Iwao Hakamada, an ex-boxer, was found guilty of 4 murders in 1966. Read More »
Tag Archives: Masato Hagiwara
An Artist of the Floating World / Ukiyo no gakka (2019) Kazuki Watanabe, Natsuko Akiyama, Shunsuke Daitô, Masato Hagiwara
In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was Read More »
Marks / Mâkusu no yama (1995) Yôichi Sai, Masato Hagiwara, Kiichi Nakai, Masato Furuoya
A string of brutal murders are being committed around Tokyo. Read More »
Many Happy Returns AKA Kyôso tanjô (1993) Toshihiro Tenma, Masato Hagiwara, Kôji Tamaki, Ittoku Kishibe
A young man, Kazuo, joins a new cult religion even though he sees through the initial recruitment pretense Read More »
Café Lumière AKA Kôhî jikô (2003) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara
The story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search for a cafe that’s frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching. Read More »
Chaos (2000) Hideo Nakata, Jun Kunimura, Ken Mitsuishi, Masato Hagiwara
A man gets involved in a kidnapping scheme with the wife of a wealthy businessman. Read More »
Kyua / Cure (1997) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Masato Hagiwara, Kôji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. Read More »