
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Hoodlum Priest and the Gold Mint (1968) Kazuo Ikehiro, Shintarô Katsu, Kayo Matsuo, Taketoshi Naitô

The rogue Ryuzen priest is now not only gambling, fornicating, fighting, drinking Read More »
Escape to Burma (1955) Allan Dwan, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David Farrar

A local prince in British Burma has been killed, apparently by his prospecting partner Jim Brecan. Read More »
Tokyo Family / Tôkyô kazoku (2013) Yôji Yamada, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura

An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. Read More »
Stella Dallas (1937) King Vidor, Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley

Working-class Stella Martin marries high-end Stephen Dallas and soon they have a daughter named Laurel. Read More »
Secrets of a Nurse / Bisturi, la mafia bianca (1973) Luigi Zampa, Gabriele Ferzetti, Senta Berger, Enrico Maria Salerno

The surgeon Daniel Vallotti owns a luxurious private clinic, where patients admitted selling according to financial resources. Read More »
Betelnut Beauty / Ai ni ai wo (2001) Cheng-sheng Lin, Chang Chen, Angelica Lee, Chen-Nan Tsai

A cute coed leaves her mother’s home and gets involved with a pastry chef who just finish his military service. Read More »
Bim (1951) Albert Lamorisse, Jacques Prévert, Udo Langhoff

On an island in an Eastern country, a poor young boy only has a little donkey, Bim, who shares all his games. Read More »
The Weight of Chains (2010) Boris Malagurski, Rade Aleksic, James Bissett, John Bosnitch

The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role Read More »
El tesoro de Makuba / The Treasure of Makuba (1967) José María Elorrieta, Cameron Mitchell, Mara Cruz, Gisia Paradís

Cameron Mitchell hunts for treasure in the Polynesian Islands. The Director uses the name Joe Lacy. Read More »