Synopsis:
A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8 year old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.

Quote:
The New York Times Review
An 8-year-old child finds a 6-inch tall samurai. The little boy is having his troubles with contemporary life and the ancient warrior, lost in the 20th century, is looking for a place to die. They consequently strike up a friendship and in the end the boy grows up and the samurai grows young and, like the Tom Thumb of legend, poles himself away in a teacup. Though not much is made of the attendant allegory, lots is made of this bonding of the generations and all the special effects necessary to illustrate the differences in height and age. Some are, indeed, quite marvelous – a friendly cat towering like an elephant, a bad crow looming like a berserk jet, a trip down a sewer with full detail. These, however, no matter how splendid, are there to make us realize the truly marvelous of the everyday. Director Nobuhiko Obayashi is a real fantasist. Through fast cutting, witty detail and extraordinary care, he effortlessly tosses off his prodigious events and turns a kid movie into emotion-packed magic.
-Donald Richie

Samurai-Kids-1993.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 46 min
Size: 	1.11 GiB
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Resolution: 	704x386 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
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https://nitro.download/view/7FD1098D214FF53/Samurai-Kids-1993.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/7F77BC7D54D8804/Samurai-Kids-1993.srt

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu AKA Samurai Kids (1993) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Summary:
Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially finds it hard to express his true feelings for her. A St Valentine’s Day fashion show provides an unexpected backdrop for crisis resolution, and a mad scramble ensues to beat the clock and make it to a neighboring ski resort in time for the press and photographers. A pack of chocolate is a symbol of true love… Written by L.H. Wong @IMDB

Take.Me.Out.to.the.Snowland.1987.576p.BluRay.x264-PTP.mkv
General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 38 min
Size: 	2.18 GiB
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Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x552 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 000 kb/s
BPP: 	0.221
Audio
#1:  	Japanese 2.0ch AAC LC @ 170 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/BF81071B0D9AEBB/Take.Me.Out.to.the.Snowland.1987.576p.BluRay.x264-PTP.mkv

https://tezfiles.com/file/f167799abe0c5/Take.Me.Out.to.the.Snowland.1987.576p.BluRay.x264-PTP.mp4

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Yasuo Baba – Watashi o ski ni tsurete itte AKA Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A high school girl travels to the island of New Caledonia and has magical adventures.

The.Island.Closest.to.Heaven.1984.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 42 min
Size: 	2.45 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x556 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 000 kb/s
BPP: 	0.220
Audio
#1:  	Japanese 2.0ch AC-3 @ 224 kb/s (Main Audio)
#2:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (Commentary by Samm Deighan)

https://nitro.download/view/92B6F26A3624D87/The.Island.Closest.to.Heaven.1984.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Japanese,English
Subtitles:English

The post Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima AKA The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Quote:
The floating clouds between the high buildings, the lines of the taillights under the moonlight, the swirling human waves… Every view in Tokyo looks as if it is alive. Before even she realizes, TOUKO starts to run away from somewhere in the city. As an actress in a fantasy world, Touko seems to have lost her grip on reality. Along her journey, she makes acquaintance with people who carry similar issues. A midnight truck driver NAGANO, who happens to give Touko a ride, is grappling with the discovery of his soul, and his soul is unable to move forward. His escape from reality is to continually move from place to place. A movie theater manager KIKUCHI is uncertain of her life. She has moved to new surroundings but feels more lost than ever. A young job seeker at the zoo YASUKO has no faith in her future. She thinks that the luck is slipping away from her. During the extraordinary time they spend together Touko and the 3 characters start to feel a new awareness growing and discover a natural freedom. Together they feel the sense of change taking place. The moment they find the oasis within. Finally, Touko begins to walk again with lightened steps toward a new beginning of everyday life in Tokyo.

1.69GB | 1h 22m | 1024×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/9A798EBC6AD8B35/Kana_Matsumoto_&_Kayo_Nakamura_-_(2011)_Tokyo_Oasis.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Kana Matsumoto & Kayo Nakamura – Tôkyô Oashisu aka Tokyo Oasis (2011) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

ThemovieDB description:
A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza’s escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few days later, Tamura finds a handgun from Yuko’s baggage and holds a suspicion ….

1.46GB | 1h 39m | 836×452 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/74E8C2DAA358750/Kuroi.Doresu.no.Onna.1987.DVDRip.x264-KG.mkv
https://nitroflare.com/view/B6EE818DC5287D7/Kuroi_doresu_no_onna_1987.srt

Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Yôichi Sai – Kuroi doresu no onna AKA Woman In A Black Dress (1987) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko promised Miho that she could go on a journey to find her real father, “Daddy-Long-Legs”, who sends a bouquet of flowers every birthday, once she can wear a special pair of pointe shoes. The day finally arrives and Miho’s small adventure begins.

2.09GB | 1 h 41 min | 1020×552 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/F01199F01B810C3/Curtain.Call.1984.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Haruki Kadokawa – Aijou monogatari AKA Curtain Call (1984) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

“Very sweet, wryly funny in spots, but always haunted by war (described sparingly but never shown). It was based on a stage play and betrays its theatrical roots in some of the pacing and staging. It’s slow, perhaps too slow for action film fans, but it’s not boring. Rather, it’s delicate and precise like tea ceremony.

This is the story of an elderly couple told in flashbacks to a few weeks in the spring of 1945. The two main characters, Etsuko Kamiya and Nagayo-san are played by 40-ish actors who convey their younger 20-something selves convincingly. The literal translation of the Japanese title is “Etsuko Kamiya’s Youth.” The actress who plays Etsuko looks too young, however, as her elderly self (who appears first in the movie), so much so that I was confused at first when she called Nagayo “tô-san” (“Dad”), so that I thought he might be her father or father-in-law, instead of her husband. He looks considerably older than she in the scenes that show them as elderly. It’s not uncommon for Japanese women to call their husbands “Dad” when they have children. However, no offspring appear on-screen, nor are there any direct allusions to children in the dialog. It takes the flashbacks to reveal who these people are to each other through showing us their younger selves.”(IMDb)

1.38GB | 1h 53mn | 803×452 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/769AE6A7544A718/The.Youth.of.Kamiya.Etsuko.2006.DVDRip.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Kazuo Kuroki – Kamiya Etsuko no seishun aka The Youth of Kamiya Etsuko (2006) first appeared on Cinema of the World.