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The Sun Above, Death Below AKA Sogeki (1968) Hiromichi Horikawa, Yûzô Kayama, Ruriko Asaoka, Masayuki Mori
Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring Read More »
Whirlwind AKA Shikonmado – Dai tatsumaki (1964) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi
After defeat at the Siege of Osaka several survivors attempt to deliver a young prince to safety. Read More »
Zatoichi: The Last (2010) Junji Sakamoto, Shingo Katori, Takashi Sorimachi, Satomi Ishihara
Ichi has given up his cane sword and his former life as a traveler in order to settle down Read More »
Tokyo Family AKA Tôkyô kazoku (2013) Yôji Yamada, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura
An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. Read More »
My Sons AKA Musuko (1991) Yôji Yamada, Rentarô Mikuni, Masatoshi Nagase, Emi Wakui
Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. Read More »
Gambler AKA Bakuchi uchi (1967) Shigehiro Ozawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Kyôsuke Machida, Tomisaburô Wakayama
Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. Read More »
Afternoon Breezes AKA Kazetachi no gogo (1980) Hitoshi Yazaki, Setsuko Aya, Naomi Ito, Hiroshi Sugita
Two young girls, Mitsu and Natsuko, share the same apartment. Read More »
Hear the Song of the Wind AKA Kaze no uta o kike (1982) Kazuki Ohmori, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kimie Shingyôji, Kai Atô
A student travels back to Kobe for the summer. Once there, he meets his friend Rat Read More »
Serial Killer AKA Ryakushô: renzoku shasatsuma (1975) Masao Adachi
A visual document of the life of serial killer Norio Nagayama Read More »
Chutaro of Banba AKA Banba no Chûtarô (1955) Nobuo Nakagawa, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Isuzu Yamada, Sanae Mitsuoka
Based on the play ”Mabuta no Haha” by famed author Hasegawa Shin, this is the first major Read More »
A Class to Remember 2 AKA Gakko II (1996) Yôji Yamada, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ayumi Hamasaki
The story follows the teacher and students of the Ryubetsu Handicapped High School. Read More »
The Yakuza Wives 2 AKA Gokudo no onna-tachi 2 (1987) Tooru Dobashi, Yukiyo Toake, Rino Katase, Hiroaki Murakami
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s Read More »
The Sword of Doom AKA Dai-bosatsu tôge (1966) Kihachi Okamoto, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama
Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. Read More »
Onimasa AKA Kiryûin Hanako no shôgai (1982) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masako Natsume, Akiko Nakamura
A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa Read More »