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One midsummer night, a ferry boat was heading to Onomichi pulling a corpse. The victim was Otoyo, a madam at the Onomichi bar “Iso Chidori.” The Onomichi Police Department organized an emergency investigation team with Chief Detective Oishi and others to solve this strange case. Toyo’s corpse had two keys. One was the key to the bar, and the other was the key to the apartment of Michiko, a young girl who worked at the same bar. The investigators pursued Michiko, and then Nakanishi, who had been in a relationship with her, but they were unable to find any clues. Eventually, Otoyo’s past came to light. It was revealed that Hongo and Tsuchida, who had been in a relationship with her, were from Mikasajima, just like Nakanishi, and that she had left her mentally disabled son at the island’s town hall and left for a remote island. Returning from Mikasajima, Oishi and his team discovered that the ferry boat was from Daikonjima, Michiko’s hometown. Oishi’s theory is that the crime was committed on Daikon Island, and the killer transported the body on a lighter boat and planned to bury it somewhere. Then, on the day of the crime, a mysterious phone call was made to “Iso Chidori,” and Michiko, who owed Otoyo 70,000 yen, was once again brought into focus. Michiko worked at a shipyard in Mukojima. Eventually, the detectives who were following her found Michiko approaching a young man. The young man was a shipwright from Daikon Island named Hori. He was seriously injured three months ago and had paid over 50,000 yen in hospital fees. The detectives were convinced that Michiko’s debt was used for Hori, but they could not find any proof. Meanwhile, Nakanishi, who was hospitalized and out of the investigation area, escaped from the hospital to Mikasajima, and Oishi pursued him and questioned him rigorously, forcing him to confess about an incident that occurred 20 years ago. The incident was that the islanders attacked a cargo ship that had been wrecked in a storm, killed the boatman, and stole the cargo. At the time, the village ignored the incident orchestrated by Nakanishi, and Otoyo’s husband was killed when he set sail to save her son who had a high fever. After this incident, Otoyo was driven off the island, and her child was raised in the village. Nakanishi confessed that Otoyo had planned to take revenge by putting her body on the line, and had planned to have the younger Michiko take over her own physical decline. Oishi was keeping an eye on Michiko on the ferry boat on his way to work, and by chance, Hori, who had jumped in to save a boy who had fallen into the sea, saw him suffer with his limbs tied up. Oishi captured the decisive moment when Michiko called out the name of the man she had stubbornly denied knowing.

Heat Wave Island 1969 HDTV 1080i AAC MPEG2-JPTVclub.mkv

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The post Kaneto Shindô – Kagerô AKA Heat Wave Island (1969) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Postwar Tokyo. Pin (Jukichi Uno) and Toku (Taiji Tonoyama) live in the squatter area of Kappanuma, also known as “The Ditch”. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru (Nobuko Otowa), a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house. In order to rip Tsuru off, Pin lies that he’s a student who can’t afford his school fees. Tsuru willingly whores herself to support Pin. Eventually the neighbours start to exploit Tsuru as well.

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Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.
Kiichi and Sakie, a couple who ran a barbershop, and their cousin, Shutaro. However, the war forced Kiichi and Jutaro to go off to war. Kiichi’s death is reported to Sakie, and she is reunited with her cousin, who has been demobilized. The two embraced each other with the hope of starting anew, and three years passed. Then, Kiichi suddenly returned.

Gin shinju AKA Love is Lost (1956) 480p AMZN WEB-DL DD+2.0 H.264.mkv

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A mining town in Kyushu. Zenzo (Tennoyama Yasuji) is unemployed after the mountain collapses. If Dad becomes a coward, Mom will become a strong man. Fumiko (Otowa Nobuko) takes her daughter Kimiko (Yamagishi Eiko) to Kyoto and becomes a hostess at the “Salon Heian Mothership”. The two use various tactics to get money. Their target is Yamamoto Gonbei (Kanze Hideo), a large landowner in Rakusai with a 200-year tradition. Gonbei quickly becomes obsessed with Kimiko and starts giving her a lot of money. They even start thinking about getting married, but their dignified mother Ryu (Nakamura Ryoko) is against it, saying that it is outrageous to marry a mere hostess. At that time, Dad comes to consult with her because Fumiko is working and his unemployment insurance is about to be terminated. So Fumiko decides to fake a divorce. Meanwhile, Tatsu, worried about Gonbei’s increasing spending, gives Fumiko 100,000 yen and asks her to cut ties with him. Fumiko accepts the money, but is shrewd enough not to make the mistake of writing a document. Tatsu, in a difficult position, consults Gonbei’s friend Kawahara (Kusano Daigo). Kawahara invites Kimiko to a hotel, but Kimiko ends up in a detention center for prostitution. Gonbei apologizes to Fumiko for setting up the incident, but gets angry at Fumiko’s insults and stabs her with a fruit knife. Fortunately, Fumiko survives, but Gonbei’s lawyer refuses to settle, and Gonbei receives a suspended sentence. Meanwhile, an incident occurs in which a father impregnates the daughter of a city council member, but Fumiko returns to Kyushu and easily settles the matter. The men can only admire Fumiko’s strength. Before long, Fumiko and Kimiko set off for Kyoto again…

Operation Negligee 1968 HDTV 1080i AAC MPEG2-JPTVclub.mkv

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The post Kaneto Shindô – Tsuyomushi onna to yowamushi otoko AKA Operation Negligee AKA Strong Women, Weak Men (1968) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house. Both will be attracted towards Iko, the beautiful daughter of their landlady.

Kokoro.1973.WEBRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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Subtitles: English

The post Kaneto Shindô – Kokoro AKA The Heart AKA Love Betrayed (1973) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Shusei Tokuda’s starkly realistic novel about a poor girl pressed into becoming a geisha was forcefully adapted by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba). When Ginko (Nobuko Otowa, Shindo’s wife) falls in love with one of her clients, she is handily rebuffed by the young man’s wealthy family, and left to wander from geisha house to geisha house.

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The post Kaneto Shindô – Shukuzu AKA Epitome AKA Miniature (1953) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Written and directed by renowned Japanese filmmaker Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba, Hadaka no shima, Genbaku no ko), “Black Board” tells the story of middle school bullying taken to the point of homicide in this 1986 classic.

Black.Board.1986.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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The post Kaneto Shindô – Burakkubôdo AKA Black Board (1986) first appeared on Cinema of the World.