Knowing that he has only a month to live, a pianist goes back to his beloved ocean. Read More »
Tag Archives: Misako Watanabe
Sasuke and His Comedians / Sanada fûunroku (1963) Tai Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Misako Watanabe, Wataru Ômae
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara Read More »
Tattoo Ari (1982) Banmei Takahashi, Ryûdô Uzaki, Keiko Takahashi, Misako Watanabe
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman Read More »
Youth of the Beast / Yajû no seishun (1963) Seijun Suzuki, Jô Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi, Action, Crime, Mystery
Joe Shishido plays a tough guy with a secret agenda. His violent behavior comes to the attention of a yakuza boss who immediately recruits him. Read More »
Kwaidan (1964) Masaki Kobayashi, Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Art-house, Fantasy, Horror
After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously crafted.
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