A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.

The.Outsiders.1958.1080p.HDTV.AAC2.0.MPEG2-Dreamingbleu.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/E6C57506308F799/The.Outsiders.1958.1080p.HDTV.AAC2.0.MPEG2-Dreamingbleu.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Tomu Uchida – Mori to mizuumi no matsuri AKA The Outsiders (1958) (HD) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Set in the cosmopolitan city of Yokohama, this social drama depicts drug trafficking and its addictive effects, a serious social problem, with a documentary touch.

Bodyguard from Hell.1955.1080i.HDTV.MPEG2.AAC-JPTV.club.ts

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Runtime:	1h 37mn
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https://nitro.download/view/EF5608E143268A5/Bodyguard_from_Hell.1955.1080i.HDTV.MPEG2.AAC-JPTV.club.ts

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

The post Takumi Furukawa – Jigoku no yôjimbô AKA Bodyguard from Hell (1955) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Letterboxd:
THE BOY SEES THE FATE OF MEN. THE GIRL KNOWS HOW WOMEN’S LIVES ARE.

During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is fretting about his feelings for his classmate Eiko Tsujisawa while agonizing about his upcoming high school examinations. When he was little, he and Eiko had heard that in April of a year when the winter has been very harsh, any couple finding fireflies together needs to get married. However, his family’s situation does not allow Tatsuo to continue his worrying about such things for very much longer.

Hotarugawa.aka.River.of.Fireflies.1987.Eizo.Sugawa.DVDRip.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/D11846EE5D417EF/Hotarugawa.aka.River.of.Fireflies.1987.Eizo.Sugawa.DVDRip.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

Many thanks to @Evan for this copy

The post Eizô Sugawa – Hotaru-gawa AKA River of Fireflies (1987) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage. Based on a Yukio Mishima novel.

Bitoku.no.yoromeki.AKA.The.Flesh.Is.Weak.1957.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-Gloft.mkv

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Runtime:	1h 36mn
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https://nitro.download/view/7E4E8C7354DCD3F/Bitoku.no.yoromeki.AKA.The.Flesh.Is.Weak.1957.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-Gloft.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

The post Kô Nakahira – Bitoku no yoromeki (1957) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

When a married woman has an affair with a young musician, feudal Japanese law requires that both offenders pay with their lives. However, the woman’s husband blames himself for his wife’s straying and attempts to thwart the law demanding capital punishment.

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Tadashi Imai’s Yoru no Tsuzani was released in English-speaking countries as The Adulteress. Set in 18th century Japan, the story zeroes in on a faithful wife who is driven to distraction by her husband’s lengthy absences. She is also driven into the arms of another man. Given the sexual mores prevalent in feudal Japan, the husband is forgiven his neglect, while the wife is exiled from polite society as an adulteress. The actual villain of the piece is the wife’s lover, depicted as a glib-tongued deceiver. In the end, it is the lover who suffers the most, though no one is spared the tragedy of the situation. More accessible to Western audiences than most of Imai’s films, Yoru no Tsuzani was one of the highlights of the 1958 Brussels Film Festival.

Night.Drum.1958.WEBRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/1CAF9E90246E734/Night.Drum.1958.WEBRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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Subtitles:English

The post Tadashi Imai – Yoru no tsuzumi AKA Night Drum (1958) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A wife decides to take desperate measures to try and hold her decade-old marriage together, including foresaking her accepted obligations.

Tsuma.1953.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-SbR.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 36 min
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Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English (Hardcoded)

The post Mikio Naruse – Tsuma AKA Wife (1953) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A teenage delinquent schoolgirl named Izumi Hoshi inherits her father’s Yakuza clan.

Sailor.Suit.and.Machine.Gun.1981.REPACK.Complete.Version.1080p.BluRay.x264.FLAC-KG.mkv

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Runtime: 	2 h 10 min
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https://nitro.download/view/FF988E2BB8825D0/Sailor.Suit.and.Machine.Gun.1981.REPACK.Complete.Version.1080p.BluRay.x264.FLAC-KG.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Shinji Sômai – Sailor-fuku to kikanju AKA Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981) first appeared on Cinema of the World.