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A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth AKA Yôki na gyangu ga chikyû o mawasu (2006) Tetsu Maeda, Takao Ohsawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Shôta Matsuda
Four strangers (a verbose romantic, a human lie detector, an expert pickpocket Read More »
A Song I Remember AKA Hitotsu no uta (2011) Kyoshi Sugita, Yuri Ishizaka, Takenori Kaneko, Kôichi Masuno
At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Read More »
The Red Silk Gambler AKA Hijirimen bakuto (1972) Teruo Ishii, Eiko Nakamura, Bunta Sugawara, Sanae Tsuchida
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword Read More »
Neo chinpira: Zoom Goes The Bullet AKA Neo chinpira: Teppodama pyu (1990) Banmei Takahashi, Shô Aikawa, Chikako Aoyama, Nao Asuka
Junko (Sho Aikawa) is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa (Toru Minegishi) Read More »
Vibrator AKA Vaiburêta (2003) Ryûichi Hiroki, Shinobu Terajima, Nao Ômori, Riho Makise
The film’s main character Rei (Terashima Shinobu) is a freelance writer bombarded by the voices Read More »
Tora-san 3: His Tender Love AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Fûten no Tora (1970) Azuma Morisaki, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Michiyo Aratama, Chieko Baishô
In an effort to get him to settle down, Tora’s family attempts to arrange a marriage for him. Read More »
Tora-San 2: Cherished Mother AKA Zoku otoko wa tsurai yo (1969) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Chôchô Miyako
Tora-san hears that his mother is still alive and returns to Tokyo to track her down. Read More »
Sakuran (2006) Mika Ninagawa, Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shîna, Yoshino Kimura
A young girl is sold into a red-light district brothel and tries to adapt to life as an oiran (courtesan). Read More »
Yamato (California) AKA Yamato (Kariforunia) (2016) Daisuke Miyazaki, Nina Endô, Hanae Kan, Reiko Kataoka
Moody teenager SAKURA shares a small house with her mother and brother Read More »
Cruel Story of the Shogunate’s Downfall AKA Bakumatsu zankoku monogatari (1964) Tai Katô, Sumiko Fuji, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Isao Kimura
A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but as his determination impresses Read More »
Izo (2004) Takashi Miike, Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi, Ryûhei Matsuda
We begin in 1865, when the Shogunate is on its last legs, but still capable of punishing its enemies. Read More »
Bedtime Eyes (1987) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Kanako Higuchi, Michael Wright, Michiyo Yasuda
Kim, a singer in a jazz club on a military base, has a partner, Ichiro Read More »
Nobody (1999) Shundo Ohkawa, Toshimichi Ohkawa, Masaya Katô, Jinpachi Nezu, Riki Takeuchi
Three friends find themselves in a bar fight with a shady trio of strangers. Read More »
Live AKA Raivu (2014) Noboru Iguchi, Asami, Yûka Eda, Akiko Ikuina
On the morning of a certain Tuesday, a mysterious “death race” is suddenly announced on television. Read More »