Tag Archives: japanese

Described by David Bordwell as ‘probably the greatest revelation’ of the retrospective of Shochiku’s Read More »

Fusako Owada, a young woman in postwar Japan, is the mistress of a notorious drug dealer. Read More »

This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiba tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka “The Shark,” Read More »

The rise of a young and sexy tennis player. Read More »

Kei, a house servant, is kicked out after an altercation and is then adopted by a nearby family. Read More »

A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Read More »

Oryu searches for a blind girl she left behind but gets involved in a Yakuza turf war. Read More »

A band of ex-soldiers, scoundrels, and thugs in Ginza after World War Two fight Read More »

A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Read More »

Mitsu (Sakai Miki) meets Yoshioka (Watabe Atsuro) on Christmas and spends the night with him. Read More »