When Japan surrenders at the end of World War II, soldier Hiroo Onoda Read More »
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The Milkwoman / Itsuka dokusho suruhi (2005) Akira Ogata, Den Fujita, Keisuke Horibe, Teruyuki Kagawa
A 50-year-old unmarried milkwoman Minako one day delivers milk to the house of her first love Read More »
Tora-san 32 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Kuchibue wo fuku Torajirô (1983) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Takeshita
When his travels bring him to Western Japan, Tora-san decides to pay his respects Read More »
Tora-san 31 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Tabi to onna to Torajirô (1983) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô
One-Eyed Dragon / Doku-ganryû Masamune (1942) Hiroshi Inagaki, Chiezô Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Haruyo Ichikawa
Long thought to be one of the lost treasures of Japanese cinema that had been Read More »
The River Fuefuki (1960) Fuefukigawa
A young man decides to become a warrior, causing trouble for his clan. Read More »
The Cats of Mirikitani (2006) Linda Hattendorf, Bob Bruck, Jess Espinosa
Documentary about red-beret-ed Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street Read More »
Tora-san 30 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Hana mo arashi mo Torajirô (1982) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Yûko Tanaka
Last Scene (2002) Hideo Nakata, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yumi Asô, Kumiko Asô
Last Scene is an unusual yet personal foray into drama for horror mastermind Hideo Nakata. Read More »
Valley of Flowers (2006) Pan Nalin, Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah
Along the highest mountain passes of the Himalayas, tough, intrepid Jalan (Milind Soman) Read More »