Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply Read More »
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Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon (1971)
A working-class housewife is sexually unsatisfied by her husband Read More »
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Watanabe, Tomokazu Miura
After a failed romance, a temperamental young biker meets a carefree Read More »
Fires on the Plain (1959) Kon Ichikawa
It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Read More »
The Saga of Tanegashima (1968) Kazuo Mori
Well before “Shogun” as warring clans were fighting for power throughout Japan Read More »
Tattooed Flower Vase (1976) Masaru Konuma
Mrs. Yoshino is a beautifully elegant, maturing widow who lives a quiet existence with Takako, her teenaged daughter. Read More »
The Husband Witnessed (1964) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Jirô Tamiya, Keizô Kawasaki
Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. Read More »
Fudoh II: Nohma Strikes Back! (1997) Yoshiho Fukuoka, Riki Takeuchi, Shôsuke Tanihara, Rie Imamura
A group of delinquent high school girls decide that they want to take over the crime in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area. Read More »
Narita: Heta Village (1973) Shinsuke Ogawa
Documentary on the life of the farmers of the Heta Village opposing their resettlement due to the construction of the Narita Airport. Read More »
Angel 2: Dominatrix of Mystery (1997)
Housuke Atami is going out with a really hot girl named Shizuka who is the hottest chick in their school. Read More »