Kinoshita’s first film after the end of World War II is a wrenching, superbly wrought Read More »
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Gray Sunset / Hana ichimonme (1985) Shunya Itô, Yukiyo Toake, Minoru Chiaki, Teruhiko Saigô, Yumiko Nogawa
Gray Sunset is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Shunya Ito. It was Japan’s submission Read More »
Rainy Dog / Gokudô kuroshakai (1997) Takashi Miike, Shô Aikawa, Li Wei Chang, Shih Chang
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss Read More »
April Fish / Shigatsu no sakana (1986) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Miyoko Akaza, Nao Asuka, Wakaba Irie
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited Read More »
The Third Shadow / Daisan no kagemusha (1963) Umetsugu Inoue, Raizô Ichikawa, Hizuru Takachiho, Masayo Banri
A warlords’ retainer offers a farmer the chance to become a samurai Read More »
Dogra Magra / Dogura magura (1988) Toshio Matsumoto, Yôji Matsuda, Shijaku Katsura, Hideo Murota
A man is confined to a mental institution after trying to murder his fiancee. Read More »
The Blazing Sword / Moeyo-ken (1966) Hirokazu Ichimura, Tetsuko Kobayashi, Asahi Kurizuka, Shun’ya Wazaki
Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Read More »
Shinsengumi Last Days of the Shogunate / Shoretsu shinsengumi – bakumatsu no doran (1960) Yasushi Sasaki, Chiezô Kataoka, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yatarô Kurokawa
Near the end of the Edo period, a military force known as Shinsengumi guards the Shogun. Read More »
Rise Against the Sword / Abare Gôemon (1966) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa, Makoto Satô
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. Read More »
Door (1988) Banmei Takahashi, Keiko Takahashi, Daijirô Tsutsumi, Shirô Shimomoto
After several strangely threatening calls from a local salesman Read More »