Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
The environment and the movie stars at a Japanese film studio in the early ’30s are recreated in this drama that looks back on a distinctive period in cinematic history….
A Distant Cry from Spring
The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in…
Our Marriage
When two sisters fall in love with the same man, one must decide to look elsewhere.
Gamblers’ Luck
A group of ne’er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel…
The Village
This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and,…
Samurai from Nowhere
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan’s chief counselor…
Tokyo Newcomer
A young Chinese Go board game player arrives in Japan for training. He doesn’t speak Japanese and becomes embarrassed living there. By dropping his Go stones, he happens to meet…
The Yellow Handkerchief
Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.
The Hidden Blade
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock…
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series. The adult Mitsuo, Tora-san’s nephew, who runs into…
Howl’s Moving Castle
If Sophie, a timid young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only probability of breaking the spell lies with a selfindulgent yet insecure young…
The Little House
Following the loss of life of the single and childless Taki, Takeshi, a younger relative of hers, discovers a number of pages of carefully written traces through which the outdated…