In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Empire of Kids / Gaki teikoku (1981) Kazuyuki Izutsu
This impossibly complicated plot about gangland vendettas and power struggles Read More »
Natsu no niwa: The Friends (1994) Shinji Sômai
A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man Read More »
Age Of Nudity (1959) Seijun Suzuki, Keiichirô Akagi
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. Read More »
Kazoku / Where Spring Comes Late (1970) Yôji Yamada
The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. Read More »
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950) Mikio Naruse
Ishinaka is a famous novelist living in Aomori Prefecture and witnessed in local events. Read More »
Step on the Gas / Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase (1970)
Y?ji, fresh out of prison on parole, is taken to a bar that Nao operates and there he meets his old love Emiko Read More »
The Road I Travel with You / Kimi to yuku michi (1936)
“The Road I Travel With You” concerns two brothers of marriageable age and their mother Read More »
The Actress and the Poet / Joyû to shijin (1935)
Ryuji Nagami’s script mandates a fairly straightforward comedy of nonconformism Read More »
Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege (1964) Tokuzô Tanaka
Tokugawa Ieyasu is the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination Read More »