be repatriated from Russia. Read More »
The Buried Forest AKA Umoregi (2005) Kôhei Oguri, Tadanobu Asano, Mai Enoki, Tokie Hidari
Machi, a young high school student from a small mountain town, is having fun with her friends Read More »
Kuro AKA Hanare banareni (2012) Daisuke Shimote, Daisuke Iijima, Hikari Kajiwara, Airi Kido
The story begins in modern Tokyo, following three young people. Kuro is a girl working part-time job at a bakery Read More »
Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle AKA Ju nana-ri no ninja dai kessen (1966) Motohiro Torii, Kanjûrô Arashi, Noritaka Dan, Jûshirô Konoe
In a Toei all-star effort, Matsukata Hiroki, Otomo Ryutaro, and Konoe Jushiro Read More »
After The Rain AKA Ame agaru (1999) Takashi Koizumi, Akira Terao, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Shirô Mifune
Ihei Misawa and his wife Tayo, stranded by rains at a country inn, bring a great deal of happiness to the other residents Read More »
Shall We Dance? AKA Shall we dansu? (1996) Masayuki Suo, Kôji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka
Shohei Sugiyama has attained all that he has wanted in life. But he is still depressed and unhappy. Read More »
The Morning Schedule AKA Gozenchû no jikanwari (1972) Susumu Hani, Takuji Hatano, Aya Kunikida, Sumei Shau
Two college buddies try to understand a young woman’s suicide through her Super-8 films and clips from their summer trips together. Read More »
Waru (2006) Takashi Miike, Shô Aikawa, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ryo Ishibashi
A member of the Yakuza is imprisoned for violent behaviour including fighting another group of thugs. Read More »
Daguerrotype AKA Le secret de la chambre noire (2016) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tahar Rahim, Constance Rousseau, Olivier Gourmet
When an assistant to a daguerreotypy photographer falls in love Read More »