The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university’s rugby team. Read More »
Comedy
Untama giru (1989) Go Takamine, Chikako Aoyama, Kaoru Kobayashi, John Sayles
Magical realist film about Okinawa. It’s about the occupation of Okinawa – both by the United States Read More »
John Loves Mary (1949) David Butler, Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris
A GI marries the English girlfriend of his best friend to get her into the U.S. for his friend who lost track Read More »
Quick (1932) Robert Siodmak, Lilian Harvey, Hans Albers, Willy Stettner
A woman at a spa keeps sneaking out to see a performer “Quick” (in heavy make-up) do his act. Read More »
50 Million Frenchmen (1931) Lloyd Bacon, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, William Gaxton
Independently wealthy American Jack Forbes has just arrived in Paris. Read More »
Topper Takes a Trip (1938) Norman Z. McLeod, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke
Mrs. Topper’s friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs. Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo Read More »
Boys on the Run AKA Bôizu on za ran (2010) Daisuke Miura, Kazunobu Mineta, Mei Kurokawa, Ryûhei Matsuda
Toshiyuki Tanishi (Mr Tanishi) is a 29-year-old chronic masturbator and toy vending machine salesman – he is socially awkward and down on his luck. Read More »
The Flim-Flam Man (1967) Irvin Kershner, George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan
Mordecai Jones is a rural con artist (a ‘flim-flam man’) who takes on a young army deserter; Curley as his protege, and teaches him the tricks of the trade. Read More »
Mo’ Money (1992) Peter MacDonald, Damon Wayans, Stacey Dash, Marlon Wayans
Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. Read More »
The Northerners AKA De Noorderlingen (1992) Alex van Warmerdam, Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer
A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960’s housing development. Read More »