Ninja, a Band of Assassins
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord…
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Nearly 20 years after his death and in the run-up to his centenary, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of Japanese cinema.
Only on Mondays
Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an important deal. Nakahira presents…
Children of Nagasaki
August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.
The Thick-Walled Room
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
None but the Brave
Japanese and American troops, stranded on a small Pacific island during World War II, has to earn a temporary truce and collaborate to survive many tribulations. Performed through the eyes…
The Bad Sleep Well
With this free adaptation of “Hamlet,” illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi increases into a high ranking inside a Japanese company and also marries the crippled girl of business president Iwabuchi. In…