This is an important early Toei yakuza film, starring a young Ken Takakura as a wild Read More »
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A Room for Rent AKA Kashima ari (1959) Yûzô Kawashima, Furankî Sakai, Nobuko Otowa, Ikio Sawamura
The story follows the various tenants living in a multi-room tenement on a hill overlooking the city of Osaka. Read More »
Death Row Woman AKA Onna shikeishû no datsugoku (1960) Nobuo Nakagawa, Miyuki Takakura, Tatsuo Terashima, Yôichi Numata
Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence Read More »
That’s It AKA Soredake (2015) Gakuryû Ishii, Gô Ayano, Yohei Matsukado, Erina Mizuno
Daikoku and Ami want to escape their wayward lives. When they are thrown together they set out to kill a yakuza boss Read More »
The Life of Matsu the Untamed AKA Muhomatsu no issho (1943) Hiroshi Inagaki, Tsumasaburô Bandô, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Keiko Sonoi
Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Read More »
Moonlight Whispers AKA Gekkô no sasayaki (1999) Akihiko Shiota, Kenji Mizuhashi, Tsugumi, Kôta Kusano
An offbeat study of the adult games that men and women play filtered through the actions Read More »
Katatsumori (1994) Naomi Kawase, Uno Kawase
Fe AKA Hagane (1994) Kanji Nakajima, Fumiko Kawahara, Eiji Maruyama, Reina Oshibe
Near the remains of an iron factory, an old painter faces the challenges of creation Read More »
Forest of Oppression AKA Assatsu no mori (1967) Shinsuke Ogawa
The Oppressed Students focuses on the phenomenon of the struggle of university students Read More »
Elegy of the North / Banka (1957) Heinosuke Gosho, Yoshiko Kuga, Masayuki Mori, Mieko Takamine
A young woman falls for a middle aged business man, but things get complicated when she also starts having feelings for his wife. Read More »