Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in the 19th Japan Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic (2004) Adario Strange, Rex Hayashi, Tsutomu Ishizuka, Kayoko Kawahara
In “Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic,” Naomi, a young Japanese hacker born in Tokyo Read More »
The Whispering of the Gods / Gerumaniumu no yoru (2005) Tatsushi Ohmori, Hirofumi Arai, Leona Hirota, Megumi Sawara
Rou returns to the rural seminary farm where he studied as a boy and was molested by priests. Read More »
Legend of the Eight Samurai / Satomi hakken-den (1983) Kinji Fukasaku, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin’ichi Chiba
Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai Read More »
Man from Shimizu / Shimizu Minato no meibutso otoko: Enshûmori no Ishimatsu (1958) Masahiro Makino, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hitomi Nakahara, Yumiko Hasegawa
Adventures of Mori no Ishimatsu, a famous member of Jirocho gang. Read More »
Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland / Nureta koya o hashire (1973) Yukihiro Sawada, Yuri Yamashina, Takeo Chii, Maki Kawamura
A group of burglars in black tights breaks into a church to commit robbery Read More »
Tokyo Twilight / Tôkyô boshoku (1957) Yasujirô Ozu, Setsuko Hara, Ineko Arima, Chishû Ryû
Two sisters live with their father. The younger sister is embroiled in an affair and becomes pregnant. Read More »
The Whale God / Kujira gami (1962) Tokuzô Tanaka, Kyôko Enami, Shiho Fujimura, Kôji Fujiyama
Based on the award-winning story of the same title by Uno Koichiro. Read More »
Priest of Darkness (1936) Kochiyama soshun
Based on a well-known Kabuki drama titled “Kochiyama to Naozamurai”, which Yamanaka distills Read More »
Kingdom of Jirocho / Jirochô sangokushi daiichibu (1963) Masahiro Makino, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Shingo Yamashiro
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings Read More »