Katayama (Aikawa Sho) is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) Shunji Iwai, Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Itô
After a young girl’s mother dies, she is cared for by Glico, a brassy hooker, who gives the girl the name “Ageha” (Butterfly). Read More »
Scent of a Spell (1985) Toshiharu Ikeda, Mari Amachi, Johnny Ohkura, Yuki Kazamatsuri
A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Read More »
Crazed Beast (1976) Sadao Nakajima, Tsunehiko Watase, Jun Hoshino, Takuzô Kawatani
Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. Read More »
Death by Hanging (1968) Nagisa Ôshima, Kei Satô, Fumio Watanabe, Toshirô Ishidô
This sad tale, based on a true story of a Japanese-born Korean student who raped and killed two girls in 1958 Read More »
The Secret of the Telegian (1960) Jun Fukuda, Kôji Tsuruta, Yumi Shirakawa, Seizaburô Kawazu
Detectives must stop a homicidal madman called the “Telegian” from his killing rampage Read More »
An Outlaw (1964) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Tetsurô Tanba, Naoki Sugiura
A killer who only hits people who deserve it is tricked into killing an innocent man. Read More »
Passing fancy (1933) Yasujirô Ozu, Takeshi Sakamoto, Nobuko Fushimi, Den Ohinata
After the death of his wife, a man struggles to raise his son in nearly overwhelming poverty. Read More »
A Wife Confesses (1961) Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru
Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Read More »
The Music (1972) Yasuzô Masumura, Noriko Kurosawa, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Chôei Takahashi
A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups. Read More »