Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. Read More »
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No More Easy Life AKA Mo hozue wa tsukanai (1979) Yôichi Higashi, Kaori Momoi, Eiji Okuda, Leo Morimoto
A wistful slice-of-life drama about a college student’s attempts to manage her relations with two men. Read More »
Tora-san 42 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Fumi Dan
The well-intentioned, kind-hearted, and somewhat awkward but always lovable Read More »
Tora-san 40 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro sarada kinenbi (1988) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Hiroko Mita
In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor Read More »
Paradise: What Is Being Done AKA Rakuen: Nagasarete (2006) Tôru Kamei, Bengal, Fujiko, Katsuya Kobayashi
Stranded on a seemingly uninhabited island, an anchorwoman campaigning Read More »
Erotic Liaisons AKA Erotikkuna kankei (1992) Kôji Wakamatsu, Ryûdô Uzaki, Joe Yamanaka, Kei Satô
Set in Paris, the plot concerns a low-key private detective agency run by Rie Read More »
An Artist of the Floating World AKA Ukiyo no gakka (2019) Kazuki Watanabe, Natsuko Akiyama, Shunsuke Daitô, Masato Hagiwara
In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was Read More »
Spanking Love (1995) Shoji Tanaka, Renji Ishibashi, Toshio Kakei, Hisami Shiraishi
Ryo Masuda is a S/M film director who asks a woman he meets on the street to star in one of his films. Read More »
Tora-San 41 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji (1989) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Takeshita
During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. Read More »
Tora-san 39 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro monogatari (1987) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Kumiko Akiyoshi
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother Read More »
Tora-san 38 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiretoko bojô (1987) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Keiko Takeshita
Tora-san, the näive and romantic peddler, returns once more to his home in Hokkaido Read More »
The Path of the King AKA Nihon yakuza-den: Sôchiyô e no michi (1971) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Kôji Tsuruta, Tomisaburô Wakayama
When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence Read More »
Made to Order Cloth AKA Oatsurae Jirôkichi koshi (1931) Daisuke Itô, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Naoe Fushimi, Nobuko Fushimi
The only completely preserved silent film directed by Daisuke Ito Read More »
Zero Focus AKA Zero no shôten (1961) Yoshitarô Nomura, Yoshiko Kuga, Hizuru Takachiho, Ineko Arima
After Teiko’s new husband disappears on a business trip, she discovers Read More »
The War of the 16 Year Olds AKA Juroku-sai no senso (1973) Toshio Matsumoto, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Itsuro Shimoda, Michiko Saga
The film serves as a tribute to those that lost their lives during the air raid Read More »