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Tag Archives: Japan
Kingdom of Jirocho 3 / Jirochô sangokushi daisanbu (1964) Masahiro Makino, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Eitarô Shindô
The oft-filmed tale of real-life yakuza boss Shimizu no Jirocho is told this time by Masahiro Makino Read More »
Helpless (1996) Shinji Aoyama, Tadanobu Asano, Ken Mitsuishi, Yôichirô Saitô
Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him Read More »
Sad Vacation (2007) Shinji Aoyama, Tadanobu Asano, Kaori Fujimitsu, Eri Ishida
Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving Read More »
Hell’s Gate Island / Gokumon-to (1977) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Yôko Tsukasa, Reiko Ôhara
A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946. Read More »
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro / Kuroki Taro no ai to bôken (1977) Azuma Morisaki, Kunie Tanaka, Harue Akagi, Mitsuko Baishô
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai’s heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police Read More »
To the Fields, to the Hills, to the Beaches / Noyuki yamayuki umibe yuki (1986) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Saburô Bôya, Izumi Hara, Yasufumi Hayashi
Summer 1937 Japan begins a war with China. Militaristic moods are growing in the country. Read More »
Charisma / Karisuma (1999) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kôji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ren Ôsugi
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. Read More »
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas / Chikan densha: Gokuhi honban (1984) Yôjirô Takita, Yûka Takemura, Arisa Shindo, Yûko Aoki
1615. Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke is assigned the task of finding a hidden treasure that will restore his clan to their full power. Read More »
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot / Katte ni shiyagare!! Ôgon keikaku (1996) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Show Aikawa, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoriko Dôguchi
After mistakenly killing an old man they were sent to pick up, two men are pursued by local police and yakuza. Read More »