
Junko (Sho Aikawa) is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa (Toru Minegishi) Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
High Tide (1947) John Reinhardt, Lee Tracy, Don Castle, Julie Bishop

A fast-moving automobile fails to make a sharp turn of the highway from Malibu to Los Angeles. Read More »
The Homestretch (1947) H. Bruce Humberstone, Cornel Wilde, Maureen O’Hara, Glenn Langan

A film that qualifies as a Travelogue Documentary in that it contains footage Read More »
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942) Charles Barton, Jackie Gleason, Jack Durant, Florence Rice

A pair of barbers are driven out of business because most of the men in their small town are drafted into the army. Read More »
Straight Is the Way (1934) Paul Sloane, Franchot Tone, May Robson, Karen Morley

Just out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former girlfriend and his former gangster buddies. Read More »
Fiamme sul mare (1948) Vittorio Cottafavi, Michal Waszynski, Carlo Ninchi, Evi Maltagliati, Silvana Jachino

A former war captain buys a wrecked ship Read More »
Schattenland – Reise nach Masuren (2005) Volker Koepp

The ‘shadowland’ Koepp travels through in this film is Masuria (Polish: Mazury, German: Masuren) Read More »
The Enemies / De vijanden (1968) Hugo Claus, Del Negro, Fons Rademakers, Robbe De Hert

An American soldier travels Belgium during the Ardennes offensive to get back to his unit. Read More »
Vibrator / Vaiburêta (2003) Ryûichi Hiroki, Shinobu Terajima, Nao Ômori, Riho Makise

The film’s main character Rei (Terashima Shinobu) is a freelance writer bombarded by the voices Read More »
The Kidnapper / El secuestrador (1958) Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, María Vaner, Leonardo Favio, Lautaro Murúa

A group of poor people living on the bare minimum in a slum, trying to survive Read More »