After several years of coexistence in Lisbon (Portugal), Nicolas and Marie are about to divorce. Read More »
Tag Archives: Japan
A Legend of Turmoil / Shura no densetsu (1992) Akiyoshi Kimata, Akira Kobayashi, Takanori Jinnai, Ruby Moreno
Otaki, a member of a small yakuza family, hunts down the people who murdered his boss. Read More »
Shinjuku Mad / Shinjuku maddo (1970) Kôji Wakamatsu, Toshiyuki Tanigawa, Yûko Ejima, Makiko Harada
A man comes to Tokyo searching for his son’s killer. He ventures into the deep underground Read More »
The Five / Gonin (1995) Takashi Ishii, Kôichi Satô, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza Read More »
The Long Excuse / Nagai iiwake (2016) Miwa Nishikawa, Masahiro Motoki, Pistol Takehara, Eri Fukatsu
Based on a book by writer – director Miwa Nishikawa, a recently widowed writer Read More »
Forget Me Not / Wasurenai to chikatta boku ga ita (2015) Kei Horie, Nijirô Murakami, Akari Hayami, Chiharu
This film tells the story of a high school student named Takashi (Murakami Nijiro) Read More »
Gulf Road / Wangan Doro (1984) Yôichi Higashi, Masao Kusakari, Kanako Higuchi, Kaoru Kobayashi
21st century modern love in 80s Japan. Carried out with absolute smoothness, confidence, and nuance. Read More »
The Sword (1945) Meitô bijomaru
Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice sword maker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Read More »
The Killing Game / Satsujin yugi (1978) Tôru Murakawa, Kei Satô, Yûsaku Matsuda, Yutaka Nakajima
After making a sensational hit, Narumi has gone into hiding for 5 years. Read More »
The Wayside Pebble / Robô no ishi (1964) Miyoji Ieki, Chikage Awashima, Shûichi Ikeda, Katsuo Nakamura
The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque Read More »