Japan

Princess Kiku, Shogun’s daughter, wants revenge on Nemuri Kyoshiro for embarrassing her.Read More »

Plot
The rather mundane Kazuko, who works as a typist, has a very predictable Japanese life until she runs into the creative, headstrong Tamaki, whose life is anything but ordinary. Over time, Kazuko begins to mimic Tamaki’s brazen ways, but soon finds that Tamaki’s life may not be quite so legal.Read More »

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The film begins with an explosive action scene where a lone samurai fights and slays dozens of enemy swordsmen, but that is neither the story nor what happened. Mataemon Araki, a legendary samurai and the subject of many a tale and film adaptations, is instead a cunning strategist and can deploy strategy and patience alongside his command of the blade. Here he helps set a trap in order to exact revenge for one who mourns.Read More »

Ai has had a crush forever on her classmate Tatoe. When she finds out that Tatoe is in a secret relationship with another girl, she sets out to sabotage their plans for the future.Read More »

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As the filmmaker metaphorically represents the “romanticism as love towards mineral,” they are gathered through the act of shooting (the physical movements on camera) and they are a collection of images being put in the film; these meanings are to be interpreted by the audience.Read More »

When the lord of a powerful clan has a son, the son is always groomed to take his father’s place. However, as the child gets older, the clan lord realizes that he is not the father of the child, and decides to have him murdered. Saved by a servant, the son is put into hiding and believed to be dead. So, when his father dies, the son decides to claim what is rightfully his, namely, the leadership of the clan. The clan, however, has different ideas, so the young man decides to let his sword reason with his would be usurpers.Read More »

While traveling through the countryside Kyoshiro is forced to defend himself against an angry samurai trying to kill an apparently innocent woman. He is soon to find out that the woman is far from innocent and he unwittingly becomes ensnared in a convoluted plot kill off a band of smugglers that have been siphoning off loot from the shogun’s treasury and giving it to one of the local (and very corrupt) officials. True to form, Kyoshiro sides with the underdogs and uses his blade to make things right. The sword battles in this film are very good and Kyoshiro dispenses his dark humor with the same flair as he wields his blade. As with the other films in this series, the camerawork and widescreen format are a treat and the acting and overall production values make this one a joy to watch. Oh yes, Kyoshiro takes special care of the “innocent” woman from the start of the film.Read More »

Synopsis
Action actor Tateishi Daisuke who struggles with loneliness after suffering a traumatic experience due to an accident during filming. One day, he comes across a senior high school girl Ayumi who is being harassed consistently by Chinese brokers and the local yakuza. He decides to protect her from them. However, after this incident, he comes to develop a mindset of seeing violence as a way to gain the affirmation and approval of others thus gradually loses himself and behaves in an extreme manner.Read More »

Sporadic, quick-moving shots of light passing through and bouncing off different materials. We see the reflections and shadows caused by the different things it hits. I would say this was almost too simple, but the child-like soundtrack gives it an air of playfulness. It feels like being six years old and messing around with things that aren’t toys because you’re curious. It’s the very definition of simple but sweet.Read More »