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Sword Devil AKA Ken ki (1965) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satô
Hanpei is an orphan mistreated by other vassals of the manor. Read More »
The Depths (2010) Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Min-Joon Kim, Hôshi Ishida, Soji Arai
Be-hwan is a famous Korean fashion photographer visiting Japan at the request Read More »
The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears AKA Fukushû: Kienai kizuato (1997) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shô Aikawa, Shun Sugata, Chikako Kobayashi
Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! Read More »
Gokuaku bozu – Nomu utsu kau AKA Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments (1971) Buichi Saitô, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Takashi Shimura
As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era Read More »
Gokuaku bozu nenbutsu sandangiri AKA Wicked Priest 4: Killer Priest Comes Back (1970) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Ichirô Nakatani
This tale begins as Shinkai runs into his childhood friend, Takagano (Ichiro Nakatani) Read More »
Gokuaku bozu hitokiri kazoe uta AKA The Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1970) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Asao Koike, Bunta Sugawara
The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai Read More »
Bright Future AKA Akarui mirai (2003) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Joe Odagiri, Tadanobu Asano, Tatsuya Fuji
Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Read More »
The Hit-and-Run Family AKA Hikinige Family (1992) Toshiyuki Mizutani, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Mie Nakao, Chiharu
It was a dark and rainy night. Momentarily distracted, salaryman Motomura runs over a young lady Read More »
Fine, Totally Fine AKA Zenzen daijobu (2008) Yosuke Fujita, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yoshino Kimura, Yoshinori Okada
Approaching thirty, three eccentric male friends try hard to realize their dreams Read More »
The Precipice AKA Hyoheki (1958) Yasuzô Masumura, Kenji Sugawara, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hitomi Nozoe
Salarymen Uozo and his friend Kosaku plan to climb a mountain. Read More »
Hoodlum Soldier: Rebel in the Army AKA Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen (1972) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Michiyo Ohkusu
On the Chinese front, Kisaburo, a young soldier, falls in love with a Chinese spy. Read More »
Vermilion Souls AKA Shureitachi (2007) Masaki Iwana, Mohamed Aroussi, Taku Furusawa, Valentina Miraglia
Set in Tokyo 7 years after WWII, this surreal story is about a 9 year old boy who wanders into a strange mansion Read More »
A Slit-Mouthed Woman 2 AKA Kuchisake-onna 2 (2008) Kôtarô Terauchi, Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Akihiro Mayama
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town of Gifu. Read More »
The Sea and Poison AKA Umi to dokuyaku (1986) Kei Kumai, Eiji Okuda, Ken Watanabe, Takahiro Tamura
Downed American fliers in WWII are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in cruel medical experiments. Read More »