Japan

Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student activist disenchanted by the increasingly hawkish state of Japanese society.Read More »

Fukazawa Shino is a prostitute in the late Meiji period. Shino was deceived by Tatsukichi and sold.
One day Shino came to like a thief (Yoshioka) who came as a customer.

Based on a novel by Kafū Nagai.Read More »

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A powerhouse reenactment of a 1985 ethics scandal that rocked the Japanese journalistic world. Pop star Yuya Uchida plays a TV entertainment reporter who is egged on by his bosses to “pump up” his telecasts. He gets his opportunity when a prominent investment manager, caught in the middle of a fraudulent gold investment scheme, locks himself in his lavish home. While Uchida and the other reporters try to gain entrance, two disreputable-looking gentlemen, announcing that they’ve been paid to assassinate the crooked investor, walk into the home unmolested–then walk out a few moments later, soaked in blood. No one lifts a finger to stop the two hit men from leaving….and it sure makes a swell TV story. Astonishingly, many of the characters in Comic Magazine–reporters, investors, even a pair of Yakuza mobsters-are the genuine article. Voyeuristic to the nth degree, Comic Magazine was highly praised when it was first released in Japan under the title Komikku Zasshi Nanka Irani. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie GuideRead More »

The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.

This film was Japan’s submission to the 61st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.Read More »

A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.Read More »

Tsugaru” tells the story of a 100-year-old-diner in Amori prefecture and the family that runs the eatery. Youichi (Shingo Fujimori) is the successor to the family restaurant. He has had clashes with his father over the restaurant as well as a love/hate relationship with the town itself.Read More »

Summary:
From Samuel Sloan@IMDB:
The summer of 1936. Shirou was on the way to Paris as the honeymoon with Madoka. He could marry her on one condition: he gave up pursuing a career as jazz musician. But he planned to stay in Shanghai to enjoy the jazz life. When Madoka found out about it, they were already in trouble which made impossible to get out of Shanghai. They began working in a dance hall, enjoying jazz and freedom. But the war was coming near… (The term ‘bansu king’ in the title derived from ‘advance king’, which means a person who always gets advance of his/her payment.)Read More »

The brutal Yoshio and his quiet young wife Saeko are on a road trip. Their drive takes a wrong turn when Yoshio decides to pick up a hitchhiker along the way. When the man reveals himself as a deranged bank robber and serial killer, the couple will be forced to cooperate in his getaway. Now it’s Saeko’s turn to take revenge on the man who drove her through hell!Read More »

Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow’s memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.Read More »