Shinji (Akira Kobayashi), a wandering street musician, gets involved with a mob boss, Akitsu (Nobuo Kaneko) Read More »
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Return of the Vagabond / Wataridori itsu mata kaeru (1960) Buichi Saitô, Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Jô Shishido
The 3rd film of the famous “Wataridori” (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. Read More »
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman / Eburi manshi no yûga-na seikatsu (1963) Kihachi Okamoto, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Eijirô Tôno
This comedy portrays the everyday life of an ordinary salary-man who uses himself as a model to write a novella. Read More »
Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance / Zoku shinobi no mono (1963) Satsuo Yamamoto, Raizô Ichikawa, Sô Yamamura, Shiho Fujimura
Confident that he has destroyed the Iga Ninja, the evil Oda Nobunaga Read More »
Story of a Beloved Wife / Aisai monogatari (1951) Kaneto Shindô, Nobuko Otowa, Jûkichi Uno, Ichirô Sugai
Shindo’s directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Read More »
Boneless / Honenuki (1967) Seiichi Fukuda, Kaoru Miya, Mari Nagisa, Noriko Chigetsu
When the two lovers Yukio and Minoru meet again after four years of separation Read More »
The Last Swordsman / Okita Sôji (1974) Masanobu Deme, Masao Kusakari, Yukihiro Takahashi, Hôsei Komatsu
This is the story of Okita Soji, one of the finest swordsmen in the Shinsengumi group, captain of the first troop Read More »
Take Me Out to the Snowland / Watashi wo ski ni tsuretette (1987) Yasuo Baba, Hiroshi Mikami, Tomoyo Harada, Kiwako Harada
Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. Read More »
Melancholic / Merankorikku (2018) Seiji Tanaka, Yôji Minagawa, Yoshitomo Isozaki, Mebuki Yoshida
Kazuhiko, a graduate of a prestigious university, wasn’t enjoying his life, until he takes a job at a bathhouse. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man with the Karajishi Tattoo (1969) Masahiro Makino
Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. Read More »