A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946. Read More »
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro AKA Kuroki Taro no ai to bôken (1977) Azuma Morisaki, Kunie Tanaka, Harue Akagi, Mitsuko Baishô
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai’s heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police Read More »
To the Fields, to the Hills, to the Beaches AKA Noyuki yamayuki umibe yuki (1986) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Saburô Bôya, Izumi Hara, Yasufumi Hayashi
Summer 1937 Japan begins a war with China. Militaristic moods are growing in the country. Read More »
Charisma AKA Karisuma (1999) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kôji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ren Ôsugi
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. Read More »
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas AKA Chikan densha: Gokuhi honban (1984) Yôjirô Takita, Yûka Takemura, Arisa Shindo, Yûko Aoki
1615. Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke is assigned the task of finding a hidden treasure that will restore his clan to their full power. Read More »
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot AKA Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku (1996) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Show Aikawa, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoriko Dôguchi
After mistakenly killing an old man they were sent to pick up, two men are pursued by local police and yakuza. Read More »
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs AKA Zeroka no onna: Akai wappa (1974) Yukio Noda, Miki Sugimoto, Eiji Gô, Tetsurô Tanba
Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. Read More »
Kamikaze Taxi AKA Kamikaze takushî (1995) Masato Harada, Kôji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Mickey Curtis
A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend Read More »
Laplace’s Witch AKA Rapurasu no majo (2018) Takashi Miike, Shô Sakurai, Suzu Hirose, Sôta Fukushi
An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen Read More »
All Under the Moon AKA Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993) Yôichi Sai, Gorô Kishitani, Ruby Moreno, Moeko Ezawa
Story of everyday life and romance of a taxi driver who is a Korean resident in Japan. Read More »
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown AKA Sukeban: Taiman Shobu (1974) Ikuo Sekimoto, Reiko Ike, Tsunehiko Watase, Ryôko Ema
Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister. Read More »
Nuns That Bite AKA Onna gokumon-chô: Hikisakareta nisô (1977) Yûji Makiguchi, Haruka Tajima, Maya Hiromi, Kaori Serita
A woman on the run is raped, rescued, then raped again. Read More »
Funeral Parade of Roses AKA Bara no sôretsu (1969) Toshio Matsumoto, Pîtâ, Osamu Ogasawara, Yoshimi Jô
While dealing drugs on the side, Gonda operates the Genet, a gay bar in Tokyo Read More »
Tokyo Trash Baby AKA Tôkyô gomi onna (2000) Ryuichi Hiroki, Mami Nakamura, Kazuma Suzuki, Ko Shibasaki
Having a crush on someone, including a neighbour, may not be considered unusual Read More »
Keiko (1979) Claude Gagnon, Junko Wakashiba, Akiko Kitamura, Takuma Ikéuchi
Keiko is a 23-year-old lonely virgin who lives in a tiny room, and hopes to meet someone in the cafe she frequents. Read More »