Talking Head (1992) is a live action film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Its a surreal meta-film mystery involving the production of an anime called Talking Head. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Barren Illusion (1999) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Aoyama, Shirô Atami, Shingo Ichizawa, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The female lead, a postal worker, is shown involved in activities (in two different scenes) which surely would result in her death–jumping off a building and being severely beaten by a gang of thugs. Read More »
Blood Is Dry (1960) Yoshishige Yoshida, Keiji Sada, Kaneko Iwasaki, Shin’ichirô Mikami, Drama
An assurance company employee threatens suicide after a massive layoff is announced by the management. Read More »
Brothers of Capones (1970) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shingo Yamashiro, Fumio Watanabe, Action, Crime
Three aspiring assassins seek their education from Chicago returnees. Read More »
Kanto Wanderer (1963) Seijun Suzuki, Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Daisaburô Hirata, Action, Crime
Three schoolgirls are infatuated with a yakuza, Katsuta, of the Izu Clan. They meet another yakuza, `Diamond` Fuyu, of the rival Yoshida clan. Read More »
Labyrinth of Dreams (1997) Gakuryû Ishii, Rena Komine, Tadanobu Asano, Kotomi Kyôno, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Tomiko is a conductor in a rural bus driven by the handsome Niitaka. Tomiko had received a letter from her best friend Tsuyako Read More »
Mirrored Mind (2005) Gakuryû Ishii, Miwako Ichikawa, Yuki Inomata, Kou Machida, Drama
Renowned cyber-punk director ISHII Sogo strays from his roots, entering the realm of the subconscious with Mirrored Mind, a composed, contemplative and also a very personal film. Read More »
Did You See the Barefoot God? (1986) Soo-Kil Kim, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Gen Kodama, Yoriko Dôguchi, Drama
In a small backwater in Northern Japan, self-assured Shigeru and shy Shinji are best friends since childhood. Read More »
Being Two Isnt Easy (1962) Kon Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hiroo Suzuki, Eiji Funakoshi, Comedy, Drama
The trials, tribulations, and joys of raising a child. The film follows the everyday events of a family with one boy Read More »
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971) Ken Takakura, Action
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator. Read More »