Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival Read More »
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Osaka Tough Guys AKA Naniwa yuukyôden (1995) Takashi Miike, Sei Hiraizumi, Kentarô Nakakura, Hachirô Oka
In this quirky comedy, two high school boys seek quick cash Read More »
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze AKA Ah, yokaren (1968) Shinji Murayama, Yukiko Anjô, Junzaburô Ban, Shin’ichi Chiba
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in WWII. Read More »
Taira Clan Saga AKA Shin Heike monogatari (1955) Kenji Mizoguchi, Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa, Tatsuya Ishiguro
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating Read More »
The Thick-Walled Room AKA Kabe atsuki heya (1956) Masaki Kobayashi, Kô Mishima, Torahiko Hamada, Keiko Kishi
Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II Read More »
Detective Hibari 4: Paper Crane Palanquin AKA Hibari torimonochô: orizuru kago (1960) Eiichi Kudô, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Hibari Misora, Kôtarô Satomi
The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi Read More »
Pantsu no ana (1984) Norifumi Suzuki, Momoko Kikuchi, Yôichi Yamamoto, Yumi Yano
A boy transfers into a new high school in the big city. Read More »
Tora-san 46 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan (1993) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island Read More »
Tora-san 45 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no seishun (1992) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Jun Fubuki
Crossroads AKA Jûjiro (1928) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Akiko Chihaya, Junosuke Bandô, Yukiko Ogawa
After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Read More »
Jam Films (2002) Daizaburo Hanada, Jôji Iida, Shunji Iwai, Morio Agata, Natsuko Akiyama, Samuel Pop Aning
“The Messenger” is a mysterious woman who appears to a mobster hiding underground Read More »
Lear on the Shore AKA Umibe no Ria (2017) Masahiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Abe, Mieko Harada, Kaoru Kobayashi
Chokichi Kuwahata was once a leading actor, but he is ravaged by dementia and old age now. Read More »
New Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701 AKA Shin joshû Sasori: 701-gô (1976) Yutaka Kohira, Yumi Takigawa, Yûsuke Natsu, Yoko Konno
Nami Matsushima’s sister goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it Read More »
A Chorus of Angels AKA Kita no kanaria-tachi (2012) Junji Sakamoto, Ayako Fujitani, Renji Ishibashi, Yôzaburô Itô
20 years ago, an elementary school student falls on an island in the northern tip of Hokkaido. Read More »
Jean’s Blues: No Future AKA Jînzu burûsu: Asu naki buraiha (1974) Sadao Nakajima, Tsunehiko Watase, Meiko Kaji, Ryôhei Uchida
Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn’t hers. Read More »