The oyabun (yakuza capo) of the clan controlling gambling in the Tokyo district dies suddenly Read More »
Action
Omega Syndrome (1986) Joseph Manduke, Ken Wahl, George DiCenzo, Xander Berkeley
An ex-GI’s daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. Read More »
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection / Shin shinobi no mono (1963) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Eijirô Tôno
When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. Read More »
Mad Detective (2007) Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, Ching Wan Lau, Andy On, Ka Tung Lam
A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer. Read More »
Satan’s Sword 2: The Dragon God (1960)
Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke Read More »
Satan’s Sword 3: The Final Chapter (1961)
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazatos unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Read More »
Smoke Signal (1955) Jerry Hopper, Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie, Rex Reason
Capt. Harper’s cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by Ute Indians. Read More »
Organised Violence Two / Zoku soshiki bôryoku (1967) Jun’ya Satô, Tetsurô Tanba, Fumio Watanabe, Hayato Tani
A superb proto-jitsuroku type yakuza film by Junya Sato. Fumio Watanabe (in probably his best role) Read More »
Exiled / Fong juk (2006) Johnnie To, Nick Cheung, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng
The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money Read More »
Brave Red Flower of the North / Nihon jokyo-den: makka na dokyo-bana (1970) Yasuo Furuhata, Sumiko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Shingo Yamashiro
An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning Read More »