Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats / Wakai kizoku-tachi: 13-kaidan no Maki (1975) Makoto Naitô, Etsuko Shihomi, Misa Ohara, Hiroshi Nawa
Maki is the leader of a female gang that fights for justice Read More »
Agitator / Araburu tamashii-tachi (2001) Takashi Miike, Taisaku Akino, Mickey Curtis, Yoshiyuki Daichi
A fearless Yakuza captain’s loyalty is tested as two ambitious Read More »
Tora-san 48 the final / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tora-san’s family is gathered around the TV wondering where he could be. Read More »
Tora-san 47 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama (1994) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival Read More »
What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) Woody Allen
Woody Allen took a Japanese spy movie entitled Kagi no Kagi, replacing the original voice track with a completely different plot. Read More »
Osaka Tough Guys / Naniwa yuukyôden (1995) Takashi Miike, Sei Hiraizumi, Kentarô Nakakura, Hachirô Oka
In this quirky comedy, two high school boys seek quick cash Read More »
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze / Ah, yokaren (1968) Shinji Murayama, Yukiko Anjô, Junzaburô Ban, Shin’ichi Chiba
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in WWII. Read More »
Taira Clan Saga / Shin Heike monogatari (1955) Kenji Mizoguchi, Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa, Tatsuya Ishiguro
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating Read More »
The Thick-Walled Room / Kabe atsuki heya (1956) Masaki Kobayashi, Kô Mishima, Torahiko Hamada, Keiko Kishi
Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II Read More »