
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 »
Tag Archives: japanese
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 »
Vacation / Kyûka (2008) Hajime Kadoi, Kaoru Kobayashi

The prison guards working in penitentiaries where death row inmates are locked Read More »
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 »