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The Private Eyes (1976) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui

Private Eyes revolves the characters in a private detective agency headed by Wong Yuk-See (Michael Hui) with two employees Read More »
Every-Night Dreams (1933) Mikio Naruse, Sumiko Kurishima, Tatsuo Saitô, Jun Arai

A single mother works tirelessly as a Ginza bar hostess to ensure a better life for her young son until–her long-lost husband returns. Read More »
Sergeant Rutledge (1960) John Ford, Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers

Lieutenant Tom Cantrell is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge, a black cavalry soldier, on a charge of rape and murder. Read More »
The Wing and the Thigh (1976) Claude Zidi, Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and the publisher of a famous restaurant guide Read More »
Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) Boris Petroff, Ronnie Burns, Pamela Lincoln, Darrell Howe

Driven to the edge of insanity by the execution of his older brother, Chet is boiling over with hatred. Read More »
Tonights the Night (1987) Bobby Roth, Belinda Bauer, Jack Blessing, Max Gail

The game of love starts in a typical blues bar. The hot and magic rhythm of the blues makes even the shiest man throw away his fears and participate in the erotic of the night. Read More »
Youth in Fury (1960) Masahiro Shinoda, Shin’ichirô Mikami, Shima Iwashita, Kayoko Honoo

A reckless student contemplates terrorism in a prescient film that confirmed Shinoda as a fearless member of Shochiku’s iconoclastic New Wave. Read More »
I Am the Other Woman (2006) Margarethe von Trotta, Katja Riemann, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Karin Dor

Successful architect Robert has a one-night stand with a mysterious lady in red. Read More »
The Contestant (2007) Rodrigo Cortés, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Chete Lera, Miryam Gallego

“The Contestant” recounts the roller coaster ride of Martin Circo, the lucky winner of the most lucrative game-show prize Read More »
The Wedding Ring (1970) Christian de Chalonge, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Carrière, Isabelle Sadoyan

A vet meets a mysterious woman through a dating agency and moves into her large apartment. Read More »
The Singing Nun (1966) Henry Koster, Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalban, Greer Garson

Young and inexperienced Sister Ann has just arrived at her next posting at Samaritan House Read More »
The Eternal Return (1943) Jean Delannoy, Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marais, Jean Murat

Eternal Return (L’Eternel Retour) translates the Tristan and Isolde legend into contemporary (e.g. 1939) terms. Read More »
Jirocho Fuji (1959) Kazuo Mori, Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizô Ichikawa, Shintarô Katsu

An all-star cast from Daiei Film Company has made “the ultimate Jirocho movie” about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area. Read More »
A Gamblers Life: The Massacring Fudo (1969) Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Raizô Ichikawa, Jûshirô Konoe, Machiko Hasegawa

A debt collector visits a gambling den in search of a gambler – the gambler’s wife and daughter are sick Read More »