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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 »
Message from Space / Uchu kara no messeji (1978) Kinji Fukasaku, Vic Morrow, Shin’ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas Read More »
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 »