This tale begins as Shinkai runs into his childhood friend, Takagano (Ichiro Nakatani) Read More »
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Gokuaku bozu hitokiri kazoe uta / The Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1970) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Asao Koike, Bunta Sugawara
The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai Read More »
Bright Future / Akarui mirai (2003) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Joe Odagiri, Tadanobu Asano, Tatsuya Fuji
Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Read More »
The Hit-and-Run Family / Hikinige Family (1992) Toshiyuki Mizutani, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Mie Nakao, Chiharu
It was a dark and rainy night. Momentarily distracted, salaryman Motomura runs over a young lady Read More »
Fine, Totally Fine / Zenzen daijobu (2008) Yosuke Fujita, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yoshino Kimura, Yoshinori Okada
Approaching thirty, three eccentric male friends try hard to realize their dreams Read More »
The Precipice / Hyoheki (1958) Yasuzô Masumura, Kenji Sugawara, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hitomi Nozoe
Salarymen Uozo and his friend Kosaku plan to climb a mountain. Read More »
Hoodlum Soldier: Rebel in the Army / Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen (1972) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Michiyo Ohkusu
On the Chinese front, Kisaburo, a young soldier, falls in love with a Chinese spy. Read More »
Vermilion Souls / Shureitachi (2007) Masaki Iwana, Mohamed Aroussi, Taku Furusawa, Valentina Miraglia
Set in Tokyo 7 years after WWII, this surreal story is about a 9 year old boy who wanders into a strange mansion Read More »
A Slit-Mouthed Woman 2 / Kuchisake-onna 2 (2008) Kôtarô Terauchi, Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Akihiro Mayama
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town of Gifu. Read More »
The Sea and Poison / Umi to dokuyaku (1986) Kei Kumai, Eiji Okuda, Ken Watanabe, Takahiro Tamura
Downed American fliers in WWII are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in cruel medical experiments. Read More »