In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas Read More »
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The Inugami Family / Inugami-ke no ichizoku (1976) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Yôko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi
After the death of the Father , His family are gathered to share Inheritances Read More »
Kanashii kibun de joke (1985) Masaharu Segawa, Takeshi Kitano, Kie Nakai, Naoko Ôtani
This is a sad and beautiful story about a father who is a popular comedian Read More »
Men and War III (1973) Satsuo Yamamoto
The third and final part details the family’s trials during the Sino-Japanese War to the Soviet army’s Read More »
Men and War II / Senso to ningen II: Ai to kanashimino sanga (1971) Satsuo Yamamoto, Osamu Takizawa, Shinsuke Ashida, Hideki Takahashi
The second part follow the the stories of two brothers serving in different units of the Imperial Japanese army Read More »
Eleven Samurai / Jûichinin no samurai (1967) Eiichi Kudô, Isao Natsuyagi, Kôtarô Satomi, Kôji Nanbara
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu Read More »
Samurai Wolf / Kiba Ôkaminosuke (1966) Hideo Gosha, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryôhei Uchida, Junko Miyazono
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba Read More »
Men and War / Senso to nigen (1970) Satsuo Yamamoto, Kei Yamamoto, Hideki Takahashi, Mizuho Suzuki
The first part follows the rise of the Godai clan rise from war-profiteers to their becoming Read More »
Hanagatami (2017) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Keishi Nagatsuka
Based on Kazuo Dan’s 1937 novella, Director Nobuhiko Obayashi, whose surreal phenomenon ‘House (Hausu)’ Read More »
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro’s Birth / Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen (1972) Sadao Nakajima, Bunta Sugawara, Etsuko Ichihara, Kunie Tanaka
Tsunehei of Hachiman is all smiles after Monjiro saves his life. He introduces Monjiro to Omitsu Read More »