Young Kikuko (Yoko Katsuragi) is married to an older university professor Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
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 »
The Outrage / Autoreiji (2010) Takeshi Kitano
The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang Read More »
Spiral (2000) Higuchinsky, Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan
In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend’s father silently videotaping a snail. Read More »
Tomie (1998) Ataru Oikawa, Miho Kanno
A traumatized young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. Read More »
The Gate of Youth (1981) Kinji Fukasaku
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Read More »