Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
The Lone Stalker (1968) Kazuo Ikehiro, Raizô Ichikawa, Mayumi Ogawa, Kaneko Iwasaki
Isazo is a traveler player and a living legend in the world of the Yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and courage Read More »
Zeiram 2 (1994) Keita Amemiya, Mitsuo Abe, Francis Cherry, Makio Hiraiwa
Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. Read More »
Zeiram (1991) Keita Amemiya, Yûko Moriyama, Kunihiro Ida, Yukijirô Hotaru
Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry Read More »
Avalanche (1937) Mikio Naruse, Hideo Saeki, Ranko Edogawa, Noboru Kiritachi
This film, directed by Mikio Naruse, is a study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. Read More »
The Hoodlum Priest (1967) Yakuza bozu
The first of two films in the Ryuzen series, a rogue martial arts practicing, fornicating, alcohol drinking Read More »
Endless Waltz (1995) Kôji Wakamatsu, Leona Hirota, Kou Machida, Haruko Sagara
Koji Wakamatsu’s biopic about a Japanese free jazz/improvisation saxophonist named Kaoru Abe. Read More »
Unchain (2000) Toshiaki Toyoda, Unchain Kaji, Chihara Junia
Documentary on the Japanese boxer Unchain Kaji, who retired from the ring at the age of 30 with an eye injury and a losing record. Read More »
Living on the River Agano (1992) Makoto Satô
In 1964, a chemical factory in Niigata Prefecture dumped mercury into the Agano River Read More »
Embracing (1992) Naomi Kawase, Uno Kawase
A diary film about Kawase’s relationship with her Grandma and the search for her Father Read More »