Yuzuki (Noriko Kijima) is accepted into the school of her dreams, but it takes quite Read More »
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Cat Girl Gambler: Murder Incorporated (1966)
After stopping a pickpocket on his job, Yukiko gets drawn into a high-stakes game of the Yakuza clans in her father’s home town. Read More »
The Homeless / Yadonashi (1974) Kôichi Saitô, Ken Takakura, Shintarô Katsu, Ichirô Nakatani
The Homeless follows the story of two prisoners released the same day Read More »
A Girl Missing / Yokogao (2019) Kôji Fukada, Mariko Tsutsui, Mikako Ichikawa, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Ichiko is a care-giver and a nurse. She provide home-care to the Oishos’ elderly woman Read More »
Noisy Dynamite / Dainamaito don don (1978) Kihachi Okamoto, Junko Miyashita, Bunta Sugawara, Kin’ya Kitaôji
Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyushu Area in the summer of 1950 Read More »
The Man from Abashiri Jail Strikes Again / Shin Abashiri Bangaichi (1968) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Hiroyuki Nagato
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji (Ken Takakura) fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post war period in Japan… Read More »
Gambler: Victory Without Death / Bakuchi-uchi: Fujimi no shôbu (1967) Shigehiro Ozawa, Hiromi Fujiyama, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Michiyo Kogure
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA “Dynamite Tsune” is a talented gambler, but not infallable. Read More »
Tange Sazen: Mysterious Sword / Tange Sazen: yoto nuretsubame (1960) Sadatsugu Matsuda, Kyôko Aoyama, Sentarô Fushimi, Satomi Oka
The legendary one-armed, one-eyed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate Read More »
Haruhara San’s Recorder / Haruhara-san no uta (2021) Kyoshi Sugita, Chika Araki, Saho Ito, Takenori Kaneko
It is based on an expressive portrait of a young woman’s interior Read More »
Gondola (1987) Chisho Itoh, Keiko Uemura, Kenta Kai, Midori Kiuchi
When Ryo arrives in Tokyo from the Aomori Prefecture he finds employment Read More »