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Akio Jissôji – Uta AKA Poem [Director’s Cut] (1972)
Quote:Poem is the last film in Jissoji’s Art Theatre Guild trilogy and deals with the traditional stem-family system on the verge of collapse allegorically. Not very satisfied with the optimistic last...
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Macoto Tezuka – Hakuchi AKA The Innocent (1999)
Harrowing drama is set in an alternate version of the 1990s in which World War II never ended and the citizens of Japan are subjected to nightly bombing raids. Hakuchi (1999) is based off of Ango...
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Natsuka Kusano – Domains (2019) (HD)
Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from...
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Shun’ya Itô – Inugami no tatari AKA Curse of the Dog God (1977)
A man looking to mine uranium in a rural Japanese village has the wicked curse of the Dog God set upon him. 1.71GB | 1h 43mn | 855×364 | mkv...
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Yuri Nomura – Eatrip (2009)
An exploration of the act of eating, both as an interaction among people and between people and nature. Eatrip is a Japanese documentary about food. An exploration of the act of eating, both as an...
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Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Haruka, nosutarujii AKA Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)
A fantasy drama about a popular writer who returns to Otaru, his hometown and finds a girl who looks a lot like the woman he once loved. 1.85GB | 2h 46min | 851×460 | mkv...
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Kazuhiko Yamaguchi – Zubekô banchô: Tôkyô nagaremono AKA Delinquent Girl Boss...
Quote:The second part in the series feels a bit like a quick cash in on the success of the original… although that’s not to say it’s a bad movie. It’s quite an enjoyable film actually, if you’re a...
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Akio Jissôji – Uta AKA Poem [Theatrical Cut] (1972)
Quote:Poem is the last film in Jissoji’s Art Theatre Guild trilogy and deals with the traditional stem-family system on the verge of collapse allegorically. Not very satisfied with the optimistic last...
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Masaki Kobayashi – Seppuku AKA Harakiri (1962)
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray editionFollowing the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the...
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Isshin Inudô – Mezon do Himiko AKA La maison de Himiko (2005)
Quote:Saori has always disliked her gay father and has lived her life denying his existence. One rainy day she receives a visit at work from a young man called Haruhiko. He tells her that her father...
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Sion Sono – Kaze AKA Wind (1998)
Quote:KAZE (aka WIND, 1998/ 27min) is a coming of age story about a teenage girl who lives in the Wind Village in Yamagata Prefecture. The film also features award winning director Koji Wakamatsu as a...
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Kihachi Okamoto – Satsujin kyo jidai AKA The Age of Assassins (1967)
Synopsis:The film begins with exposition as a lunatic asylum “mad scientist” ex-Nazi played by Amamoto Eisei (he and his pals switch back and forth between menacing Japanese and scary German the whole...
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Tetsuya Mariko – Ierô Kiddo AKA Yellow Kid (2009)
Quote:Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached...
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Azuma Morisaki – Niwatori wa hadashi da AKA Chicken is Barefoot (2004)
A disabled child of separated parents gets caught up in police espionage due to his uncanny ability to remember license plate numbers. 1.76GB | 1h 54mn | 676×380 | mkv...
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Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Ijin-tachi to no natsu AKA The Discarnates AKA Summer...
Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada’s ex-wife. Recovering from the shock, Harada indulges in melancholy, mainly on his...
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Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Furimukeba ai AKA Take Me Away! (1978)
Quote:Kyoko met Tetsu during her trip to San Francisco. Soon they fell in love but getting married was not in his mind. They were to meet again back in Tokyo but Tetsu didn’t turn up. 4.47GB | 1h 31mn...
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Kihachi Okamoto – Sukedachi-ya Sukeroku AKA Vengeance for Sale (2001)
Synopsis:This is the final movie from Okamoto Kihachi, the filmmaker who directed such great movies as “Sword Of Doom”, “Kill”, and “Red Lion”. With an equal mix of violence and humor he has forged a...
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Mika Ohmori – Pûru aka Pool (2009)
Quote:A story of 6 days with 5 people gathered around a small sparkling pool at Chiang Mai in Thailand. 4 years ago, Kyoko started to live in Thailand and has been working in a Guest house outside in...
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Koreyoshi Kurahara – Kaitei kara kita onna AKA The Woman from the Sea (1959)
Quote:“A curious hybrid of taiyôzoku-eiga (“Sun Tribe”) and “girl-diver” genres, Koreyoshi Kurahara’s mermaid tale plays out like no other midnight movie in history – sinister, sensual and ethereal,...
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Kihachi Okamoto – Aa bakudan AKA Oh, Bomb! (1964) (HD)
Filmed as a traditional Japanese play, a yakuza boss is released from prison, but finds his gang usurped by a shady politician. With the help of his former cell mate he decides to assassinate the...
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