A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Black Lizard / Kuro tokage (1968) Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye Read More »
Points and Lines (1958) Tsuneo Kobayashi, Hiroshi Minami
Based on Matsumoto Seicho’s classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group Read More »
Kikansha sensei / Locomotive Teacher (2004) Ryuichi Hiroki
A young man named Yoshioka Seigo arrives at the only elementary school on a small island Read More »
The Man Behind The Scissors (2005) Toshiharu Ikeda
A psychological thriller about a series of murders committed using scissors Read More »
Eyes of the Spider / Kumo no hitomi (1998) Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Eyes of the Spider concerns Nijima, a white-collar worker who one day finds the man responsible for his young daughter’s brutal rape and murder. Read More »
The Loyal 47 Ronin / Chûshingura (1958) Kunio Watanabe
Japan’s timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 47 Ronin is the true story of group of samurai Read More »
Dream Island Girl (1974) Shôichirô Sasaki, Suzuki Shiroyasu
A boy helps an unconscious girl by the river. The girl wakes up, but there is little conversation between them Read More »
Beast Alley / Kemonomichi (1965) Eizô Sugawa, Junko Ikeuchi
Tamiko works as a live-in maid in a modest ryokan, while her bed-ridden husband, Kanji Read More »
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964) Kazuo Ikehiro
On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. Read More »