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Tag Archives: Japan
The Pledge AKA Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden (1972) Kôsaku Yamashita, Gorô Ibuki, Nobuo Kaneko, Takuzô Kawatani
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke’s successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins. Read More »
The Yakuza (1974) Sydney Pollack, Robert Mitchum
Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George’s kidnapped daughter Read More »
Tokijiro of Kutsukake AKA Kutsukake Tokijiro – yukyo ippiki (1966) Tai Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Junko Ikeuchi
Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Read More »
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t AKA Shiko funjatta (1992) Masayuki Suo, Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka
Yet another tradition in the tradition of “ragtag misfits” in Japanese comedy…Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t tells the story of a university sumo club in Japan. Read More »
Luminous Moss AKA Hikarigoke (1992) Kei Kumai, Rentarô Mikuni, Hisashi Igawa, Satoko Iwasaki
The island of Hokkaido, in Japan, is located near the Arctic Circle and is famous for its cold, snowy winters. Read More »
Equinox Flower AKA Higanbana (1958) Yasujirô Ozu, Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima
A business man is often approached by friends for advice and help regarding marriage as well as family Read More »
Early Summer AKA Bakushû (1951) Yasujirô Ozu, Setsuko Hara, Chishû Ryû, Chikage Awashima
In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko Read More »
Minbo – or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion AKA Minbô no onna (1992) Jûzô Itami, Nobuko Miyamoto, Yasuo Daichi, Takehiro Murata
A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. Read More »
The Battle for the Liberation of Japan: Summer in Sanrizuka AKA Nihon Kaiho sensen: Sanrizuka no natsu (1968) Shinsuke Ogawa
Farmers in a collective of ancient villages near Tokyo fight back one summer Read More »