A sixteen year old boy, Ryo, experiences the painful ordeal of his mother being hospitalized and then dying. The boy turns to crime, but doesn’t find success.He then seeks out his remarried father, but the pain still exists…

	
Where.Are.You.2009.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-ASO.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/13D39FA47F3B600/Where.Are.You.2009.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-ASO.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Masahiro Kobayashi – Wakaranai: Where Are You? AKA Where Are You? (2009) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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The detective with the highest arrest rate. In fact, he was a vicious detective who communicated with the gangsters!

Rule Of Revenge Rogue Cop [1992][tt37545232].mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/E36A1148C2E342C/Rule_Of_Revenge_Rogue_Cop__1992__tt37545232_.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

Many thanks to @Evan for this copy

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A trio of tales delineating Sex and the Japanese city, “Tokyo Noir” provides more emotional colors than just black and white. Picture marks a collaboration between writer-helmers Naoto Kumazawa and Masato Ishioka that’s less diverse than in “Female,” another recent erotic Nipponese collection, but is still emotionally rewarding, thanks to solid performances and considered pacing. Sexual slant could open up fest slots beyond Asia.

First installment, “Birthday,” tells the story of Mari (Takami Yoshimoto), a 34-year-old plain Jane whose ongoing singledom is complicated by fresh disasters every birthday. As her 35th approaches, Mari is beset by dizziness, and a doctor suggests that her sexless life may be harming her health. After a late night at the office, Mari enters a mysterious shop front adorned with Venetian carnival masks. Inside, she’s greeted by a stylish but unidentified man (Go Riju) who describes the therapeutic value of temporarily assuming other identities. The hairdresser/pimp also gives Mari a makeover and a one-off gig as a hooker. The money and sex improve her confidence, and she decides once is not enough. Sensitively helmed by Kumazawa, yarn unfolds gently, resembling a sexy variation on “Sayonara Midori” or the South Korean “This Charming Girl.” A mannered, but ultimately touching, perf by Yoshimoto lifts the seg far beyond apparent limitations.

Second episode, “Girl’s Life,” features the less sympathetic Miyuki (Aimi Nakamura), a university student whose prodigious sexual appetite and misanthropy is somewhat satiated by her sideline job in a massage parlor. While “Birthday” suggests prostitution as an option for self-discovery, in “Girl’s Life,” it helps Mari keep emotional pain at bay. Matter-of-fact portrayal of a sex worker’s life, plus a solid perf by Nakamura, makes this an intriguing entry, despite a glib conclusion.

In the final segment “Night Lovers,” Nao (Kimika Yoshino) is an office worker whose boyfriend goes AWOL after being suspected of trading company secrets. To cope with her grief, she begins picking up men but always backs off before consummation. One guy arranges a meeting with an internet hooker (Aya Keki) who’s also called Nao, so the wide-eyed girl can see the real thing. Gradually, both the viewer and Nao get embroiled in details of the hooker’s life and her professional dissatisfactions. Episode — helmed by both Kumazawa and Ishioka — manages to be both witty and tender.

Tokyo.Noir.2004.DVDRip.x264.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/098C9FE887F92B8/Tokyo.Noir.2004.DVDRip.x264.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Masato Ishioka & Naoto Kumazawa – Tokyo Noir (2004) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A story of two men, one recently bereaved, the other with a wife in a coma. From the popular song.

Nagoriyuki.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/BD92DE7D3A0121A/Nagoriyuki.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/67AF1BC4CF4BD69/Nagoriyuki_-_eng_02.srt

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Nagoriyuki AKA The Last Snow (2002) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Shunzo (Bengal) and his wife Michi (Masako Motai) run a beloved greengrocer on the outskirts of Tokyo. When Lee, a struggling exchange student from China, visits the shop but is unable to afford the produce, an uneasy relationship sprouts. Begrudgingly, Shunzo agrees to lower his prices. Soon, Lee’s classmates begin frequenting the shop. As Shunzo’s generosity sneaks up on him and strains his family’s welfare, he confronts his role as surrogate father to his newfound Chinese friends.

Shot between May – July of 1989 and addressing the historically charged notion of a Sino-Japanese friendship, this lesser-seen masterpiece from director Nobuhiko Obayashi (House) chronicles the end of a decade marked by the Japanese economic bubble and the brutal close of possibility in China. A delicate elegy to the Chinese students of its time, Beijing Watermelon finds Obayashi at his most modern, channeling the style of Yasujiro Ozu, while his experimental flourishes provide the perfect disruption, inviting viewers to fill in the blanks of history.

Beijing.Watermelon.1989.BDRIP.576p.x264.FLAC.KJNU.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/E4611ABE9C9D164/Beijing.Watermelon.1989.BDRIP.576p.x264.FLAC.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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