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Though his later films took full advantage of Nikkatsu’s lenient policies by experimenting with cinematic time and space in an almost surreal manner, his first Roman porno, Wet Lips (Nureta Kuchibiru) (1972), was fairly simplistic. However, this story of a prostitute and her lover on the run after killing her pimp proved to be a major critical and box-office success, and established Kumashiro’s directorial career. Wet Lips was also the first of Kumashiro’s many films to use the word “Wet” (nureta) in the title.Read More »
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Tatsumi Kumashiro – Nureta kuchibiru AKA Wet Lips (1972)
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Takeshi Kitano – Akiresu to kame AKA Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
2001-2010ComedyDramaJapanTakeshi KitanoMachisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.Read More »
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Heinosuke Gosho – Ryôjû AKA Hunting Rifle (1961)
Heinosuke Gosho1961-1970DramaJapanA woman adopts the child of her husbands’ ill mistress and raises her as her own.Read More »
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Satsuo Yamamoto – Karei-naru ichizoku AKA The Family (1974)
Satsuo Yamamoto1971-1980AsianDramaJapanManpyou Daisuke is one of the country’s most powerful financiers. He asserts absolute control over his family as he has worked to expands his house’s influence through less than honest means. However, he has always harboured doubts over his eldest son Teppei’s parentage. One day Teppei makes a disastrous business mistake…
An epic-length film adapted from the novel of the same name.Read More »
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Tadashi Imai – Yoba AKA The Possessed (1976)
Tadashi Imai1971-1980DramaHorrorJapanOshima, a rich girl married Shinzo, and her cousin girl Sawa has been jealous of Oshima deeply. Sawa cursed Oshima so Shinzo could not hold her and do anything at all. Shinzo hated Oshima, and he made love with Sawa.Read More »
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Ryûichi Hiroki, Suzuki Matsuo, Miwa Nishikawa, Tetsuo Shinohara, Shin’ya Tsukamoto – Fîmeiru AKA Female (2005)
Ryuichi Hiroki2001-2010DramaJapanMiwa NishikawaShinya TsukamotoSuzuki MatsuoTetsuo ShinoharaQuote:
I think this movie can really make you think about the endless twists life can take when you least expect… 5 episodes in one single movie, every time new characters reveal their inner hidden true self. A good selection of Japanese directors. Most of the time, the characters meet each other, remember thing they thought lost forever, becoming friends and not least becoming aware of the power of seduction of the Other. Of course you have to be a fan of Japanese cinema in order to better perceive the selected short movies. i must say that i love this title because it made me somehow ask myself the questions implied by the movie itself. Although you can ‘t watch this movie as a regular movie, and the stories not seem to be related, i couldn’t stop till the end, because it makes you wonder what story is going to be next, what dramas are in line to be presented.Read More » -
Takeshi Kitano – Kantoku Banzai! AKA Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Takeshi Kitano2001-2010AsianComedyJapanTakeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he’s a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.Read More »
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Yasujirô Shimazu – Dansei tai josei AKA Men vs Women (1936)
Yasujiro Shimazu1931-1940JapanMusicalRomanceA musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku’s Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.Read More »
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Hiroshi Shimizu – Utajo oboegaki AKA Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
1941-1950ClassicsDramaHiroshi ShimizuJapanUta’s mother died when she was six years old; her father she never met. She was forced to adopt a traveller’s life when her grandmother died, and now she is a dancer and part of a family of actors who travel from town to town, setting up street performances. A way of escape from this marginal existence arises when she gets the chance to move to tea merchant Hiramatsu’s place, where she is asked to teach his daughter to dance.Read More »