The story of beautiful Christian Nun, Kyoko (Shihomi) who is the object of affection for two very different men Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Soul of Chiba (1977) Tung Man Chan, Yukio Noda, Shin’ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shiomi, Tadashi Yamashita
After his master is brutally murdered by his fellow disciple & vicious Drug dealer Shikimura Read More »
When the Last Sword is Drawn (2002) Yôjirô Takita, Kiichi Nakai, Kôichi Satô, Yui Natsukawa
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife Read More »
Lost Love (1978) Kazuo Kuroki, Jun Fubuki, Jun Hamamura, Yoshio Harada
In a melancholic seaside town, the bodies of two lovers who committed double suicide are found on the shore. Read More »
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) Kôki Mitani, Toshiaki Karasawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Masahiko Nishimura
A radio play is going to go on air at a Tokyo radio station. Read More »
Good-for-nothing (1960) Yoshishige Yoshida, Hizuru Takachiho, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yûsuke Kawazu
A bored young student falls for the young secretary of his rich friend’s father. Read More »
After Life (1998) Hirokazu Koreeda, Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima
After people die, they spend a week with counselors, also dead, who help them pick one memory, the only memory they can take to eternity. Read More »
Sexy Teacher (2006) Arai Wakaba, Sora Aoi, Emi Kitagawa, Osamu Tanpopo
Mei is not hired by any company after her graduation from a University. Read More »
Typhoon Club (1985) Shinji Sômai, Yuichi Mikami, Yûki Kudô, Tomokazu Miura
The movie takes place in the five-day period before, during and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon Read More »
Curse II The Bite (1989) Frederico Prosperi, Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck, Jamie Farr
After a young man is bitten on the hand by a radioactive snake, his hand changes into a lethal snake head Read More »
Real (2013) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takeru Satoh, Haruka Ayase, Joe Odagiri
Koichi and Atsumi are childhood friends who eventually fall for each other and become lovers. Read More »
The Balloon (1956) Yûzô Kawashima, Shirô Amakusa, Michiyo Aratama, Izumi Ashikawa
Haruki Murakami (Masayuki Mori), once lionized as a master painter Read More »
The Poppy (1935) Kenji Mizoguchi, Ichirô Tsukida, Daijirô Natsukawa, Kazuyoshi Takeda
Based on Soseki Natsume’s 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story of desire and ambition. Read More »
A Story Written with Water (1965) Yoshishige Yoshida, Mariko Okada, Ruriko Asaoka, Isao Yamagata
Shizuo discovers a mysterious letter about his fiancé Yumiko, which prompts him to explore his sexual psychology and memories. Read More »
Goodbye, South, Goodbye (1996) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Hsiang Hsi, Kuei-Ying Hsu, Annie Shizuka Inoh
Produced by the Japanese Shochiku Company, this Taiwanese drama follows the lives of two generations of Taipei residents. Read More »