Tag Archives: japanese

A thug is released after fifteen years in prison for the murder of a yakuza gang boss. Read More »

Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them shoots them; their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman’s interest. Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

An assurance company employee threatens suicide after a massive layoff is announced by the management. Read More »

Three aspiring assassins seek their education from Chicago returnees. Read More »

In a small backwater in Northern Japan, self-assured Shigeru and shy Shinji are best friends since childhood. Read More »

The trials, tribulations, and joys of raising a child. The film follows the everyday events of a family with one boy Read More »

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator. Read More »