Tag Archives: japanese

The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss Read More »

Sequel to The Rainbow Seeker where Ryo meets Katsu on a small island in the south of Japan. Read More »

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love. Read More »

Immediately after the Second World War, sister Kiku and brother Isamu, whose mother Read More »

In the 1960s Okinawa was us under American military occupation. Read More »

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando Read More »

The fourth chapter in the Love Cinema series, is a story of a cloistered and obsessive Read More »

A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand. Read More »

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building Read More »

Jôji is a boxer barred from the ring; Saeko is a singer whose voice is gone. Read More »