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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 »
Kairyu daikessen / Battle Of The Dragons (1966)
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 »
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 »