Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Ukikusa / Floating Weeds (1959) Yasujirô Ozu, Ganjirô Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura
A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of Japan. Read More »
Kanto Wanderer (1963) Seijun Suzuki, Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Daisaburô Hirata
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 »
Pink Lady’s Motion Picture (1978) Tsugunobu Kotani, Keiko Masuda, Mie, Taisaku Akino
This musical features the Pink Ladies as circus performers who show kindness toward Read More »
Yoen dokufuden: Hitokiri okatsu (1969) Nobuo Nakagawa, Junko Miyazono, Reiko Ônobuta, Kô Nishimura
Okatsu, the daughter of a katana instructor must avenge a judge who rapes and kills his father. Read More »
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kiichi Nakai, Narimi Arimori
The environment and the movie stars at a Japanese film studio in the early ’30s are recreated in this drama that looks back Read More »
A Hell Of A Guy (1961) Seijun Suzuki, Kôji Wada, Mitsuo Sagawa, Mayumi Shimizu
Wada Koji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss. Read More »
Tora-san 29 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro ajisai no koi (1982) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Ayumi Ishida
During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Read More »
Wolves, Pigs and People (1964) Kinji Fukasaku, Ken Takakura, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Shinjirô Ebara
A lonely gangster tries recruiting men to plunder a respected and powerful gang. Read More »
Technique of Love: Kama Sutra (1970) Kôji Wakamatsu, Eri Ashikawa, Jôji Ichimura, Yûko Etô
A how-to SEX documentary that interprets the Indian sexual scripture Kama Sutra in the style of Koji Wakamatsu. Read More »