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Rage AKA Ikari (2016) Sang-il Lee, Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Aoi Miyazaki
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities. Read More »
Samurai Reincarnation AKA Makai tenshô (1981) Kinji Fukasaku, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces Read More »
The Actress and the Poet AKA Joyû to shijin (1935) Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Uruki, Sachiko Chiba, Kamatari Fujiwara
Ryuji Nagami’s script mandates a fairly straightforward comedy of nonconformism Read More »
Bugmaster AKA Mushishi (2006) Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Joe Odagiri, Nao Ômori, Yû Aoi
Ginko, a Mushi-shi has always been attuned to the Mushi, creatures close Read More »
Skull AKA Dokuro (1927) Sentarô Shirai, Utaemon Ichikawa, Kokuten Kôdô, Ritsuko Niizuma
A rare film which depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his fate in the Edo period. Read More »
Beautiful days AKA Uruwashiki saigetsu (1955) Masaki Kobayashi, Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Isao Kimura
A romantic drama depicting the lives of two generations of a family who run a florist shop in Tokyo. Read More »
The Firefly AKA Hotaru (2001) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Isao Natsuyagi
A Japanese love story that takes place during World War 2. Read More »
Tokyo Profile AKA Tokai no yokogao (1953) Hiroshi Shimizu, Ryô Ikebe, Ineko Arima, Michiyo Kogure
A little girl named Michiko gets lost from her mom in the neighborhood of Ginza. Read More »
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom AKA Tsuioku no dansu (2002) Naomi Kawase, Kazuo Nishii, Chizuko Nishii
The director agrees to film the last days of her chronically ill friend Read More »
The Story of a Man Among Men AKA Shura no mure (1984) Kôsaku Yamashita, Hiroki Matsukata, Wakako Sakai, Shigeru Amachi
Hiroki Matsukata takes the lead role in this epic film as a young spirited yakuza Read More »
The Kingdom AKA Ôkoku (1973) Katsu Kanai, Hiroshi Akiyama, Motohiko Hagino, Yoshitaka Hida
A popular poet, Goku, becomes depressed when his editor jokingly suggests that he is a sell-out. Read More »
The Power of Aikido AKA Gekitotsu! Aikidô (1975) Shigehiro Ozawa, Jirô Yabuki, Shin’ichi Chiba, Yôko Koizumi
An action movie that illustrates the struggle of Morihei Ueshiba who was born Read More »
The Lightning Tree AKA Raiou (2010) Ryuichi Hiroki, Yû Aoi, Masaki Okada, Pîtâ
Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman Read More »
Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected AKA Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu (2005) Satoshi Miki, Juri Ueno, Yû Aoi, Ryô Iwamatsu
Suzume Katagura is a bored housewife who spends her days doing chores Read More »