In International Gangs of Kobe the opposite occurs; it’s Sugawara’s presence that brings out Takakura’s ruthless side. Read More »
Theater of Life – Hishakaku (1963) Tadashi Sawashima, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Ken Takakura
Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Read More »
Barcarole (1935) Gerhard Lamprecht, Lída Baarová, Willy Birgel, Gustav Fröhlich
Loosely taken from Tales of Hoffman: in decadent 1911 Venice Read More »
The Mark of Cain (1947) Brian Desmond Hurst, Eric Portman, Sally Gray, Patrick Holt
An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers Read More »
Wolf Lake (1980) Burt Kennedy, Rod Steiger, David Huffman, Robin Mattson
War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. Read More »
Betsy’s Wedding (1990) Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Joey Bishop
The very different fashion student Betsy Hopper and investment banker Jake Lovell are getting married. Read More »
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) Paul Wegener, Carl Boese, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay. Read More »
Fireflies / Hotarubi (1958) Heinosuke Gosho, Chikage Awashima, Junzaburô Ban, Ayako Wakao
Tose got incredibly lucky to go from being the peasants’ daughter to the owner of a famous inn. Read More »
Diva (1981) Jean-Jacques Beineix, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Frédéric Andréi, Roland Bertin
Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief Read More »
The Radiant Prince / Shin Genji monogatari (1961) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hanayo Sumi
Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother Read More »