
Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, comes to the city to apprentice at a jujitsu school. Read More »
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The Heart of Hiroshima / Ai to shi no kiroku (1966)

One morning, Kazue (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is about to knocked over by a motorbike in front of the music instrument shop Read More »
Late Bloomer AKA Osoi hito (2004) Gô Shibata, Ariko Arita, Toshihisa Fukunaga, Naozô Hotta

A wheelchair bound man goes on a killing spree to ease his hurt when a local college coed rebuffs his amorous advances. Read More »
A Woman’s Life AKA Onna no rekishi (1963) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Akira Takarada, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Nobuko (Hideko Takamine) is a gentle Japanese woman who endures several ordeals during her adult life in this somber, sentimental drama. Read More »
Zegen (1987) Shôhei Imamura, Ken Ogata, Mitsuko Baishô, Chun-Hsiung Ko

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 »
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 »