In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Osmanthus Alley / Gui hua xiang (1987) Kun-Hou Chen, Hsiao-Fen Lu, Hsiu-Ling Lin, Simon Yam
Ti Hung’s parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Read More »
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983) Claude Goretta, Gian Maria Volontè, Magali Noël, Heinz Bennent
A TV journalist and his assistant come to interview a sociologist whose books deal with world hunger Read More »
The Nine Demons / Jiu zi tian mo (1984) Cheh Chang, Tien-Chi Cheng, Li Wang, Fu-Chien Chang
After selling his soul to the devil, Joey is given the power to control 9 demons. Read More »
Fast Talking (1984) Ken Cameron, Steve Bisley, Tracy Mann, Peter Hehir
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits Read More »
The Enchantment / Yûwakusha (1989) Shunichi Nagasaki, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Masao Kusakari, Kiwako Harada
Love triangles are fun. They are especially fun with the involved including a psychiatrist, his secretary and a patient. Read More »
The Strangeness (1985) Melanie Anne Phillips, Dan Lunham, Terri Berland, Rolf Theison
A group of explorers surveying an abandoned goldmine are trapped in a cave in Read More »
Soldier Girls (1981) Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill, Gregory Abing, Clara Alves, Jackie Hall
A documentary about women’s basic training in Fort Georgia. Read More »
El crack dos / The Crack II (1983) José Luis Garci, Alfredo Landa, María Casanova, Miguel Rellán
Private detective Germán Areta is investigating the life of a man who has apparently abandoned another man. Read More »
Lady Beware (1987) Karen Arthur, Diane Lane, Michael Woods, Cotter Smith
Young and good looking Katya, a window dresser for a big department store in Pittsburgh Read More »