A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father’s condition. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Stakeout / Harikomi (1958) Yoshitarô Nomura, Minoru Ôki, Takahiro Tamura, Seiji Miyaguchi
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching Read More »
Prison Boss / Gokuchu no kaoyaku (1968) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Ichirô Ryûzaki, Toshi Amatsu
Ken Takakura stars in yet another bad-ass Prison film, in “Prison Boss”. Read More »
Brothers Serving Time / Chôeki san kyôdai (1969) Kiyoshi Saeki, Bunta Sugawara, Ken Takakura, Kyôsuke Machida
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Read More »
Symbol of a Man / Otoko no monshô (1963) Akinori Matsuo, Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Otoko-no Monsho (Emblem of a Man, aka The Symbol of a Man) is a 1963 Japanese film starring Hideki Takahashi Read More »
The Rebirth / Ai no yokan (2007) Masahiro Kobayashi, Makiko Watanabe
Coincidence and the aftermath of violence. A man’s middle-school daughter has been murdered. Read More »
Home from the Sea / Furusato (1972) Yôji Yamada, Hisashi Igawa, Chieko Baishô, Chishû Ryû
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. Read More »
Confessions Among Actresses / Kokuhakuteki joyûron (1971) Yoshishige Yoshida, Mariko Okada, Ruriko Asaoka, Ineko Arima
In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses Read More »
Kekkô Kamen 3 (1993) Yutaka Akiyama, Shun Sugata, Megumi Takahashi, Rie Kondoh
A teacher sent out by Toenail Of Satan to the prestigious Sparta Academy had students Read More »
Sword Devil / Ken ki (1965) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satô
Hanpei is an orphan mistreated by other vassals of the manor. Read More »