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Tag Archives: Japan
Rice / Kome (1957) Tadashi Imai, Shinjirô Ebara, Eijirô Tôno, Yûko Mochizuki
The heroes and heroines are all rice farmers, struggling Read More »
The 47 Ronin / Chûshingura (1962) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yûzô Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy Read More »
The Incident / Jiken (1978) Yoshitarô Nomura, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Toshiyuki Nagashima
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife Read More »
Introspection Tower / Mikaheri no tô (1941) Hiroshi Shimizu, Chimura Enoki, Teruo Furuya, Mamiko Harada
Problem kids come to a reformatory school where they live, study and work. Read More »
Invisible Man Appears / Tômei ningen arawaru (1949) Nobuo Adachi, Shigehiro Fukushima, Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirô Natsukawa
“There is no good or evil in science, but it can be used for good or evil purposes.” Read More »
Demon Pond / Yashagaike (1979) Masahiro Shinoda, Tamasaburô Bandô, Gô Katô, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Read More »
Audition / Ôdishon (1999) Takashi Miike, Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife Read More »
What Is Your Name? Part III (1954) Kimi no na wa: Daisanbu
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. Read More »
What Is Your Name? Part II (1953) Kimi no na wa: Dainibu
Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge Read More »