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Author Archives: rarefilm
Internal Sleuth / Sakura no Daimon (1973) Kenji Misumi, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Michi Higashi

When 150 guns are lost from the Iwakuni base and two police officers Read More »
The Oil-Hell Murder / Onna goroshi abura no jigoku (1992) Hideo Gosha, Kanako Higuchi, Miwako Fujitani, Shin’ichi Tsutsumi

Veteran director (Hideo Gosha) adapts this psychological drama based Read More »
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994) Larry Weinstein, William S. Burroughs, Betty Carter, Nick Cave

Set in a turn-of-the-century warehouse, the lavish designs echo many Read More »
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman / Zatôichi (1989) Shintarô Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks Read More »
Addams Family Values (1993) Barry Sonnenfeld, Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd

The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester Read More »
Super Mario Bros. (1993) Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton, Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper

Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension Read More »
Bad Girl (1931) Frank Borzage, James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell

A mug and a jane: Dorothy knows that every guy is going to make a pass at her; Eddie knows that every gal wastes her money on good times. Read More »
A Stolen Life (1946) Curtis Bernhardt

Kate Bosworth and her twin sister Patricia fall in love with Nantucket lighthouse inspector Bill Emerson. Read More »
Hollywood Chinese (2007) Arthur Dong, Turhan Bey, Joan Chen, Tsai Chin

Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Read More »