This story is set during the Edo ages in Japan. On a rainy night, Kotono confronts the samurais who have killed her father. Read More »
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The Face of Another AKA Tanin no kao (1966) Hiroshi Teshigahara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijirô Hira, Kyôko Kishida
A businessman facially scarred in a laboratory fire receives psychotherapy from a psychiatrist Read More »
Killer’s Mission AKA Shokin kasegi (1969) Shigehiro Ozawa, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yumiko Nogawa, Tomoko Mayama
A shogunate secret agent is sent to investigate a secret deal with a Dutch Read More »
Hana-Dama: Phantom AKA Hanadama: Gen’ei (2016) Hisayasu Satô, Iori, Shima Ônishi, Kanade Ai
Two figures of the pink cinema – director Sato Hisayasu and screenwriter Read More »
24 Hour Playboy AKA Ai to heisei no iro – Otoko (1989) Yoshimitsu Morita, Jun’ichi Ishida, Honami Suzuki, Kumiko Takeda
He is a dentist by profession. He is a saxophonist on the side Read More »
Sun on the Horizon AKA Hi wa katabuki (1996) Naomi Kawase, Uno Kawase
The last piece of the trilogy, following ‘Katatsumori’ and ‘See Heaven’, filming her grandma and herself. Read More »
The Rambler Rides Again AKA Daisogen no wataridori (1960) Buichi Saitô, Akira Kobayashi, Jô Shishido, Ruriko Asaoka
Taki (Kobayashi), a wandering, singing cowboy, comes upon a village in Hokkaido Read More »
Tokyo Heaven AKA Tôkyô jôkû irasshaimase (1990) Shinji Sômai, Kiichi Nakai, Riho Makise, Tsurube Shôfukutei
Yuu Kamiya is an up-and-coming talent in Japanese show business. Read More »
Rice AKA Kome (1957) Tadashi Imai, Shinjirô Ebara, Eijirô Tôno, Yûko Mochizuki
The heroes and heroines are all rice farmers, struggling Read More »
The 47 Ronin AKA Chûshingura (1962) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yûzô Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy Read More »
The Incident AKA Jiken (1978) Yoshitarô Nomura, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Toshiyuki Nagashima
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife Read More »
Introspection Tower AKA Mikaheri no tô (1941) Hiroshi Shimizu, Chimura Enoki, Teruo Furuya, Mamiko Harada
Problem kids come to a reformatory school where they live, study and work. Read More »
Invisible Man Appears AKA Tômei ningen arawaru (1949) Nobuo Adachi, Shigehiro Fukushima, Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirô Natsukawa
“There is no good or evil in science, but it can be used for good or evil purposes.” Read More »
Demon Pond AKA Yashagaike (1979) Masahiro Shinoda, Tamasaburô Bandô, Gô Katô, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Read More »
Audition AKA Ôdishon (1999) Takashi Miike, Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife Read More »