Ichijo, a middle-aged salary man, hassles to get his career back on track. Read More »
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Tora-san 9 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata bojo (1972) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Sayuri Yoshinaga
While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house Read More »
Tora-san 8 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiuta (1971) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Junko Ikeuchi
The Great White Tower AKA Shiroi Kyotô (1966) Satsuo Yamamoto, Jirô Tamiya, Eijirô Tôno, Takahiro Tamura
Zaizen Goro may only be an assistant professor but he has already made a name for himself. Read More »
A Woman Crying in Spring (1933) Hiroshi Shimizu, Akiko Chihaya, Ryuko Fuji, Shizue Hyôdô
Described by David Bordwell as ‘probably the greatest revelation’ of the retrospective of Shochiku’s Read More »
Eclipse AKA Kinkanshoku (1934) Hiroshi Shimizu, Mitsugu Fujii, Hiroko Kawasaki, Michiko Kuwano
The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi Read More »
This Window Is Yours AKA Kono mado wa kimi no mono (1994) Tomoyuki Furumaya, Yukako Shimizu, Hideo Sakaki, Toshio Kamiaki
Teen love before it’s consummated at the sexual activity. Six kids spend their last summer Read More »
Revenge AKA Adauchi (1964) Tadashi Imai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshiko Mita
After killing a high-ranking officer in an illegal duel, a low-ranking samurai Read More »
Lunch Box AKA Tamamono (2004) Shinji Imaoka, Yumika Hayashi, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Lemon Hanazawa
The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley Read More »
Copycat Killer AKA Mohou-han (2002) Yoshimitsu Morita, Masahiro Nakai, Kanji Tsuda, Takashi Fujii
This horrifying thriller, which stars Smap member Masahiro Nakai revolves around a lunatic killer Read More »
The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness AKA Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) Yôji Yamada, Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Kaori Momoi
Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido. Read More »
Village of Dreams AKA Eno nakano bokuno mura (1996) Yôichi Higashi, Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama
Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Read More »
The Execution Game AKA Shokei yugi (1979) Tôru Murakawa, Yûsaku Matsuda, Aiko Morishita, Yoshirô Aoki
Narumi is set up by a mysterious woman. Abducted and tortured Read More »
Big Shots Die at Dawn AKA Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu (1961) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûzô Kayama, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Shimazaki
After a long stint working in Alaska, Jiro returns to his hometown. Read More »
Tora-san 7 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Funto hen (1971) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Rumi Sakakibara
Tora-san returns to his hometown and is reconciled with his mother Kiku Read More »