Shizuo discovers a mysterious letter about his fiancé Yumiko, which prompts him to explore his sexual psychology and memories. Read More »
Tag Archives: japanese
Instant Swamp (2009) Satoshi Miki, Kumiko Asô, Morio Kazama, Ryô Kase
After being forced to resign from her publishing company job when her magazine goes out of circulation Read More »
Blind Woman’s Curse (1970) Teruo Ishii, Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Satô
Akemi and the man of her clan confront their opponents; Akemi delivers a sword thrust to kill the opponents’ leader Read More »
Okatsu the Fugitive (1969) Nobuo Nakagawa, Junko Miyazono, Reiko Ônobuta, Tôru Abe
Okatsu: a “tomboy” who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn’t seem too upset about the situation. Read More »
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1993) Shunji Iwai, Yuta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita
On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town Read More »
The Man in White (2003) Takashi Miike, Masaya Sato, Shôko Aida, Naomi Akimoto
A member of a Yakuza gang exacts revenge on the people responsible for the death of his boss. Read More »
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959) Kaneto Shindô, Jûkichi Uno, Nobuko Otowa, Harold Conway
An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru (“Lucky Dragon No. 5”) sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Read More »
Night and Fog in Japan (1960) Nagisa Ôshima, Miyuki Kuwano, Fumio Watanabe, Masahiko Tsugawa
Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense Read More »
Scars of the Sun (2006) Takashi Miike, Shô Aikawa, Aiko Satô, Ken’ichi Endô
Katayama (Aikawa Sho) is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Read More »
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) Shunji Iwai, Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Itô
After a young girl’s mother dies, she is cared for by Glico, a brassy hooker, who gives the girl the name “Ageha” (Butterfly). Read More »
Scent of a Spell (1985) Toshiharu Ikeda, Mari Amachi, Johnny Ohkura, Yuki Kazamatsuri
A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Read More »
Crazed Beast (1976) Sadao Nakajima, Tsunehiko Watase, Jun Hoshino, Takuzô Kawatani
Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. Read More »
Death by Hanging (1968) Nagisa Ôshima, Kei Satô, Fumio Watanabe, Toshirô Ishidô
This sad tale, based on a true story of a Japanese-born Korean student who raped and killed two girls in 1958 Read More »
The Boxer (1977) Shûji Terayama, Bunta Sugawara, Kentarô Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa
A young boxer accidentally kills an ex-boxing champion’s brother. Read More »
An Outlaw (1964) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Tetsurô Tanba, Naoki Sugiura
A killer who only hits people who deserve it is tricked into killing an innocent man. Read More »