A re-imagining of the classic Japanese comedy “Yaji and Kita’s Travel Journey”, this is the story of two samurai in Edo period Japan who are in love. Read More »
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Robinson’s Garden AKA Robinson no niwa (1987) Masashi Yamamoto, Kumiko Ohta, Kou Machida, Tuko Ueno
A hippie-like girl tries to turn an abandoned industrial site into an urban oasis full of greenery. Read More »
Evil Man of Edo AKA Edo no akutaro (1959) Masahiro Makino, Kusuo Abe, Kunio Kaga, Chizuru Kitagawa
A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens Read More »
Serpent AKA Orochi (1925) Buntarô Futagara, Tsumasaburô Bandô, Misao Seki, Utako Tamaki
The story of a decent samurai who is widely considered a scum and a criminal. Read More »
Journey Into Solitude AKA Tabi no Omosa (1972) Kôichi Saitô, Yôko Takahashi, Etsushi Takahashi, Kyôko Kishida
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean. Read More »
Queen Bee AKA Joôbachi (1978) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Mieko Takamine, Keiko Kishi
Private detective Kindaichi investigates a series of murders in scenic rural Japan. Read More »
Jellyfish Eyes AKA Mememe no kurage (2013) Takashi Murakami, Takuto Sueoka, Himeka Asami, Masataka Kubota
In Japan, the small Masashi moves from one evacuation center to a small town. Read More »
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards
This dramatic retelling of the Pearl Harbor attack details everything in the days that led up to that tragic moment in American history. Read More »
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka (1962)
In one of her best movie roles, super-star singer/actress Misora Hibari Read More »
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A AKA 46-okunen no koi (2006) Takashi Miike, Ryûhei Matsuda, Masanobu Andô, Shunsuke Kubozuka
An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. Read More »