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Tag Archives: japanese
Rock’n’Roll Mishin / Rokkun rouru mishin (2002)

Kenji (Kenji Mizuhashi) has a dull life. He is unmotivated at the office, and unable to break Read More »
Spellbound / Kin’yû fushoku rettô: Jubaku (1999)

Tapping into the economic malaise and the growing outrage against endless tawdry financial scandals Read More »
Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) Mikio Naruse

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata Read More »
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) Toshio Sugie, Toshirô Mifune

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. Read More »
Hula Girls / Hura gâru (2006) Sang-il Lee, Yasuko Matsuyuki

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home’s declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction. Read More »
Millenium Traveller / Sennen tabito (1999) Jinsei Tsuji

Knowing that he has only a month to live, a pianist goes back to his beloved ocean. Read More »
Magokoro / Sincerity (1939) Mikio Naruse, Minoru Takada

Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. Read More »
Outlaw: Rub-out! (1969) Keiichi Ozawa, Eiji Gô, Kenji Imai

New force joins the creators of the “Outlaw” series in this final installment. Read More »
A Slope in the Sun / Hi no ataru sakamichi (1958)

A college aged woman arrives in Tokyo to study while finding work at the wealthy Tashiro family home Read More »