
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando Read More »
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Stake Out / Harikomi (2001) Tetsuo Shinohara, Shiho Wakabayashi, Mantarô Koichi, Masato Sakai

The fourth chapter in the Love Cinema series, is a story of a cloistered and obsessive Read More »
Nanayomachi (2008) Nanayo – Naomi Kawase

A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand. Read More »
Quarreling with Yakuza / Yakuza to kôsô: Jitsuroku Andô-gumi (1972) Jun’ya Satô, Noboru Andô, Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building Read More »
I Am Waiting / Ore wa matteru ze (1957) Koreyoshi Kurahara, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Isamu Kosugi

Jôji is a boxer barred from the ring; Saeko is a singer whose voice is gone. Read More »
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999) Masahiro Kobayashi

A retiring Yakuza gang member and a cop go on a road trip to attend the funeral of a mutual female friend. Read More »
Those Swell Yakuza / Yakuza tosei no sutekina menmen (1988) Akiyoshi Kimata, Takanori Jinnai, Yumi Asô, Hideo Murota

After getting a beating from a yakuza, a record store owner decides that being a yakuza would be his dream job. Read More »
Secret Detective Investigation: Net in Big Edo / Onmitsu dôshin: Ôedo sôsamô (1979) Akinori Matsuo, Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsurô Sagawa, Sanae Tsuchida

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Read More »
My Soul Is Slashed (1991) Shûsuke Kaneko, Ken Ogata, Hideyo Amamoto, Nina Blake

Ken Ogata, a company man, is killed. Accidentally, he is transfused with the blood of Dracula and returned to life. Read More »
The Great Villains / Dai akutô (1968) Yasuzô Masumura, Jirô Tamiya, Kei Satô, Mako Midori

Psychological action drama about the activities of a corrupt lawyer. Read More »