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Izo (2004) Takashi Miike, Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi, Ryûhei Matsuda

We begin in 1865, when the Shogunate is on its last legs, but still capable of punishing its enemies. Read More »
Bedtime Eyes (1987) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Kanako Higuchi, Michael Wright, Michiyo Yasuda

Kim, a singer in a jazz club on a military base, has a partner, Ichiro Read More »
Nobody (1999) Shundo Ohkawa, Toshimichi Ohkawa, Masaya Katô, Jinpachi Nezu, Riki Takeuchi

Three friends find themselves in a bar fight with a shady trio of strangers. Read More »
Live / Raivu (2014) Noboru Iguchi, Asami, Yûka Eda, Akiko Ikuina

On the morning of a certain Tuesday, a mysterious “death race” is suddenly announced on television. Read More »
Tora-san Loves an Artist / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san (1973) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Kishi

Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Read More »
Manon (1981) Yôichi Higashi, Setsuko Karasuma, Masahiko Tsugawa, Kôichi Satô

The story of the rise and fall of a young courtesan. Read More »
The Face of Jizo / Chichi to kuraseba (2004) Kazuo Kuroki, Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu Asano

Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. Read More »
Run! Ichiro / Hashire! Ichiro (2001) Kazuki Ohmori, Masatoshi Nakamura, Yûko Asano, Kazuhisa Kawaguchi

Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired Read More »
No Longer Human / Ningen shikkaku: Dazai Osamu to 3-nin no onnatachi (2019) Mika Ninagawa, Yûdai Chiba, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kengo Kôra

Oguri Shun plays Dazai Osamu who is one of the more popular novelists in Japan. Read More »