Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Hoodlum Priest and the Gold Mint (1968) Kazuo Ikehiro, Shintarô Katsu, Kayo Matsuo, Taketoshi Naitô
The rogue Ryuzen priest is now not only gambling, fornicating, fighting, drinking Read More »
Tokyo Family (2013) Tôkyô kazoku
An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. Read More »
Journey of Honor (1991) Gordon Hessler, Shô Kosugi, David Essex, Kane Kosugi
In the seventeenth century, Japan is divided between two forces. Read More »
Shogun’s Shadow (1989) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari
Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. Read More »
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 »