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Tag Archives: japanese
Unlucky Monkey / Anrakkî monkî (1998) SABU, Shin’ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Akira Yamamoto

Yamazaki has spent a lot of time plotting a robbery of a local bank Read More »
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)

After Japan’s loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give Read More »
The Scarlet Camellia / Goben no tsubaki (1964) Yoshitarô Nomura, Shima Iwashita, Yoshi Katô, Sachiko Hidari

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father’s condition. Read More »
Stakeout / Harikomi (1958) Yoshitarô Nomura, Minoru Ôki, Takahiro Tamura, Seiji Miyaguchi

Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching Read More »
Prison Boss / Gokuchu no kaoyaku (1968) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Ichirô Ryûzaki, Toshi Amatsu

Ken Takakura stars in yet another bad-ass Prison film, in “Prison Boss”. Read More »
Brothers Serving Time / Chôeki san kyôdai (1969) Kiyoshi Saeki, Bunta Sugawara, Ken Takakura, Kyôsuke Machida

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Read More »
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 »