This is the story of Okita Soji, one of the finest swordsmen in the Shinsengumi group, captain of the first troop Read More »
Tag Archives: Masao Kusakari
Gulf Road AKA Wangan Doro (1984) Yôichi Higashi, Masao Kusakari, Kanako Higuchi, Kaoru Kobayashi
21st century modern love in 80s Japan. Carried out with absolute smoothness, confidence, and nuance. Read More »
Why Not? AKA Eijanaika (1981) Shôhei Imamura, Shigeru Izumiya, Kaori Momoi, Masao Kusakari
Near the turbulent end of the Edo era, a man returning to Japan after exile in America Read More »
Himiko (1974) Masahiro Shinoda, Shima Iwashita, Masao Kusakari, Rie Yokoyama
A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko Read More »
The Enchantment AKA Yûwakusha (1989) Shunichi Nagasaki, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Masao Kusakari, Kiwako Harada
Love triangles are fun. They are especially fun with the involved including a psychiatrist, his secretary and a patient. Read More »
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990) Macoto Tezuka, Masao Kusakari, Kaori Mizushima, Hideyo Amamoto
A major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can be physically handled Read More »
Firebird: Daybreak Chapter (1978) Kon Ichikawa, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Toshinori Omi, Masao Kusakari
This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made Read More »
Esupai / E.S.P.Y. (1974) Jun Fukuda, Hiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Masao Kusakari, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The film deals with the recruitment of racecar driver Jiro Miki (Kusakari) and his dog, Cheetah, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime.
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Fukkatsu no hi / Day of Resurrection / Virus (1980) Kinji Fukasaku, Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi, Adventure, Drama, Horror
A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The only survivors are scientists in Antarctica, who desperately try to find a cure and save what is left of the planet from further destruction.
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