Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
Themis / Himizu (2011) Sion Sono, Shôta Sometani
Two fourteen-year-olds come together sharing misery and pain. Read More »
Love on a Daily Basis / Koiko no Mainichi (1988) Akiyoshi Kimata, Shino Ikenami, Seiji Kurasaki, Yûki Matsumura
The lives of a young yakuza and his girlfriend. Read More »
Shara / Sharasôju (2003) Naomi Kawase, Kohei Fukungaga, Yuka Hyyoudo
The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso’s twin boys suddenly disappears. Read More »
The Tale of Zatoichi / Zatôichi monogatari (1962) Kenji Misumi, Shintarô Katsu, Masayo Banri, Ryûzô Shimada
An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. Read More »
Tamako in Moratorium / Moratoriamu Tamako (2013) Nobuhiro Yamashita, Atsuko Maeda, Suon Kan, Shôko Fujimura
Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Read More »
Mori, the Artist’s Habitat / Mori no iru basho (2018) Shûichi Okita, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Munetaka Aoki, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu’s garden, which is home to creatures Read More »
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village / Tarao Bannai: Kimen mura no sangeki (1978) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Akira Kobayashi, Ichirô Zaitsu, Sanae Kitabayashi
Private eye Tarao Bannai is called in to solve the murdered of a young girl Read More »
Lady Caligula in Tokyo / Tôkyô Karigyura fujin (1981) Kôyû Ohara, Maiko Kazama, Asami Ogawa, Tsutomu Akashi
A housewife leaves her husband after he has been cheating on her. Read More »
Journey to the Shore / Kishibe no tabi (2015) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Eri Fukatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Masao Komatsu
Mizuki’s husband Yusuke drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home Read More »