Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Patriotism / Yûkoku (1966) Masaki Dômoto, Yukio Mishima, Yoshiko Tsuruoka
Two characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko. Read More »
The Tale of Iya / Iya monogatari: Oku no hito (2013) Tetsuichirô Tsuta, Rina Takeda, Shima Ohnishi, Min Tanaka
As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan’s last untouched regions Read More »
Marks / Mâkusu no yama (1995) Yôichi Sai, Masato Hagiwara, Kiichi Nakai, Masato Furuoya
A string of brutal murders are being committed around Tokyo. Read More »
Five Women / Gonin 2 (1996) Takashi Ishii, Ken Ogata, Shinobu Ôtake, Kimiko Yo
Thrown together by chance during the robbery of a jewelry store by a Yakuza gang Read More »
Demons / Shura (1971) Toshio Matsumoto, Katsuo Nakamura, Juro Kara, Yasuko Sanjo
Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer is given a second chance Read More »
Girl Boss 5: Escape from Reform School / Sukeban: Kankain dassô (1973) Sadao Nakajima, Miki Sugimoto, Yûko Kanô, Hiroko Isayama
Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school Read More »
Yumechiyo’s Diary / Yumechiyo nikki (1985) Kirirô Urayama, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Kirin Kiki
Yumechiyo Nikki is the story of a woman who is suffering from leukemia, the result of exposure to the atomic blast when she was still unborn. Read More »
Ninja, a Band of Assassins / Shinobi no mono (1962) Satsuo Yamamoto, Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Yûnosuke Itô
Ishikawa Goemon (Ichikawa Raizo), a talented young ninja, becomes ensnared in a twisted scheme to assassinate Oda Nobunaga Read More »
Pink Tush Girl / Momojiri musume: Pinku hippu gaaru (1978) Kôyû Ohara, Jun Takahashi, Yûya Uchida, Kaori Takeda
Yuko’s boyfriend dumps her just after they have her first sexual experience Read More »