Tsutomu Yoshioka, a Tokyo office worker, is enaged to Mariko, the niece of his company’s president. Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
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 »
Hellish Love (1972) Chûsei Sone, Setsuko Ogawa, Hidemi Hara, Hajime Tanimoto
Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply Read More »
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon (1971)
A working-class housewife is sexually unsatisfied by her husband Read More »