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Tag Archives: Japan
Initiation of the Two-Sword Style (1943) Daisuke Itô, Jun Fujikawa, Sannosuke Fujikawa, Kensaku Hara
From the deepest archives of Japanese film history comes this superbly restored edition of one of the epic adventures Read More »
Oh, Bomb! (1964) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûnosuke Itô, Fubuki Koshiji, Ichirô Nakatani
Filmed as a traditional Japanese play, a yakuza boss is released from prison, but finds his gang usurped by a shady politician. Read More »
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934) Yasujirô Ozu, Yûkichi Iwata, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Den Ohinata
The film tells of the strained relationship between a mother and her two sons after the death of the family patriarch. Read More »
Shadow of the Wraith (2001) Toshiharu Ikeda, Kozue Ayuse, Hyôe Enoki, Makiko Fujii
A two part horror film. The first segment deals with a teenage girl who leaves her body to torment the lovers of classmate Ryoji – whom she loves. Read More »
Great Jailbreak (1975) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Nana Kinomi, Bunta Sugawara
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri Prison. Read More »
Kanikôsen (2009) SABU, Ryûhei Matsuda, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kengo Kôra
On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Read More »
Bloodbath at Pinky High Part 1 (2012) Toshiya Kominami, Rika Hoshimi, Asami, Asuka Misugi
High school girl, green was the leader of a female gang fight galore, of losing knowing since I was a kid Read More »
Full Metal Yakuza (1997) Takashi Miike, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Tomorô Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar
Kensuke Hagane (Tsuyoshi Ujiki) is a beginner in the Yakuza world , he is very fearful and nobody respect him. Read More »
A Hell Of A Guy (1961) Seijun Suzuki, Kôji Wada, Mitsuo Sagawa, Mayumi Shimizu
Wada Koji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss. Read More »
August in the Water (1995) Gakuryû Ishii, Rena Komine, Shinsuke Aoki, Reiko Matsuo
A teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in the universe. Read More »
Bridget (2002) Amos Kollek, Anna Levine, David Wike, Lance Reddick
Finishing his trilogy about desperate young women in New York, Amos Kollek focuses on an alcoholic Read More »
Samurai Banners (1969) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Sakuma, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. Read More »
Double Suicide (1969) Masahiro Shinoda, Kichiemon Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Shizue Kawarazaki
Set in Osaka in the 18th century, the film centers on the doomed romance between Jihei (Kichiemon Nakamura) Read More »
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. Read More »