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Tag Archives: japanese
Gate of Hell / Jigokumon (1953) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Machiko Kyô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata

In 1159, during an attempted coup, one of the court’s ladies in waiting disguises herself Read More »
I Want to be a Shellfish (1959) Shinobu Hashimoto, Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband Read More »
Disciples of Hippocrates / Hipokuratesu-tachi (1980) Kazuki Ohmori, Masato Furuoya, Ran Itô, Masahiro Mitsuta

The story revolves around Ogino, who is in the last year of his medical studies. Read More »
The Third Contest / Mondonosuke Sanban Shobu (1965) Tetsuya Yamanouchi, Shigeru Amachi, Kanjûrô Arashi, Gannosuke Ashiya

When Mondonosuke, a young sword student has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel Read More »
Kitsutsuki to ame / The Woodsman and the Rain (2011) Shûichi Okita, Kôji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Rookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie. Read More »
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969) Kôsaku Yamashita, Bin Amatsu, Hiroshi Arikawa, Daisuke Awaji

After collecting her sickly follower from jail, Oryu is taken in by a fishing village. Read More »
Tora-san 4 / Shin otoko wa tsurai yo (1970) Shun’ichi Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Komaki Kurihara

After winning big at the races, Torajiro wants to take his aunt and uncle Read More »
Whirlwind / Shikonmado – Dai tatsumaki (1964) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi

After defeat at the Siege of Osaka several survivors attempt to deliver a young prince to safety. Read More »
Tora-san 3: His Tender Love / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Fûten no Tora (1970) Azuma Morisaki, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Michiyo Aratama, Chieko Baishô

In an effort to get him to settle down, Tora’s family attempts to arrange a marriage for him. Read More »