Naomi Tani and Yuko Katagiri appear as themselves in the film, making fun of their on-screen personas. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
The Heart (1973) Kaneto Shindô, Noboru Matsuhashi, Kazunaga Tsuji, Anri
Adaptation of Natsume Soseki’s classic novel in a modern setting. Read More »
Marebito (2004) Takashi Shimizu, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara
In Tokyo, the freelance cameraman Takuyoshi Masuoka is obsessed investigating the fear sensation near death. Read More »
Sexy Line (1961) Teruo Ishii, Teruo Yoshida, Yôko Mihara, Mako Sanjô
A man meets a woman. He is wrongfully suspected for the murder of her lover. Read More »
Restoration Fire (1961) Shimura Takashi, Kataoka Chiezo, Awashima Chikage, Tsuchikata Ryunosuke, Okada Eiji, Satomi Kotaro
The story of Shinsengumi and one of its deputy leaders Hijikata Toshizo. Read More »
Sword for Hire (1952) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Danshirô Ichikawa
Soldiers Hayatenosuke Sasa and Kagami Yaheiji leave their besieged castle on a secret mission into the enemy camp. Read More »
A Killers Key (1967) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Ichirô Nakatani, Kô Nishimura
A master of Japanese dance, Nitta has another face, a killer with unearthly skill. Read More »
Battle in the Sea of Japan (1969) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûzô Kayama
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails Read More »
Utamaro’s World (1977) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida
Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. Read More »
No Blood Relation (1932) Mikio Naruse, Yoshiko Okada, Shin’yô Nara, Yukiko Tsukuba
An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim – with the help of her gangster brother – the daughter she abandoned years before. Read More »