Yakuza drug dealers lure the blind Kiriko into town to take revenge on her. Read More »
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Still the Water AKA Futatsume no mado (2014) Naomi Kawase, Nijirô Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Miyuki Matsuda
On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. Read More »
Ten Nights of Dreams AKA Yume jû-ya (2006) Yoshitaka Amano, Kon Ichikawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Suzuki Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki’s same-titled short story collection Read More »
Capricious Young Man AKA Akanishi Kakita (1936) Mansaku Itami, Chiezô Kataoka, Shôsaku Sugiyama, Sôjin Kamiyama
Akanishi Kakita moved from the countryside to a big city. Read More »
Crows Zero II AKA Kurôzu zero II (2009) Takashi Miike, Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students Read More »
Best Wishes for Tomorrow AKA Ashita e no yuigon (2007) Takashi Koizumi, Makoto Fujita, Robert Lesser, Fred Spiker
A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen. Read More »
The Mad Fox AKA Koiya koi nasuna koi (1962) Tomu Uchida, Hashizô Ôkawa, Michiko Saga, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
In the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white Read More »
Ping Pong AKA Pinpon (2002) Fumihiko Sori, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Sam Lee
The film traces the growth and friendship of two very different high-school ping-pong players. Read More »
Farewell to the Land AKA Saraba itoshiki daichi (1982) Mitsuo Yanagimachi, Jinpachi Nezu, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Jirô Yabuki
The film opens with the drowning deaths of farmer Yukio’s two sons. Read More »
Spellbound AKA Kin’yû fushoku rettô: Jubaku (1999) Masato Harada, Kôji Yakusho, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kippei Shîna
Tapping into the economic malaise and the growing outrage against endless tawdry financial scandals Read More »
An Obsession AKA Tsumetai chi (1997) Shinji Aoyama, Ryo Ishibashi, Yôzaburô Itô, Eiko Nagashima
An Obsession is Aoyama’s remake for the 1990s of Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (“Nora inu,” 1949). Read More »
Many Happy Returns AKA Kyôso tanjô (1993) Toshihiro Tenma, Masato Hagiwara, Kôji Tamaki, Ittoku Kishibe
A young man, Kazuo, joins a new cult religion even though he sees through the initial recruitment pretense Read More »
The Geisha AKA Yôkirô (1983) Hideo Gosha, Ken Ogata, Kimiko Ikegami, Atsuko Asano
1933. 20 years before, Katsuzo was in love with a geisha who gave him a daughter. Read More »
Sword of Fury AKA Miyamoto Musashi (1973) Tai Katô, Jirô Tamiya, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mitsuko Baishô
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war Read More »
The River with No Bridge AKA Hashi no nai Kawa (1992) Yôichi Higashi, Naoko Ôtani, Tamao Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto
Though ethnically and culturally identical to the average Japanese, the burakumin have been an underclass in Japanese society Read More »