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Gonin 2 1996 Thrown together by chance during the robbery of a jewelry store by a Yakuza gang, five women take advantage of the situation to make off with the heists loot, while a man hunts the same gang for the rape and subsequent suicide of his wife

Usugesho 1985 A man who is jailed for murdering his family after he confessed, escapes His only chance at freedom is his new love interest that tries to shield him from the authorities

O Roshiya koku suimu tan 1992 This epic story starts out interesting, if rather gently paced, and gradually builds up to involving and terrific The scenery and cinematography range from grim to spectacular, and are always effective The Japanese actors do a sterling job, whilst the Russians are adequ

Yokiro 1983 1933 20 years before, Katsuzo was in love with a geisha who gave him a daughter They tried to run away together but they were caught and the woman was killed under his eyes Now he is a zegen aka a pimp who sells girls to the Yokiro, the biggest geisha house in Southern Japan, run by Osod

Shoguns Shadow 1989 Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu One day, he orders Takechiyo to an initiation rite in Yedo todays Tokio Takechiyo lives far away under the surveillance of Hotta Masamori, head of the Skura clan, where

Vengeance Is Mine 1979 Iwao Enokizu is a middle aged man who has an unexplainable urge to commit insane and violent murders Eventually he is chased by the police all over Japan, but somehow he always manages to escape He meets a woman who runs a brothel They love each other but how long can they be

Nagai sanpo 2006 Matsutaro Yasuda, a retired girls High School Principal who has lost his wife to alcoholism and is forsaken by his Daughter, moves to an old apartment in a country town Yasuda, at his new address, meets a little five years old girl who lives next door Sachi, the little girl, clenche

Edo Porn (1981) (Japanese with English subtitles) Widowed woodblock artist Hokusai meets Onao and falls madly in love with her, but she disappears suddenly. One day, his daughter brings home a young girl who looks exactly like Onao. Using the girl as his muse, he reconnects to his youth when he pain

House on Fire (1986) In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work. Adapted from autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan, who published it a few months before his death

A Japanese immigrant in 1901 Hong Kong wishes to become a simple shopkeeper Fate soon intervenes, allowing him to mix adventure and fervent patriotism with greed

The Ballad of Narayama (1983) In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse he or she would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first s

Oar (1985) The story of Iwago, a troubled Japanese man who has grave personal problems and strained relationships with his wife and step children.