Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Kunoichi ninpô-chô: Yagyû gaiden AKA Kunoichi: Lady Ninja (1998) Hitoshi Ozawa, Yûko Moriyama, Kazuki Takeda, Momoka Saeki
Yuko Moriyama stars in this ninja period piece as one of seven women determined Read More »
Yotsuya Kaidan (1956) Masaki Môri, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Akemi Tsukushi, Chieko Sôma
Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. Read More »
Blue Rain Osaka (1983) Masaru Konuma, Kiriko Shimizu, Saeko Kuga, Ryûmei Azuma
From director Masaru Konuma comes this tale of sorrow and nostalgia mixed with pop songs and feminine strength. Read More »
Shin Jingi no Hakaba AKA Graveyard of Honor (2002) Takashi Miike, Ryo Amamiya, Narimi Arimori, Yoshiyuki Daichi
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss’ life and thus makes his way up in the organization. Read More »
Gokuaku bôzu: nenbutsu hitokiri tabi AKA Wicked Priest 3 (1969) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Minoru Ôki, Bunta Sugawara
Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutionaries. Read More »
Gokuaku bôzu AKA Wicked Priest (1968) Kiyoshi Saeki, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Tsu Ishiyama
During the Taisho Period (early 1920’s) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. Read More »
Bôkô Kirisaki Jakku AKA Assault! Jack the Ripper (1976) Yasuharu Hasebe, Tamaki Katsura, Yuri Yamashina, Natsuko Yashiro
Two restaurant employees begin a torturous and sexual killing spree after they accidentally kill Read More »
Yawarakai seikatsu AKA It’s Only Talk (2005) Ryuichi Hiroki, Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Akira Emoto
Yuko is 35 years old, single, out of work, and on medication from her psychiatrist to combat her manic depression. Read More »
Zan AKA Killing (2018) Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Yû Aoi, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Set during the tumultuous mid-19th century Edo period of Japan Read More »
Nobi AKA Fires on the Plain (2014) Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Lily Franky, Tatsuya Nakamura
A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality in the Philippines at the tail end of WW2. Read More »
Kengo tengu matsuri AKA Festival of Swordsmen (1961) Shigehiro Ozawa, Eiji Okada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shingo Yamashiro
During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. Read More »
Shinsengumi shimatsuki AKA Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Tomisaburô Wakayama
As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. Read More »
Tôkyô no onna AKA Woman of Tokyo (1933) Yasujirô Ozu, Yoshiko Okada, Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka
Ryoichi and Chikako are brother and sister. They live together. Read More »
O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan AKA The Dream of Russia (1992) Jun’ya Satô, Ken Ogata, Oleg Yankovskiy, Takuzô Kawatani
1782. A Japanese ship named Shinsho-maru is blown off course and severely battered during a wild storm Read More »