
Jinpachi Nezu who lost both his wife and daughter during a feud against the yakuza 10 years ago while he was an accountant for their organization. Read More »
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Five Scouts AKA Gonin no sekkôhei (1938) Tomotaka Tasaka, Isamu Kosugi, Bontarô Miake, Ichirô Izawa

Five airmen set out on a reconnaissance mission over northern China; the worst is feared when only four of them return. Read More »
Maria no Oyuki / Oyuki, the Virgin (1935) Kenji Mizoguchi

During a war in the 19th century, a village linked to rebellious forces is attacked by the government army Read More »
Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun / Big Boss in a Silk Hat (1970) Noribumi Suzuki, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yuri Yamashina, Masumi Harukawa

In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there’s no tomorrow. Read More »
Vanished Girl in the Woods (2011) Ryûta Miyake, Rin Asuka, Mizuki Doki, Nanami Fujimoto

Two young girls vanish without a trace inside of a forest. Mana, the mother of the seven-year-old disappeared Sakura Read More »
The Fencing Master (1962) Shunkai Mizuho, Raizô Ichikawa, Ganjirô Nakamura, Kinuyo Tanaka

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Read More »
V Madonna War (1985) Genji Nakamura, Yukari Usami, Kozue Saito, Rikako Murakami

Hope Hill High, a Japanese school which struggles with a relentless biker gang from a rival school called the the Yagyu. Read More »
Joyû Sumako no koi / The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947) Kenji Mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Sô Yamamura, Kikue Môri

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken Read More »
Samurai From Somewhere / Zoku Dojo Yaburi: Mondo Muyo (1964) Yasushi Kikuchi, Kôki Matsuno, Isamu Nagato, Tetsurô Tanba, Haruko Wanibuchi

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions Read More »
Band of Assassins AKA Shinsengumi (1969) Tadashi Sawashima, Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Kin’ya Kitaôji

Feudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins Read More »