Based on the award-winning story of the same title by Uno Koichiro. Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Priest of Darkness (1936) Kochiyama soshun
Based on a well-known Kabuki drama titled “Kochiyama to Naozamurai”, which Yamanaka distills Read More »
Kingdom of Jirocho / Jirochô sangokushi daiichibu (1963) Masahiro Makino, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Shingo Yamashiro
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings Read More »
Another Lonely Hitman (1995) Shin kanashiki hittoman
Tachibana is a mob hit man, just released from 10 years in prison where he kicked his drug habit. Read More »
The Fire Within (1997) Onibi – Rokuro Mochizuki
A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him. Read More »
13 Assassins / Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) Eiichi Kudô, Takayuki Akutagawa, Chiezô Kataoka, Kôtarô Satomi
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her Read More »
Deaths in Tokimeki / Tokimeki ni shisu (1984) Yoshimitsu Morita, Kenji Sawada, Kanako Higuchi, Naoki Sugiura
An emotionless hit man is sent on a mission to a remote town. Read More »
Still the Water / Futatsume no mado (2014) Naomi Kawase, Nijirô Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Miyuki Matsuda
On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. Read More »
Ten Nights of Dreams / Yume jû-ya (2006) Yoshitaka Amano, Kon Ichikawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Suzuki Matsuo, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki’s same-titled short story collection Read More »
Capricious Young Man / Akanishi Kakita (1936) Mansaku Itami, Chiezô Kataoka, Shôsaku Sugiyama, Sôjin Kamiyama
Akanishi Kakita moved from the countryside to a big city. Read More »