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Tag Archives: Japan
Crest of Betrayal (1994) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôichi Satô, Saki Takaoka, Keiko Oginome
When Tamiya Iyemon joins the Asano Clan, he brings with him a legacy of death. Read More »
Heartless (1968) Mio Ezaki, Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Kôji Wada, Hiroshi Nawa
Known as one of the pioneers to establish the Nikkatsu “mood action” genre, Mio Ezaki incorporates road movie scenes with a new theme song sung by Tetsuya Watari Read More »
Marquis de Sades Prosperities of Vice (1988) Akio Jissôji, Yasumi Hara, Renji Ishibashi, Seiran Li
An obsession with the life and works of the Marquis de Sade leads a depraved, 1920s-era Japanese count down the path of tragedy and self-destruction in this erotic drama. Read More »
The Victory of Women (1946) Kenji Mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Michiko Kuwano, Mitsuko Miura
A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Read More »
Outlaw: Rub-out! (1969) Keiichi Ozawa, Eiji Gô, Kenji Imai, Chieko Matsubara, Gorô Mutsumi
New force joins the creators of the “Outlaw” series in this final installment. Read More »
Age Of Nudity (1959) Seijun Suzuki, Keiichirô Akagi, Kyôko Hori, Bokuzen Hidari
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. Read More »
Blood of Revenge (1965) Tai Katô, Kôji Tsuruta, Junko Fuji, Tetsurô Tanba
Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and running Read More »
The Downfall of Osen (1935) Kenji Mizoguchi, Isuzu Yamada, Daijirô Natsukawa, Mitsusaburô Ramon
In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Read More »
The Youth Killer (1976) Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Yutaka Mizutani, Mieko Harada, Etsuko Ichihara
Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love Read More »