Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke Read More »
Tag Archives: 1960s
Daibosatsu toge: Kanketsu-hen / Satan’s Sword 3: The Final Chapter (1961) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazatos unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Read More »
Paris Pick-Up / Le monte-charge (1962) Marcel Bluwal, Robert Hossein, Lea Massari, Robert Dalban
The action takes place in an old house ,the first floor of which is a big workshop. Read More »
A Man in Our House / Fi baitina rajul (1961) Henry Barakat, Rushdy Abaza, Mokhtar Al Sayed, Aziza Badr
Rebel Ibrahim Hamdy succeed in the assassination of Prime Minister collaborators with colonialism Read More »
It Started in Naples (1960) Melville Shavelson, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged “black sheep” brother. Read More »
Chastity (1969) Alessio de Paola, Cher, Barbara London, Steve Whittaker
Go on a cross country adventure with Cher in her first dramatic film, Chastity. 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 »
Me, Me, Me… and the Others / Io, io, io…. e gli altri (1966) Alessandro Blasetti, Gina Lollobrigida, Silvana Mangano, Walter Chiari
Sandro is a well-known journalist and he is conducting a survey on human selfishness. Read More »
Duel at Lightning Pass / Inazuma tôge no kettô (1962) Nobuo Nakagawa, Utaemon Ichikawa, Shinjirô Ebara, Terumi Oka
A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline. Read More »
The Idols / Les idoles (1968) Marc’o, Bulle Ogier, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
This satire concerns three French singing idols and their attempt to stay in the public eye. Read More »