Japan’s largest yakuza, boasting 12,000 members, splits apart, resulting in a bloody turmoil spanning Read More »
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Akutô / A Scoundrel (1965) Kaneto Shindô, Nobuko Otowa, Kyôko Kishida, Eitarô Ozawa
A provincial warlord who has seized power after success in battle is our titular ‘scoundrel’. Read More »
Lovers’ Kiss (2003) Ataru Oikawa, Aya Hirayama, Aoi Miyazaki, Mikako Ichikawa
Rikako of the twelfth grade repeated play at night with her close Miki every day. Read More »
Kobe Kokusai Gang / International Gangs of Kobe (1975) Noboru Tanaka, Ken Takakura, Bunta Sugawara, Isao Natsuyagi
In International Gangs of Kobe the opposite occurs; it’s Sugawara’s presence that brings out Takakura’s ruthless side. Read More »
Theater of Life – Hishakaku (1963) Tadashi Sawashima, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Ken Takakura
Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Read More »
Fireflies / Hotarubi (1958) Heinosuke Gosho, Chikage Awashima, Junzaburô Ban, Ayako Wakao
Tose got incredibly lucky to go from being the peasants’ daughter to the owner of a famous inn. Read More »
The Radiant Prince / Shin Genji monogatari (1961) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hanayo Sumi
Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother Read More »
Revenge of the Pearl Queen (1956) Toshio Shimura, Susumu Fujita, Michiko Maeda, Ken Utsui
A story of sex and survival, Toshio Shimura’s REVENGE OF THE PEARL QUEEN stars voluptuous Michiko Maeda Read More »
The Boxer (1977) Shûji Terayama, Bunta Sugawara, Kentarô Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa
A young boxer accidentally kills an ex-boxing champion’s brother. Read More »
Seijo densetsu / No More God, No More Love (1985) Tôru Murakawa, Hiromi Gô, Shima Iwashita, Miyuki Ono
Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength Read More »