Hanpei is an orphan mistreated by other vassals of the manor. Read More »
Tag Archives: Kei Satô
Erotic Liaisons AKA Erotikkuna kankei (1992) Kôji Wakamatsu, Ryûdô Uzaki, Joe Yamanaka, Kei Satô
Set in Paris, the plot concerns a low-key private detective agency run by Rie Read More »
Bullet Wound AKA Dankon (1969) Shirô Moritani, Yûzô Kayama, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satô
Thriller about a Japanese-American CIA agent (Kayama) in Japan. Read More »
The Killing Game AKA Satsujin yugi (1978) Tôru Murakawa, Kei Satô, Yûsaku Matsuda, Yutaka Nakajima
After making a sensational hit, Narumi has gone into hiding for 5 years. 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 »
Punishment Island AKA Shokei no shima (1966) Masahiro Shinoda, Akira Nitta, Kei Satô, Kinzô Shin
Seeking revenge against the guard who tormented him, a young man returns to the island Read More »
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 Resurrection of the Golden Wolf AKA Yomigaeru kinrô (1979) Tôru Murakawa, Yûsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Kei Satô
Yusaka Matsuda stars as a seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salary man who leads a double life Read More »
The Ninja Hunt AKA Ninja-gari (1964) Tetsuya Yamanouchi, Jûshirô Konoe, Kei Satô, Shingo Yamashiro
Four ex-samurai are hired to find and kill ninja infiltrators who are intent on destroying the Matsuyama clan. Read More »
Appassionata AKA Jo no mai (1984) Sadao Nakajima, Mariko Okada, Yûko Natori, Morio Kazama, Kei Satô
Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Read More »
Tokyo Trial AKA Tôkyô saiban (1983) Masaki Kobayashi, Kei Satô
”THE TOKYO TRIAL” is a 4 1/2-hour account of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that is visually satisfying but historically empty. Read More »
Death by Hanging (1968) Nagisa Ôshima, Kei Satô, Fumio Watanabe, Toshirô Ishidô
This sad tale, based on a true story of a Japanese-born Korean student who raped and killed two girls in 1958 Read More »
Ningen / Human (1962) Kaneto Shindô, Taiji Tonoyama, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satô, Drama
The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate as food and water run out.
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Muri shinjû: Nihon no natsu / Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967) Nagisa Ôshima, Keiko Sakurai, Kei Satô, Tetsuo Ashida, Crime, Drama
Over the course of a night, a sex-obsessed young woman, a suicidal man, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster are taken prisoner of a gang awaiting a shootout between a rival gang at dawn.
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