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Tag Archives: japanese
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 »
Jellyfish Eyes AKA Mememe no kurage (2013) Takashi Murakami, Takuto Sueoka, Himeka Asami, Masataka Kubota

In Japan, the small Masashi moves from one evacuation center to a small town. Read More »
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka (1962)

In one of her best movie roles, super-star singer/actress Misora Hibari Read More »
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A AKA 46-okunen no koi (2006) Takashi Miike, Ryûhei Matsuda, Masanobu Andô, Shunsuke Kubozuka

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. Read More »
Genocide AKA Konchû daisensô (1968) Kazui Nihonmatsu, Keisuke Sonoi, Yûsuke Kawazu, Emi Shindô

All the insects on Earth become wild and attack humans, causing Armageddon. Read More »
Slaughter in the Snow (1973) Kazuo Ikehiro, Hajime Araki, Kai Atô, Takamori Gen

In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Read More »
House AKA Hausu (1977) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba

Oshare (Gorgeous) is excited about spending summer vacation with her father Read More »
Advance Patrol (1957) Kazuo Mori, Kenji Sugawara, Yoshirô Kitahara, Ryûji Shinagawa

January 1905, Manchuria. The Russo-Japanese War has been going on for nearly a year. Read More »
Sword of the Beast AKA Kedamono no ken (1965) Hideo Gosha, Mikijirô Hira, Gô Katô, Shima Iwashita

Gennosuke, a clan retainer, kills one of the clan ministers as part of a plot to achieve reform. Read More »