Tag Archives: Japan

Jimmy Wang Yu stars in his first major modern-day role, in the same year he revolutionized martial arts cinema in One-Armed Swordsman. Read More »

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. Read More »

This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made Read More »

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member Read More »

A teenager is dismissed from school for misconduct. Read More »

When a boy loses his father he moves in with his older half-brother. Read More »

A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions Read More »

From the deepest archives of Japanese film history comes this superbly restored edition of one of the epic adventures Read More »

The film tells of the strained relationship between a mother and her two sons after the death of the family patriarch. Read More »

A two part horror film. The first segment deals with a teenage girl who leaves her body to torment the lovers of classmate Ryoji – whom she loves. Read More »