An elderly samurai who spent his life as a heya-zumi (essentially a freeloader off his family) Read More »
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Violence at Noon AKA Hakuchû no tôrima (1966) Nagisa Ôshima, Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama, Kei Satô
Hakuchû no tôrima is the portrayal of a violent rapist as seen through the recollections of his wife and one of his victims. Read More »
The Stairway to the Distant Past AKA Harukana jidai no kaidan o (1995) Kaizô Hayashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Haruko Wanibuchi
Mike Hama is a private investigator who has been reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. Read More »
Lonelyheart AKA Sabishinbô (1985) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Yasuko Tomita, Toshinori Omi, Yumiko Fujita
Lonely and love-struck, high-school student Hiroki pursues one girl but another one mysteriously appears in his life. Read More »
I Am Keiko AKA Keiko desu kedo (1997) Sion Sono, Keiko Suzuki
Keiko Suzuki is a lonely waitress in Tokyo. Her father passes away of cancer Read More »
Yakuza Wolf – I Perform Murder AKA Ôkami yakuza: Koroshi wa ore ga yaru (1972) Ryuichi Takamori, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kôji Nanbara, Makoto Satô
The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other. Read More »
Haruka, Nostalgia AKA Haruka, nosutarujii (1993) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Hiroshi Katsuno, Hikari Ishida, Yôji Matsuda
A fantasy drama about a popular writer who returns to Otaru Read More »
Himeyuri Lily Tower AKA Himeyuri no Tô (1953) Tadashi Imai, Kyôko Kagawa, Susumu Fujita, Keiko Tsushima
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. Read More »
Samurai Rebellion AKA Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967) Masaki Kobayashi, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô
During peace in 1725, aging swordsman Isaburo is living a henpecked life when his clan Read More »
The Most Dangerous Game AKA Mottomo kiken na yuugi (1978) Tôru Murakawa, Yûsaku Matsuda, Keiko Tasaka, Ichirô Araki
Assassin Narumi is asked to rescue a kidnapped businessman involved in an air defense project. Read More »
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron AKA Kumokiri Nizaemon (1978) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shima Iwashita
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class Read More »
Mai-chan’s Daily Life: The Movie AKA Mai-chan no nichijô (2014) Sade Satô, Miyako Akane, An Koshi, Shôgo Maruyama
A sadistic place in a remote location put out a help wanted ad luring young teen girls to come work Read More »
Angel Guts: Nami AKA Tenshi no harawata: Nami (1979) Noboru Tanaka, Eri Kanuma, Takeo Chii, Mimi Sawaki
This is the third film in the Angel Guts series. It tells the story of Nami, a young female journalist. Read More »
Her Lonely Lane AKA Hôrô-ki (1962) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Akira Takarada, Daisuke Katô
Fumiko struggles to get her literary work published, spending years working Read More »
Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler AKA Gincho nagaremono mesuneko bakuchi (1972) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Meiko Kaji, Shin’ichi Chiba, Shingo Yamashiro
Nami(played by Meiko Kaji) returns to Tokyo to find the man who killed her father 13 years ago. Read More »