Sonejiro sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei Read More »
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The Balloon (1956) Yûzô Kawashima, Shirô Amakusa
Haruki Murakami (Masayuki Mori), once lionized as a master painter, is now the president of a thriving camera Read More »
Samurai Wolf II (1967) Hideo Gosha, Isao Natsuyagi
Kiba is caught in the intrigue between a crooked goldmine owner, a cynical, betrayed swordsman, a manipulative lady and an arrogant dojo master. Read More »
Ballad of a Worker (1962) Keisuke Kinoshita, Hideko Takamine
A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Read More »
Mikkai / The Assignation (1959) Kô Nakahira
Young Kikuko (Yoko Katsuragi) is married to an older university professor Read More »
Triple Cross (1992) Kinji Fukasaku
Three old gangsters pull off one last heist to raise much-needed cash for their various debts. Read More »
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street (1936) Mikio Naruse
In 1936 Chiba Sachiko had her third starring role in a Naruse picture Read More »
Both You and I (1946) Mikio Naruse
A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss. Read More »
Carmen from Kawachi (1966) Seijun Suzuki
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. Read More »
Kuroi Ame / Black Rain (1989) Shôhei Imamura
Mr and Mrs Shizuma, and their niece Yasuko, make their way through the ruins of Hiroshima Read More »