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Main Theme / Mein têma (1984) Yoshimitsu Morita, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kaori Momoi, Hironobu Nomura
A former kindergarten teacher has quit her job. One day she meets a magician Read More »
A Colt Is My Passport / Koruto wa ore no pasupoto (1967) Takashi Nomura, Jô Shishido, Chitose Kobayashi, Jerry Fujio
The melancholy, homely Kamimura is a hit man who takes a job to kill a mob boss who’s gotten greedy. Read More »
Meridian in the Mist / Kiri no shigosen (1996) Masanobu Deme, Shima Iwashita, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Chikushi
A story of friendship between two women, Yae and Kiyoko. Read More »
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict / Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni (1993) Akira Inoue, Masakazu Tamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yushi Shoda
A noble samurai serving the Shogun as ‘Kogi Kaishaku-nin’ (Official Executioner) Read More »
Profound Desires of the Gods / Kamigami no fukaki yokubô (1968) Shohei Imamura, Rentarô Mikuni, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Hideko Okiyama
The Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island to drill Read More »
The Funeral / Osôshiki (1984) Jûzô Itami, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai
At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. Read More »
Sword of Desperation / Hisshiken torisashi (2010) Hideyuki Hirayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Kôji Kikkawa
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Read More »
Everything Goes Wrong / Subete ga kurutteru (1960) Seijun Suzuki, Tamio Kawachi, Yoshiko Nezu, Sayuri Yoshinaga
The young rebel Juro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution Read More »
Late Chrysanthemums / Bangiku (1954) Mikio Naruse, Haruko Sugimura, Ken Uehara, Sadako Sawamura
What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Read More »