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Tag Archives: Toshiyuki Nagashima
Nastasya AKA Nastazja (1994) Andrzej Wajda, Tamasaburô Bandô, Toshiyuki Nagashima
Andrzej Wajda’s Japanese-language film based on the last chapter of Dostoevsky’s Idiot Read More »
The Lady in a Black Dress AKA Kuroi doresu no onna (1987) Yôichi Sai, Tomoyo Harada, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hideo Murota
A woman arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza’s escaping. Read More »
Alone in the Night AKA Yoru ga mata kuru (1994) Takashi Ishii, Yui Natsukawa, Jinpachi Nezu, Toshiyuki Nagashima
Nami, the wife of a narcotics cop murdered in the line of duty. Nami is surprised to find that her husband Read More »
Lonely Heart AKA Kôfuku (1981) Kon Ichikawa, Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara
The plot of ”Lonely Heart” concerns a gunman who murders all the occupants of a bookstore. Read More »
Deathquake (1980) Kenjirô Ohmori, Hiroshi Katsuno, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yumi Takigawa
Seizmologist Hoichi loses touch with his family when he predicts that there will be an earthquake in Tokyo Read More »
Sâdo / Third (1978) Yôichi Higashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tsugiaki Yoshida, Aiko Morishita, Drama
Based on a script by Shuji Terayama, follows the relationship of a man with the world around him, his relationship with his mother Read More »
Moon Over Tao / Tao no tsuki (1997) Keita Amemiya, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Moriyama, Action, Fantasy
A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension.
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