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Tag Archives: japanese
Fireworks (1997) Hana-bi – Takeshi Kitano

Nishi, a police detective, has had to deal with a series of emotionally devastating events over the recent past. Read More »
The Girl I Abandoned (1969) Kiriô Urayama

Tsutomu Yoshioka, a Tokyo office worker, is enaged to Mariko, the niece of his company’s president. Read More »
Summer Soldiers (1972) Hiroshi Teshigahara

This fascinating Japanese drama takes an objective look at the relationship between Read More »
Freezing Point (1966) Satsuo Yamamoto

Keizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was kidnapped and killed. Read More »
Punishment Island / Shokei no shima (1966)

Seeking revenge against the guard who tormented him, a young man returns to the island Read More »
The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)

Jack-of-all-trades director Miike Takashi takes on more serious material in the human drama Read More »
Tampopo (1985) Jûzô Itami, Ken Watanabe

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro, who rides into town like a modern Shane Read More »
Unagi / The Eel (1997) Shôhei Imamura

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he’s away, suddenly returns home and kills her. Read More »
I Hate But Love (1962) Koreyoshi Kurahara

A celebrity impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. Read More »