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Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) Noboru Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Hiroyuki Nagato, Seiji Miyaguchi
Two twin girls are separated at birth. One grows up in a loving family. Read More »
Hunters’ Sense of Touch AKA Karyudo-tachi no shokkaku (1995) Hisayasu Satô, Naoto Yoshimoto, Takeshi Itô, Yoji Tanaka
A police detective investigating a vicious string of homosexual murders discovers that the latest Read More »
Women Are Born Twice AKA Onna wa nido umareru (1961) Yûzô Kawashima, Ayako Wakao, Sô Yamamura, Jun Fujimaki
Koen is a geisha who has intimate relationships with several men at once. Read More »
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims AKA Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005) Kankurô Kudô, Tomoya Nagase, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Sadao Abe
A re-imagining of the classic Japanese comedy “Yaji and Kita’s Travel Journey”, this is the story of two samurai in Edo period Japan who are in love. Read More »
Robinson’s Garden AKA Robinson no niwa (1987) Masashi Yamamoto, Kumiko Ohta, Kou Machida, Tuko Ueno
A hippie-like girl tries to turn an abandoned industrial site into an urban oasis full of greenery. Read More »
Evil Man of Edo AKA Edo no akutaro (1959) Masahiro Makino, Kusuo Abe, Kunio Kaga, Chizuru Kitagawa
A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens Read More »
Serpent AKA Orochi (1925) Buntarô Futagara, Tsumasaburô Bandô, Misao Seki, Utako Tamaki
The story of a decent samurai who is widely considered a scum and a criminal. Read More »
Journey Into Solitude AKA Tabi no Omosa (1972) Kôichi Saitô, Yôko Takahashi, Etsushi Takahashi, Kyôko Kishida
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean. Read More »
Queen Bee AKA Joôbachi (1978) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Mieko Takamine, Keiko Kishi
Private detective Kindaichi investigates a series of murders in scenic rural Japan. Read More »