A psychotherapist suffers from the onslaughts of Satori, the demon whose name is paradoxically homonymic to the word used for enlightenment experiences in the Zen tradition. Many people mistakenly believe that such a state is the goal of Zen practice; however, the demon strikes at people who are in a state devoid of thought or feeling. Satori’s influence spreads from the psychotherapist to a couple who grow increasingly uninhibited.

A.Japanese.Demon.aka.Nippon.yokaiden.Satori.1973.Yoichi.Higashi.DVDRip.mkv

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Runtime:	1h 39mn
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https://nitro.download/view/ED65F9E0A1ADD69/A.Japanese.Demon.aka.Nippon.yokaiden.Satori.1973.Yoichi.Higashi.DVDRip.mkv https://nitro.download/view/3DA282F43179EFF/A.Japanese.Demon.1973.Trailer.DVDRip.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

Many thanks to @Evan for this copy.

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Quote:
Sayoko has moved away from the city centre and into the suburbs. She gets her hair done at a beauty salon. When she replies to a courtesy follow-up e-mail from the stylist things take an unexpected turn involving her visiting the home of the stylist, her husband and the barber’s girlfriend.

4.45GB | 1h 51m | 1920×1040 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/23909B9722C284B/Somebodys.Xylophone.2016.JAPANESE.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NOGRP.mkv

Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English

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review from Letterboxd
21st century modern love in 80s Japan. carried out with absolute smoothness, confidence, and nuance. The male protagonist: Choosing to leave after having conducted enough inward reflection (this is surprisingly non-masculine, even with a motorcycle). Somewhat radical, really showed a unique “nonconformist’s” ideal of what love relationship can be. Everything done right, beats Tampopo in almost every sense (except food).

1.58GB | 1h 43m | 704×470 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/71AEA621ADE22C7/Yoichi_Higashi_-_Wangan_Doro_AKA_Gulf_Road_(1984).mkv

Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English

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IMDB:
It depicts the sadness of a man who tries to transform himself into a good woman and is flirted with her who has gone beyond her hopes. Generally, men are women.

11.2GB | 1h 45mn | 1920×1080 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/603EFDBCF78470A/Metamorphosis_1986_1080p_AMZN_WEB-DL_DDP2.0_x264-ARiN.mkv

Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English

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Summary:
Based on the book by Keiko Ochiai, “The Rape” details the struggles and determination of a young woman who is attacked and raped on her way home from her lover’s and shows how she comes to terms with the crime and the perpetrator in life and in court.

Awards:
Nominated – Award of the Japanese Academy (1983) – Best Actress Yûko Tanaka

The.Rape.1982.576p.HDTV.x264-PTP.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 40 min
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#1:  	Japanese 1.0ch AAC LC @ 124 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/5290ECEF35002D8/The.Rape.1982.576p.HDTV.x264-PTP.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English, Japanese

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Synopsis
A 20-year-old woman feels entrapped in her relationship with her current boyfriend – she wants out of her “nowhere” life and into something better. To that end, she hooks up with a photographer for whom she poses in the nude. She then starts a relationship with a well-known actor who is able to introduce her to an acting job. Maybe her life will change to the better after all.

Based on the best-selling novel by Hiroyuki Itsuki.

Four.Seasons.Natsuko.1980.576p.HDTV.x264-PTP.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 59 min
Size: 	2.61 GiB
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#1:  	Japanese 1.0ch AAC LC @ 124 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/98637F9BC0CA6B2/Four.Seasons.Natsuko.1980.576p.HDTV.x264-PTP.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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Quote:
Mariko (Momoi Kaori) is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70’s, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and part-time jobs than on her schoolwork. She finds herself torn between a former boyfriend (Morimoto Leo) who’s the tough, insensitive-but-sexy, type, and a new acquaintance (Okuda Eiji) who’s more sensitive to her feelings, but who still acts childishly selfish at times. Will she choose one of them, or decide to go her own way?

Mo.hozue.wa.tsukanai.AKA.No.More.Easy.Life.1979.576p.BluRay.AAC.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	1h 53mn
Size:	3.21 GiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	1024x554
Aspect ratio:	1.85:1
Frame rate:	23.976 fps
Bit rate:	3 810 kb/s
Audio
Japanese 2.0ch AAC LC @ 253 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/E7A5C536C3BAB28/Mo.hozue.wa.tsukanai.AKA.No.More.Easy.Life.1979.576p.BluRay.AAC.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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