
After collecting her sickly follower from jail, Oryu is taken in by a fishing village. Read More »
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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 »
A Woman’s Sorrows / Nyonin aishû (1937) Mikio Naruse, Takako Irie, Hideo Saeki, Heihachirô Ôkawa

The irresolute heroine marries without love and finds herself regarded Read More »
Lear on the Shore / Umibe no Ria (2017) Masahiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Abe, Mieko Harada, Kaoru Kobayashi

Chokichi Kuwahata was once a leading actor, but he is ravaged by dementia and old age now. Read More »
Open House (1998) Isao Yukisada, Tokiko Katô, Daijirô Kawaoka, Kaho Minami

Tomonori, a third-rate model, is very unhappy with her demeaning job of handing out leaflets Read More »
Aesthetics of a Bullet / Teppôdama no bigaku (1973) Sadao Nakajima, Tsunehiko Watase, Miki Sugimoto, Mitsuru Mori

A low-life crook gets a job as a yakuza hit-man and proceeds to pretend to be a big shot. Read More »
The Naked Woman and the Gun / Rajo to kenjû (1957) Seijun Suzuki, Michitarô Mizushima, Mari Shiraki, Ichirô Sugai

A Tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the Japanese king of cocaine trafficking Read More »
Satan’s Town / Akuma no machi (1956) Seijun Suzuki, Seizaburô Kawazu, Ichirô Sugai, Azusa Yumi

A notorious murderer Oba escapes from jail. Hayasaki, the Oba’s right hand Read More »