Elderly couple Shukishi and Tomi Hirayama live in the small coastal village of Onomichi Read More »
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Magino Village: A Tale AKA 1000-nen kizami no hidokei (1987) Shinsuke Ogawa, Tatsumi Hijikata, Junko Miyashita, Takahiro Tamura
The movie compiles footage taken by Ogawa Production for a period of more than ten years Read More »
A Duel Tale AKA Hatashiai (2015) Shigemichi Sugita, Mieko Harada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Nanami Sakuraba
An elderly samurai who spent his life as a heya-zumi (essentially a freeloader off his family) Read More »
Violence at Noon AKA Hakuchû no tôrima (1966) Nagisa Ôshima, Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama, Kei Satô
Hakuchû no tôrima is the portrayal of a violent rapist as seen through the recollections of his wife and one of his victims. Read More »
The Stairway to the Distant Past AKA Harukana jidai no kaidan o (1995) Kaizô Hayashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Haruko Wanibuchi
Mike Hama is a private investigator who has been reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. Read More »
Lonelyheart AKA Sabishinbô (1985) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Yasuko Tomita, Toshinori Omi, Yumiko Fujita
Lonely and love-struck, high-school student Hiroki pursues one girl but another one mysteriously appears in his life. Read More »
I Am Keiko AKA Keiko desu kedo (1997) Sion Sono, Keiko Suzuki
Keiko Suzuki is a lonely waitress in Tokyo. Her father passes away of cancer Read More »
Yakuza Wolf – I Perform Murder AKA Ôkami yakuza: Koroshi wa ore ga yaru (1972) Ryuichi Takamori, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kôji Nanbara, Makoto Satô
The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other. Read More »
Haruka, Nostalgia AKA Haruka, nosutarujii (1993) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Hiroshi Katsuno, Hikari Ishida, Yôji Matsuda
A fantasy drama about a popular writer who returns to Otaru Read More »
Himeyuri Lily Tower AKA Himeyuri no Tô (1953) Tadashi Imai, Kyôko Kagawa, Susumu Fujita, Keiko Tsushima
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. Read More »
Samurai Rebellion AKA Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967) Masaki Kobayashi, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô
During peace in 1725, aging swordsman Isaburo is living a henpecked life when his clan Read More »
The Most Dangerous Game AKA Mottomo kiken na yuugi (1978) Tôru Murakawa, Yûsaku Matsuda, Keiko Tasaka, Ichirô Araki
Assassin Narumi is asked to rescue a kidnapped businessman involved in an air defense project. Read More »
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron AKA Kumokiri Nizaemon (1978) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shima Iwashita
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class Read More »
Mai-chan’s Daily Life: The Movie AKA Mai-chan no nichijô (2014) Sade Satô, Miyako Akane, An Koshi, Shôgo Maruyama
A sadistic place in a remote location put out a help wanted ad luring young teen girls to come work Read More »
Angel Guts: Nami AKA Tenshi no harawata: Nami (1979) Noboru Tanaka, Eri Kanuma, Takeo Chii, Mimi Sawaki
This is the third film in the Angel Guts series. It tells the story of Nami, a young female journalist. Read More »