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Set in a small Nagano village in the 1930s, the film follows Hanji, a young boy captivated by a local kabuki performance. Inspired by Yukio, Hanji learns kabuki with Utako. As they grow, they become skilled actors, performing in a final kabuki before World War II. After the war, Hanji returns to revive kabuki and restore the community’s spirit. In the 1980s, as he nears death, the villagers organise a final performance in his honour, where he performs “Tenryu Koishibuki” for Yukio.

Beauty.Utsukushiimono.2009.Toshio.Goto.DVDRip.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 49 min
Size: 	3.87 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	720x480
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	4 849 kb/s
BPP: 	0.585
Audio
#1:  	2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/A68833C8ED27B6A/Beauty.Utsukushiimono.2009.Toshio.Goto.DVDRip.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

Many thanks @Evan for this copy

The post Toshio Goto – Beauty utsukushimono AKA Beauty (2009) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

In the summer of 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Ryoichi dreamed of becoming a punk rocker when he was younger, but became a timid salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He has feelings for Yuko, but he can‘t tell her how he feels. One day, he has a fateful meeting with a turtle on the rooftop of a department store. He names the turtle Pikadon and he adores it, but his co-workers laugh at him. Ryoichi throws Pikadon into the toilet. He regrets what he did. The turtle though goes through sewerage and meets an old man who lives in the underground. Something then happens.

Love.And.Peace.576P.Bluray.AC3.5.1.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 57 min
Size: 	3.81 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x560 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	4 160 kb/s
BPP: 	0.303
Audio
#1:  	Japanese 5.1ch AC-3 @ 384 kb/s (Surround)

https://nitro.download/view/E88C366D7A2138C/Love.And.Peace.576P.Bluray.AC3.5.1.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Sion Sono – Love & Peace (2015) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A love triangle blooms between a team of three ninjas before tragedy strikes and forces them to reassess their clan’s principles.

Red Shadow.2001.DVD.mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	1h 47mn
Size:	1.28 GiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	720x480
Aspect ratio:	16:9
Frame rate:	29.970 fps
Bit rate:	1 317 kb/s
Audio
Japanese 6 ch AAC LC @ 384 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/756B942E9555D3A/Red_Shadow.2001.DVD.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

Many thanks to @Evan for this copy

The post Hiroyuki Nakano – Red Shadow: Akakage (2001) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

The story of a man who has memorized the Holy Quran. In this movie, life of the famous poet from Shiraz (Hafez Shirazi) is presented symbolically.

Hafez.2007.SD.RecentSource.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 34 min
Size: 	612 MiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	748x492 
Aspect ratio:  	3:2
Frame rate: 	25.000 fps
Bit rate: 	780 kb/s
BPP: 	0.085
Audio
#1:  	2.0ch MP2 @ 128 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/11191DAD7E1C732/Hafez.2007.SD.RecentSource.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/05232A1DB37215D/Hafez.2007.SD.RecentSource.Turkish.Subs.srt

Language(s):Persian
Subtitles:Turkish

The post Abolfazl Jalili – Hafez (2007) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Tatsuo and his daughter Haru run Takano Tofu Store in Onomichi. When Tatsuo discovers he is ill, he worries his daughter will be left on her own and, unbeknownst to her, sets out to find Haru a match. Although the plot could fill (and already has filled) quite a few family dramas, here, with the magnetic the presence of veteran Tatsuya Fuji (Empire of the Senses), the main character is given a sophisticated characterization, which fills the plot with an earnest dimension.

Takano Tofu 2023 1080p UNXT WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-NSBC.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 59 min
Size: 	3.45 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1920x1080 
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	4 020 kb/s
BPP: 	0.081
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AAC LC @ 125 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/9182AD6F82108F0/Takano_Tofu_2023_1080p_UNXT_WEB-DL_AAC2.0_H.264-NSBC.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

The post Mitsuhiro Mihara – Takano Tofu (2023) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis: In a world with an alternate history, a great war finally comes to an end leaving the earth diseased and polluted. The geneticist Dr. Azuma vies for support from the government for his neo-cell treatment that he claims can rejuvenate the body and regenerate humankind. The government leaders, guarding their own deeply entrenched powers, turn down the professor. Driven to complete his work, Dr. Azuma accepts a secret offer from a sinister faction of the powerful military. After an incident occurs in Dr. Azuma’s lab, a race of mutant humans known as the Shinzo Ningen are unleashed upon the world. Now only the warrior known as Casshern, reincarnated with an invincible body, stands between the Shinzo Ningen and a world on the brink of annihilation.

Casshern.2004.480p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	2h 22mn
Size:	2.73 GiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	854x356
Aspect ratio:	2.40:1
Frame rate:	23.976 fps
Bit rate:	2 297 kb/s
Audio
Japanese 5.1ch AC-3 @ 448 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/BDAC0414EB46575/Casshern.2004.480p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English, Italian, Russian

The post Kazuaki Kiriya – Casshern (2004) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.

Akiresu.to.kame.AKA.Achilles.and.the.Tortoise.2008.576p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	2 h 0 min
Size: 	3.76 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x554 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	4 018 kb/s
BPP: 	0.295
Audio
#1:  	Japanese 5.1ch AC-3 @ 448 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/7C616D9FB9A7A11/Akiresu.to.kame.AKA.Achilles.and.the.Tortoise.2008.576p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English, Japanese

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