While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Read More »
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Symbol of a Man / Otoko no monshô (1963) Akinori Matsuo, Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Otoko-no Monsho (Emblem of a Man, aka The Symbol of a Man) is a 1963 Japanese film starring Hideki Takahashi Read More »
The Rebirth / Ai no yokan (2007) Masahiro Kobayashi, Makiko Watanabe
Coincidence and the aftermath of violence. A man’s middle-school daughter has been murdered. Read More »
Home from the Sea / Furusato (1972) Yôji Yamada, Hisashi Igawa, Chieko Baishô, Chishû Ryû
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. Read More »
Confessions Among Actresses / Kokuhakuteki joyûron (1971) Yoshishige Yoshida, Mariko Okada, Ruriko Asaoka, Ineko Arima
In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses Read More »
Kekkô Kamen 3 (1993) Yutaka Akiyama, Shun Sugata, Megumi Takahashi, Rie Kondoh
A teacher sent out by Toenail Of Satan to the prestigious Sparta Academy had students Read More »
Sword Devil / Ken ki (1965) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satô
Hanpei is an orphan mistreated by other vassals of the manor. Read More »
The Depths (2010) Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Min-Joon Kim, Hôshi Ishida, Soji Arai
Be-hwan is a famous Korean fashion photographer visiting Japan at the request Read More »
The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears / Fukushû: Kienai kizuato (1997) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shô Aikawa, Shun Sugata, Chikako Kobayashi
Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! Read More »
Gokuaku bozu – Nomu utsu kau / Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments (1971) Buichi Saitô, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Bunta Sugawara, Takashi Shimura
As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era Read More »