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The First Gas Human AKA Gasu ningen dai 1 gô (1960) Ishirô Honda, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya

A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into ‘The Human Vapour’. Read More »
Battle Heater AKA Batoru hîtâ (1989) Jôji Iida, Akira Emoto, Hisako Hara, Masao Imafuku

Hama, along with his assistant Furuchi, spends his time collecting electronic junk from other people’s garbage and junk yards. Read More »
Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love Killer AKA Chigireta ai no satsujin (1993) Toshiharu Ikeda, Shirô Sano, Megumi Yokoyama, Kimiko Yo

A policewoman is investigating the apparent suicide of a college coed. Read More »
The Pledge AKA Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden (1972) Kôsaku Yamashita, Gorô Ibuki, Nobuo Kaneko, Takuzô Kawatani

When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke’s successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins. Read More »
Tokijiro of Kutsukake AKA Kutsukake Tokijiro – yukyo ippiki (1966) Tai Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Junko Ikeuchi

Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Read More »
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t AKA Shiko funjatta (1992) Masayuki Suo, Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka

Yet another tradition in the tradition of “ragtag misfits” in Japanese comedy…Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t tells the story of a university sumo club in Japan. Read More »
Luminous Moss AKA Hikarigoke (1992) Kei Kumai, Rentarô Mikuni, Hisashi Igawa, Satoko Iwasaki

The island of Hokkaido, in Japan, is located near the Arctic Circle and is famous for its cold, snowy winters. Read More »
Equinox Flower AKA Higanbana (1958) Yasujirô Ozu, Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima

A business man is often approached by friends for advice and help regarding marriage as well as family Read More »
Early Summer AKA Bakushû (1951) Yasujirô Ozu, Setsuko Hara, Chishû Ryû, Chikage Awashima

In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene: older parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko Read More »