The young rebel Juro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Late Chrysanthemums AKA Bangiku (1954) Mikio Naruse, Haruko Sugimura, Ken Uehara, Sadako Sawamura
What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Read More »
The Sun Above, Death Below AKA Sogeki (1968) Hiromichi Horikawa, Yûzô Kayama, Ruriko Asaoka, Masayuki Mori
Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring Read More »
The Silent Stranger AKA Lo straniero di silenzio (1968) Luigi Vanzi, Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Kin Ômae
The Stranger comes across some bad guys trying to kill a Japanese emissary for a very important scroll. Read More »
Whirlwind AKA Shikonmado – Dai tatsumaki (1964) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi
After defeat at the Siege of Osaka several survivors attempt to deliver a young prince to safety. Read More »
Zatoichi: The Last (2010) Junji Sakamoto, Shingo Katori, Takashi Sorimachi, Satomi Ishihara
Ichi has given up his cane sword and his former life as a traveler in order to settle down Read More »
Tokyo Family AKA Tôkyô kazoku (2013) Yôji Yamada, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura
An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. Read More »
My Sons AKA Musuko (1991) Yôji Yamada, Rentarô Mikuni, Masatoshi Nagase, Emi Wakui
Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. Read More »
A Chance to Die AKA Xiang si chen xianzai (2000) Yi-wen Chen, Miki Mizuno, Li-Wei Chang, Leon Dai
Burned by the desire to avenge her dead boyfriend Read More »
Gambler AKA Bakuchi uchi (1967) Shigehiro Ozawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Kyôsuke Machida, Tomisaburô Wakayama
Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. Read More »
Ninja in the Dragon’s Den AKA Long zhi ren zhe (1982) Corey Yuen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee, Jang-Lee Hwang
Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together Read More »
Afternoon Breezes AKA Kazetachi no gogo (1980) Hitoshi Yazaki, Setsuko Aya, Naomi Ito, Hiroshi Sugita
Two young girls, Mitsu and Natsuko, share the same apartment. Read More »
Hear the Song of the Wind AKA Kaze no uta o kike (1982) Kazuki Ohmori, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kimie Shingyôji, Kai Atô
A student travels back to Kobe for the summer. Once there, he meets his friend Rat Read More »
Serial Killer AKA Ryakushô: renzoku shasatsuma (1975) Masao Adachi
A visual document of the life of serial killer Norio Nagayama Read More »
Chutaro of Banba AKA Banba no Chûtarô (1955) Nobuo Nakagawa, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Isuzu Yamada, Sanae Mitsuoka
Based on the play ”Mabuta no Haha” by famed author Hasegawa Shin, this is the first major Read More »