Knowing that he has only a month to live, a pianist goes back to his beloved ocean. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Magokoro / Sincerity (1939) Mikio Naruse, Minoru Takada
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. Read More »
None But the Brave (1965) Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II Read More »
Outlaw: Rub-out! (1969) Keiichi Ozawa, Eiji Gô, Kenji Imai
New force joins the creators of the “Outlaw” series in this final installment. Read More »
A Slope in the Sun / Hi no ataru sakamichi (1958)
A college aged woman arrives in Tokyo to study while finding work at the wealthy Tashiro family home Read More »
The Beast Shall Die / Yajû shisubeshi (1959) Eizô Sugawa
A promising post-graduate literature student (Nakadai) is transformed into a psychotic killer Read More »
Take Care, Red Riding Hood (1970) Shirô Moritani
Tokyo, February 9th, 1969. Kaoru is a high school graduate from a rich family. Read More »
Gentle 12 / Juninin no yasashii nihonjin (1991)
Shun Nakahara directs this comic take on Sidney Lumet’s 1957 classic Twelve Angry Men. Read More »
Shûen / The Flame of Devotion (1964) Koreyoshi Kurahara
The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji Read More »
Yasha / Demon (1985) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura
Retired yakuza gangster Shuji (Ken Takakura) moves back from Osaka to a remote coastal village Read More »