An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Tamako in Moratorium / Moratoriamu Tamako (2013) Nobuhiro Yamashita, Atsuko Maeda, Suon Kan, Shôko Fujimura
Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Read More »
Mori, the Artist’s Habitat / Mori no iru basho (2018) Shûichi Okita, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Munetaka Aoki, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu’s garden, which is home to creatures Read More »
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village / Tarao Bannai: Kimen mura no sangeki (1978) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Akira Kobayashi, Ichirô Zaitsu, Sanae Kitabayashi
Private eye Tarao Bannai is called in to solve the murdered of a young girl Read More »
Lady Caligula in Tokyo / Tôkyô Karigyura fujin (1981) Kôyû Ohara, Maiko Kazama, Asami Ogawa, Tsutomu Akashi
A housewife leaves her husband after he has been cheating on her. Read More »
Journey to the Shore / Kishibe no tabi (2015) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Eri Fukatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Masao Komatsu
Mizuki’s husband Yusuke drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home Read More »
Rage / Ikari (2016) Sang-il Lee, Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Aoi Miyazaki
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities. Read More »
Samurai Reincarnation / Makai tenshô (1981) Kinji Fukasaku, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces Read More »
Bugmaster / Mushishi (2006) Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Joe Odagiri, Nao Ômori, Yû Aoi
Ginko, a Mushi-shi has always been attuned to the Mushi, creatures close Read More »
Skull / Dokuro (1927) Sentarô Shirai, Utaemon Ichikawa, Kokuten Kôdô, Ritsuko Niizuma
A rare film which depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his fate in the Edo period. Read More »