Tora-san returns to his family’s shop in Shibamata, Tokyo to find himself accused Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Tora-san 15 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro aiaigasa (1975) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Ruriko Asaoka
Traveling through Hokkaido with a disgruntled salaryman seeking a lost love (Eiji Funakoshi) Read More »
Demeking / Chikan densha: Benten no oshiri (1998) Shinji Imaoka, Takuji Suzuki, Yôko Chôsokabe, Nao Kojima
When he is hit by a car on the street, a young man named Daikoku Read More »
Shinjuku Underworld: Chinese Mafia War (1995)
The film is based around the interactions of a homosexual triad group with a police officer Read More »
Kenny / The Kid Brother (1987) Claude Gagnon, Kenny Easterday, Caitlin Clarke, Liane Curtis
The disruptions caused in the life of 13 year old Kenny born with underdeveloped legs Read More »
Émotion (1966) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Sari Akasaka, Sakio Hirata, Jinichi Ishizaki
Experimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream Read More »
Gang vs. G-Men / Gyangu tai G-men (1962) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Tetsurô Tanba
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood. Read More »
The Revolt / Dôran (1980) Shirô Moritani, Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masakane Yonekura
When a young solider is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution Read More »
Okatsu the Fugitive / Yôen dokufu-den: Okatsu kyôjô tabi (1969) Nobuo Nakagawa, Junko Miyazono, Reiko Ônobuta, Tôru Abe
Okatsu: a “tomboy” who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry Read More »
Tora-san 13 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiyatsure (1974) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Sayuri Yoshinaga
After Torajiro’s latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again Read More »