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The Five AKA Gonin (1995) Takashi Ishii, Kôichi Satô, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza Read More »
The Long Excuse AKA Nagai iiwake (2016) Miwa Nishikawa, Masahiro Motoki, Pistol Takehara, Eri Fukatsu
Based on a book by writer – director Miwa Nishikawa, a recently widowed writer Read More »
Forget Me Not AKA Wasurenai to chikatta boku ga ita (2015) Kei Horie, Nijirô Murakami, Akari Hayami, Chiharu
This film tells the story of a high school student named Takashi (Murakami Nijiro) Read More »
The Road I Travel with You AKA Kimi to yuku michi (1936) Mikio Naruse, Heihachirô Ôkawa, Hideo Saeki, Naoyo Yamagata
“The Road I Travel With You” concerns two brothers of marriageable age and their mother Read More »
A Woman’s Sorrows AKA Nyonin aishû (1937) Mikio Naruse, Takako Irie, Hideo Saeki, Heihachirô Ôkawa
The irresolute heroine marries without love and finds herself regarded Read More »
Gulf Road AKA Wangan Doro (1984) Yôichi Higashi, Masao Kusakari, Kanako Higuchi, Kaoru Kobayashi
21st century modern love in 80s Japan. Carried out with absolute smoothness, confidence, and nuance. Read More »
Gentle 12 AKA Juninin no yasashii nihonjin (1991) Shun Nakahara, Kazuyuki Aijima, Michiko Hayashi, Zen Kajihara
Shun Nakahara directs this comic take on Sidney Lumet’s 1957 classic Twelve Angry Men. Read More »
The Sword AKA Meitô bijomaru (1945) Kenji Mizoguchi, Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kan Ishii, Eijirô Yanagi
Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice sword maker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Read More »
The Killing Game AKA Satsujin yugi (1978) Tôru Murakawa, Kei Satô, Yûsaku Matsuda, Yutaka Nakajima
After making a sensational hit, Narumi has gone into hiding for 5 years. Read More »
The Wayside Pebble AKA Robô no ishi (1964) Miyoji Ieki, Chikage Awashima, Shûichi Ikeda, Katsuo Nakamura
The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque Read More »
The Pork Cutlet General AKA Tonkatsu taishô (1952) Yûzô Kawashima, Shûji Sano, Etsuko Miyama, Keiko Tsushima
Yusaku, whose nickname is “Tonkatsu Taisho” (General Pork Cutlet), is a popular young children’s doctor. Read More »
Love AKA Aibu (1933) Heinosuke Gosho, Michiko Oikawa, Jun Arai, Tadao Watanabe
Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem Read More »
The Black Angel AKA Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1 (1998) Takashi Ishii, Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Jinpachi Nezu
Ikko, the six year old daughter of a yakuza gang boss witnesses the brutal slaying Read More »
Suicide Club AKA Jisatsu sâkuru (2001) Sion Sono, Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho
54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train. Read More »