Shindo’s directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Read More »
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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 »
Morning for the Osone Family / Ôsone-ke no ashita (1946) Keisuke Kinoshita, Haruko Sugimura, Toshinosuke Nagao, Shin Tokudaiji
Kinoshita’s first film after the end of World War II is a wrenching, superbly wrought Read More »
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 »