
In 1944, in WWII, Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki cuts his finger with the scalpel during a surgery in a field hospital and is infected by spirochete from his patient Susumu Nakada. Read More »
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Talking Head (1992) Mamoru Oshii, Shigeru Chiba, Yoshikazu Fujiki, Keishi Hunt, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Talking Head (1992) is a live action film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Its a surreal meta-film mystery involving the production of an anime called Talking Head. Read More »
Barren Illusion (1999) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Aoyama, Shirô Atami, Shingo Ichizawa, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

The female lead, a postal worker, is shown involved in activities (in two different scenes) which surely would result in her death–jumping off a building and being severely beaten by a gang of thugs. Read More »
Blood Is Dry (1960) Yoshishige Yoshida, Keiji Sada, Kaneko Iwasaki, Shin’ichirô Mikami, Drama

An assurance company employee threatens suicide after a massive layoff is announced by the management. Read More »
Brothers of Capones (1970) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shingo Yamashiro, Fumio Watanabe, Action, Crime

Three aspiring assassins seek their education from Chicago returnees. Read More »
Did You See the Barefoot God? (1986) Soo-Kil Kim, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Gen Kodama, Yoriko Dôguchi, Drama

In a small backwater in Northern Japan, self-assured Shigeru and shy Shinji are best friends since childhood. Read More »
Being Two Isnt Easy (1962) Kon Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hiroo Suzuki, Eiji Funakoshi, Comedy, Drama

The trials, tribulations, and joys of raising a child. The film follows the everyday events of a family with one boy Read More »
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971) Ken Takakura, Action

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator. Read More »
Burst City (1982) Gakuryû Ishii, Michirô Endô, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Action, Music, Sci-Fi

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living. Read More »
Suicide Bus (1998) Hiroshi Shimizu, Dankan, Nanako Ôkôchi, Toshinori Omi, Comedy, Drama

A young girl named Mitsuki receives a ticket for a bus tour from his uncle. Read More »