Ryo Ishibashi

  • Sion Sono – Jisatsu saakuru AKA Suicide Circle (2001)

    2001-2010CrimeHorrorJapanSion Sono

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    54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train. This appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country. Does the new all-girl group Desert have anything to do with it? Detective Kuroda tries to find the answer, which isn’t as simple as one could hope.Read More »

  • Yûya Ishii – Hara ga kore nande aka Mitsuko Delivers (2011)

    Drama2011-2020ComedyJapanYûya Ishii

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    Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and are unaware that she has secretly returned to Tokyo. Making the biggest decisions on the slightest whim, she moves back into the tenement street where she lived as a child. The move changes lives, reignites old romances and creates a supportive circle of love that may be exactly what Mitsuko needs.Read More »

  • Takashi Miike – Waru (2006)

    Takashi Miike2001-2010CrimeDramaJapan

    Quote:
    While it has been reported on several anime news sites that the newest Takashi Miike film is based on the Hashida Yukari “boy’s love” manga, WARU, the live action film is actually based on a popular 70s manga of the same title. Japanese sources clearly credit Hisao Maki’s dramatic action manga, WARU — an edgy action-packed tale of outlaw swordsman Youji Himuro — as the story on which the film is based.Read More »

  • Yôichi Sai – A Sign Days AKA Via Okinawa (1989)

    1981-1990AsianDramaJapanYôichi Sai

    Summary:
    During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With exhausting displays of energy, Sai presents a whirlwind romance between a local rocker and the daughter of a mixed American-Okinawan marriage.Read More »

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