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Tora-san 22 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Uwasa no Torajirô (1978) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Masami Shimojô
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi’s father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious Read More »
Tora-san 21 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wagamichi wo yuku (1978) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Nana Kinomi
Tora-san returns from his travels throughout Japan to his family in Tokyo Read More »
Rouge / Rûju (1984) Hiroyuki Nasu, Emi Shindô, Shôhei Hino, Yuki Kitazume
Tsutomu (Shohei Hino) is a magazine editor obsessed with porn star Nami (Emi Shindo) Read More »
Yakuza of Seki / Seki no yatappe (1963) Kôsaku Yamashita, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Isao Kimura, Yukiyo Toake
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. Read More »
Singing Lovebirds (1939) Oshidori utagassen
Oharu is in love with ronin who lives next door, but he is being pursued by two of the town beauties. Read More »
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure / Nemuri Kyôshirô: Shôbu (1964) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Kôichi Aihara, San’emon Arashi
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bullseye on his back after befriending Read More »
Leave My Girl Alone / Bokuno onna ni teodasuna (1986)
A financially desperate young woman gets a job tutoring a rich young boy Read More »
The Inferno / Jigoku (1979) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Mieko Harada, Kyôko Kishida, Ryûzô Hayashi
Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper Read More »
The Place Where the Sun Sits / Taiyô no suwaru basho (2014) Hitoshi Yazaki, Asami Mizukawa, Fumino Kimura, Aoi Koizumi
A 10-year high school class reunion becomes a hotbed of speculation, jealousy, revenge Read More »