The award-winning director of such esteemed films as Black Rain and The Ballad of Narayama has chosen here to tell the decidedly dicey true tale of Iheiji Muraoka Read More »
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Tragedy of W AKA W no higeki (1984) Shin’ichirô Sawai, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yoshiko Mita, Masanori Sera
Young college student Shizuka is given the opportunity to act in a stage play with professionals. Read More »
Before Spring AKA Kaichô-on (1980) Hôjin Hashiura, Keiko Oginome, Ryô Ikebe, Karin Yamaguchi
Iyo is a teenage girl from a bourgeois family living nearby the Sea of Japan. Read More »
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness AKA Hishu monogatari (1977) Seijun Suzuki, Kyôko Enami, Yoshio Harada, Masumi Okada
A female golfer who has exceeded expectations to reach the top not only has to contend with being in-demand Read More »
Hazy Life AKA Donten seikatsu (1999) Nobuhiro Yamashita, Uda Teppei, Hiroshi Yamamoto
Tsutomu meets Kee outside a Pachinko hall. The two strike up an unlikely friendship. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 3 AKA Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami (1966) Kiyoshi Saeki, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Sumiko Fuji
Takei Shigejiro belongs to the Shimazu family. When his boss gets killed, he takes revenge and ends up in prison. Read More »
Runin: Banished (2004) Eiji Okuda, Mariya Ito, Makoto Kakeda, Miyuki Komagata
In 1838, on the penal colony of Hachijo Island, the ex-courtesan Toyogiku, convicted of arson in the capital Read More »
Yataro’s Sedge Hat AKA Yatarô gasa (1960) Masahiro Makino, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Minoru Chiaki, Susumu Fujita
Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventure Read More »
Hold Me and Kiss Me AKA Watashi o daite soshite kisu shite (1992) Jun’ya Satô, Yôko Minamino, Hidekazu Akai, Tomokazu Miura
Kieko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. Read More »
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment / Tokiwa-so no seishun (1996) Jun Ichikawa, Masahiro Motoki, Sadao Abe, Satoko Abe
A look at the youthful beginnings of manga giants Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko Fujio, Fujio Akatsuka Read More »