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Valley of Flowers (2006) Pan Nalin, Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah
Along the highest mountain passes of the Himalayas, tough, intrepid Jalan (Milind Soman) Read More »
Rampo Noir AKA Ranpo jigoku (2005) Akio Jissôji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Satô, Tadanobu Asano, Yûko Daike, Chisako Hara
A Japanese anthology film consisting of four segments on works by Edogawa Ranpo. Read More »
Our Little Sister AKA Umimachi Diary (2015) Hirokazu Koreeda, Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho
Three sisters live together in their late grandmother’s house in the city of Kamakura. Read More »
Legend of a Duel to the Death AKA Shitô no densetsu (1963) Keisuke Kinoshita, Shima Iwashita, Mariko Kaga, Gô Katô
A young woman who has been evacuated to Hokkaido with her family during Read More »
The Great Duel AKA Dai satsujin (1964) Eiichi Kudô, Takayuki Akutagawa, Kôtarô Satomi, Chôichirô Kawarasaki
A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet Read More »
Vanished AKA Oyayubi sagashi (2006) Naoto Kumazawa, Ken Miyake, Ayumi Ito, Ken’ichi Matsuyama
Eight school friends innocently join together to play a game that, if played well Read More »
Tora-san 28 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamifusen (1981) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mikiko Otonashi
Tora-san returns to his family’s home to attend an elementary school class reunion. Read More »
Tora-san 27 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Naniwa no koi no Torajirô (1981) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Matsuzaka
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. Read More »
It Is a Long Walk AKA Nagasaki burabura bushi (2000) Yukio Fukamachi, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Watari, Reiko Takashima
Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) Read More »
Detective Story AKA Tantei monogatari (1983) Kichitarô Negishi, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yûsaku Matsuda, Lisa Akikawa
Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week Read More »
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed AKA Itsuka darekaga korosareru (1984) Yôichi Sai, Noriko Watanabe, Masato Furuoya, Hakuryû
While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group Read More »
Abashiri Prison AKA Abashiri bangaichi (1965) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Kôji Nanbara, Tetsurô Tanba
Shinichi is a good guy serving three years and approaching the end of his time. Read More »
Port of Flowers AKA Hana saku minato (1943) Keisuke Kinoshita, Eitarô Ozawa, Ken Uehara, Mitsuko Mito
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked Read More »
Otoko-tachi no Yamato (2005) Jun’ya Satô, Takashi Sorimachi, Shidô Nakamura, Yû Aoi
On April, 6th 2005, in Makurazi, Kagoshima, Makiko Uchida seeks a boat in the local fishing Read More »