A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities. Read More »
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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 »
Beautiful days / Uruwashiki saigetsu (1955) Masaki Kobayashi, Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Isao Kimura
A romantic drama depicting the lives of two generations of a family who run a florist shop in Tokyo. Read More »
The Firefly (2001) Hotaru – Yasuo Furuhata
A Japanese love story that takes place during World War 2. Read More »
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom / Tsuioku no dansu (2002) Naomi Kawase, Kazuo Nishii, Chizuko Nishii
The director agrees to film the last days of her chronically ill friend Read More »
The Story of a Man Among Men / Shura no mure (1984) Kôsaku Yamashita, Hiroki Matsukata, Wakako Sakai, Shigeru Amachi
Hiroki Matsukata takes the lead role in this epic film as a young spirited yakuza Read More »
The Kingdom / Ôkoku (1973) Katsu Kanai, Hiroshi Akiyama, Motohiko Hagino, Yoshitaka Hida
A popular poet, Goku, becomes depressed when his editor jokingly suggests that he is a sell-out. Read More »
The Power of Aikido / Gekitotsu! Aikidô (1975) Shigehiro Ozawa, Jirô Yabuki, Shin’ichi Chiba, Yôko Koizumi
An action movie that illustrates the struggle of Morihei Ueshiba who was born Read More »