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Sakuya: Slayer of Demons AKA Sakuya: yôkaiden (2000) Tomoo Haraguchi, Nozomi Andô, Kyûsaku Shimada, Keiko Matsuzaka
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Read More »
Godzilla’s Revenge AKA Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki (1969) Ishirô Honda, Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki
Ichiro is a highly imaginative, but lonely, boy growing up in urban Tokyo. Read More »
Stolen Pleasure AKA Tadare (1962) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Jirô Tamiya, Yaeko Mizutani
Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adaptation by Kaneto Shindo, Masumura Yasuzo directs. Read More »
Hero of the Red Light District AKA Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri (1960) Tomu Uchida, Chiezô Kataoka, Yaeko Mizutani, Isao Kimura
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness Read More »
Rampaging Dragon on the North AKA Hokkai no Abare-Ryu (1966) Kinji Fukasaku, Tatsuo Umemiya, Susumu Fujita, Nijiko Kiyokawa
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza Read More »
Twilight Saloon AKA Tasogare sakaba (1955) Tomu Uchida, Shigeru Amachi, Korema Arima, Ureo Egawa
In Twilight Saloon a cast of diverse characters spend an eventful evening Read More »
Hunter in the Dark AKA Yami no karyudo (1979) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshio Harada
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Read More »
A Visage to Remember AKA Omokage (1948) Heinosuke Gosho, Yuriko Hamada, Chishû Ryû, Ichirô Ryûzaki
During his summer holiday, Kawasaki Ryuichi (Ryuzaki Ichiro), a handsome engineer in his late twenties Read More »
Haru AKA (Haru) (1996) Yoshimitsu Morita, Eri Fukatsu, Seiyô Uchino, Sei Hiraizumi
Two young individuals meet online and become interested in each other after e-mailing everyday. Read More »
Silver – shirubaa (1999) Takashi Miike, Atsuko Sakuraba, Kenji Haga, Shinobu Kandori
A vengeful woman uses special skills to find the gang that killed her family. Read More »
The House of Hanging AKA Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie (1979) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Yoshiko Sakuma, Junko Sakurada
Kosuke visits a photo studio to take photo for his passport. Read More »
Bastoni: The Stick Handlers (2002) Kazuhiko Nakamura, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Tomorô Taguchi, Hideomi Nakazato
Husband and wife Yamaguchi and Natsuki are young, attractive stars in Japanese adult films. Read More »
Rape Shot Momoes Lips AKA Rape shot: Momoe no kuchibiru (1979) Katsuhiko Fujii, Minako Mizushima, Yûko Asuka, Noriaki Abe
Toru, a down and out tabloid reporter is looking for his next “big” story. Read More »
Black Cat AKA Yabu no naka no kuroneko (1968) Kaneto Shindô, Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satô
A woman and her daughter-in-law are raped and murdered by samurais during the time of civil war. Read More »