Go is a 2001 Japanese movie by Isao Yukisada, based from the novel written by Kazuki Kaneshiro. The film stars Kubozuka YÅsuke and Kou Shibasaki. It tells the story of a Japanese boy of Korean origins and his love story with a Japanese girl. The central theme of the movie is about the integration problems of a Zainichi boy in Japanese society.Read More »
Shinobu Ôtake
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Isao Yukisada – Go (2001)
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Yasuo Tsuruhashi – Gosaigyô no Onna AKA Black Widow Business (2016)
2011-2020JapanMysteryYasuo TsuruhashiImdb:
A predatory middle-aged woman and her partner prey upon aging older men of a certain wealth. The idea is as old as the history of mankind itself: take the man’s money in exchange for something pretty on his arm’s and a good time (to start). You would think more than half a dozen former husbands may be a red flag and it only becomes when two daughters with their radars up seek to dig deeper into the woman taking their father’s inheritance and wealth. Not that any of this is slowing the scoundrels down.Read More » -
Yoshimitsu Morita – Ashura no gotoku AKA Like Asura (2003)
2001-2010ComedyDramaJapanYoshimitsu MoritaThe ups and downs of the Takezawa family after one of the four daughters found out that their father had been in an unknown love affair.Read More »
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Kaneto Shindô – Ichimai no hagaki AKA Postcard (2010)
2001-2010DramaJapanKaneto ShindôWarSynopsis:
Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war ends, Keita visits his comrade’s wife Yuko and bears witness to the tragic life she has led. This year’s Oscar entry from Japan finds SHINDO in top form and his 49th and reportedly last film as fresh and poignant as ever.Read More »