Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s Read More »
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The Sword of Doom / Dai-bosatsu tôge (1966) Kihachi Okamoto, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama
Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. Read More »
Junk Head (2017) Takahide Hori
Mankind can no longer reproduce because of gene manipulation aimed at making life longer. Read More »
Sakuya: Slayer of Demons / Sakuya: yôkaiden (2000) Tomoo Haraguchi, Nozomi Andô, Kyûsaku Shimada, Keiko Matsuzaka
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Read More »
Godzilla’s Revenge / Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki (1969) Ishirô Honda, Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki
Ichiro is a highly imaginative, but lonely, boy growing up in urban Tokyo. Read More »
Hero of the Red Light District / Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri (1960) Tomu Uchida, Chiezô Kataoka, Yaeko Mizutani, Isao Kimura
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness Read More »
Rampaging Dragon on the North (1966)
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza Read More »
Twilight Saloon / Tasogare sakaba (1955) Tomu Uchida, Shigeru Amachi, Korema Arima, Ureo Egawa
In Twilight Saloon a cast of diverse characters spend an eventful evening Read More »
Hunter in the Dark / Yami no karyudo (1979) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshio Harada
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Read More »
A Visage to Remember / Omokage (1948) Heinosuke Gosho, Yuriko Hamada, Chishû Ryû, Ichirô Ryûzaki
During his summer holiday, Kawasaki Ryuichi (Ryuzaki Ichiro), a handsome engineer in his late twenties Read More »