”THE TOKYO TRIAL” is a 4 1/2-hour account of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that is visually satisfying but historically empty. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Bu su (1987) Jun Ichikawa, Yasuko Tomita, Michiyo Yasuda, Kazue Itô
Suzume moved in Tokyo where she will live in aunt’s house, basically a geisha house. Read More »
Demented (1980) Arthur Jeffreys, Sallee Young, Harry Reems, Deborah Alter
A woman is gang-raped in a horse’s stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned Read More »
Play it, Boogie-Woogie AKA Slow na boogie ni shitekure (1981) Toshiya Fujita, Atsuko Asano, Masato Furuoya, Tsutomu Yamazaki
A young cat burglar begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and her on-again-off-again bonehead biker boyfriend. Read More »
Emanuelle’s Daughter AKA I mavri Emmanouella (1980) Ilias Mylonakos, Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Livia Russo
After years of abuse at the hands of her husband, a woman, Emmanouella, is pushed to the breaking point. Read More »
The Runner AKA Davandeh (1984) Amir Naderi, Madjid Niroumand, Abbas Nazeri, Musa Torkizadeh
Amiro is a young boy who has lost his home during the war. Read More »
The Living Koheiji (1982) Kaiidan: Ikiteiru Koheiji
The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro. Read More »
Rhythm of a Crime AKA Ritam zlocina (1981) Zoran Tadic, Ivica Vidovic, Fabijan Sovagovic, Bozidarka Frajt
A single teacher allows a stranger to share his home with him before it is to be torn down by developers. Read More »
In the Wink of an Eye AKA Kisapmata (1981) Mike De Leon, Charo Santos-Concio, Jay Ilagan, Vic Silayan
An crime-drama-suspense genre film not often seen in Philippine cinema Read More »
The Eye Above the Well AKA Het oog boven de put (1988) Johan van der Keuken
A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. Read More »