Jigoku is a samurai outlaw who is on the run with his motley bunch of followers. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Luminous Woman AKA Hikaru onna (1987) Shinji Sômai, Keiji Mutô, Michiru Akiyoshi, Narumi Yasuda
A mountain man from Hokkaido comes to Tokyo in search of the woman he loves Read More »
Infection AKA Kansen (2004) Masayuki Ochiai, Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura
In a general hospital near bankruptcy, the reduced staff is working under a severe stress. Read More »
Altitude 7000 Meters: Four Hours of Terror AKA Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan (1959) Tsuneo Kobayashi, Ken Takakura, Kenji Imai, Naoko Kubo
Passengers on an airliner in flight are startled to discover that a killer Read More »
Hiruko the Goblin AKA Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko (1991) Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Kenji Sawada, Masaki Kudou, Hideo Murota
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Read More »
A Taxing Woman’s Return / Marusa no onna 2 (1988) Jûzô Itami, Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentarô Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa
Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. Read More »
Red Persimmons AKA Manzan benigaki (2001) Shinsuke Ogawa, Xiaolian Peng
The ostensible subject of this remarkably beautiful film is the growing, drying Read More »
Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) Gakuryû Ishii, Yoshiki Arizono, Tadanobu Asano, Masakatsu Funaki
A young boy gets jolted with electricity as he’s climbing a tall cable pylon. Read More »
The Water Magician AKA Taki no shiraito (1933) Kenji Mizoguchi, Takuaki Seiryô, Tokihiko Okada, Ichirô Sugai, Bontarô Miake
Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe. Read More »
Yakuza Goddess of Mercy: Mistress Jingi AKA Yakuza kannon: Iro Jingi (1973) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Jirô Okazaki, Nozomi Yasuda, Chizuyu Azami
Monk Seigen saves Misako the daughter of an area Yakuza boss from some tough guys. Read More »