A middle-aged yakuza, Sanada claims that the problematic daughter of his boss, Yui is his biological daughter. Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Meshi / Repast (1951) Mikio Naruse, Ken Uehara, Setsuko Hara, Yukiko Shimazaki
Michiyo moved to Osaka two years ago, when her husband Hatsunosuke who works Read More »
Kyo mo mata kakute ari nan / Thus Another Day (1959) Keisuke Kinoshita, Teiji Takahashi, Yoshiko Kuga, Kanzaburô Nakamura, Drama, Romance
A young wife looses patience with her career-minded husband and returns to her parents’ home Read More »
Dokuritsu gurentai / Desperate Outpost (1959) Kihachi Okamoto, Makoto Satô, Izumi Yukimura, Misa Uehara
When Sergeant Okubo’s brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War Read More »
The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family / Todake no kyôdai (1941) Yasujirô Ozu, Mieko Takamine, Shin Saburi, Hideo Fujino
When the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left Read More »
Fort Graveyard / Chi to suna (1965) Kihachi Okamoto, Toshirô Mifune, Makoto Satô, Reiko Dan
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China Read More »
Mirrored Mind (2005) Gakuryû Ishii, Miwako Ichikawa, Yuki Inomata, Kou Machida
Renowned cyber-punk director ISHII Sogo strays from his roots, entering the realm of the subconscious Read More »
Barber Yoshino / Yoshino’s Barber Shop (2004) Naoko Ogigami, Kazuyuki Asano, Hoshi Ishida, Shinnosuke Miyao
In a small town on the countryside, every young boy is forced to have the same bowl-head Read More »
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend / Figyua na anata (2013) Takashi Ishii, Kokone Sasaki, Tasuku Emoto, Mitsu Dan
A lonely otaku is fired from his job. He is rescued in a ruined building by a strange girl in a sailor suit. When he wakes up, the girl becomes a figure. Read More »
Chijin no ai / Love for an Idiot (1967) Yasuzô Masumura, Michiyo Ohkusu, Shôichi Ozawa, Masakazu Tamura
A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims. Read More »