In the town of Aso a boy returns to his mother after he was missing for 58 years. Read More »
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The Man Without a Map AKA Moetsukita chizu (1968) Hiroshi Teshigahara, Shintarô Katsu, Etsuko Ichihara, Osamu Ôkawa
A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. Contradictory evidence and the lack of clues soon render the case as virtually unsolvable Read More »
Heaven and Earth / Ten to Chi to (1990) Haruki Kadokawa, Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. Read More »
The Whispering Star AKA Hiso hiso boshi (2015) Sion Sono, Kenji Endo, Yûto Ikeda, Megumi Kagurazaka
A feminine android delivers packages to the scattered humans in the galaxy. Read More »
The Flower, the Storm, and the Gang AKA Hana to arashi to gyangu (1961) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Kôji Tsuruta, Mamoru Ogawa
This is an important early Toei yakuza film, starring a young Ken Takakura as a wild Read More »
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 »