When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police Detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York City. There he is joined by Detective Shuftan, and together they sort out the crime.Read More »
Yûsaku Matsuda
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Jun’ya Satô – Ningen no shômei AKA Proof of the Man (1977)
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Hitoshi Obuchi – Hitogoroshi Aka Murderer (1976)
1971-1980AsianDramaHitoshi ObuchiJapan
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan’s former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.Read More »
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Yukihiro Sawada – Oretachi ni haka wa nai AKA No Grave for Us (1979)
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Tôru Murakawa – Mottomo kiken na yuugi AKA The Most Dangerous Game (1978)
1971-1980ActionJapanThrillerTôru Murakawa
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Hitman Narumi is asked to rescue a kidnapped businessman who is involved in an air defense project. Narumi nearly succeeds but a stray shot kills the hostage. Nevertheless the person who hired Narumi now has another mission for him.Read More » -
Yoshishige Yoshida – Arashi ga oka aka Wuthering Heights (1988)
1981-1990ArthouseDramaJapanYoshishige Yoshida
This erotic and violent story taken from Emily Bronte’s classic novel, and Georges Bataille’s analyzes, takes place in medieval Japan instead of 19th-century Yorkshire. Onimaru (Yasaku Matsuda) is an orphan boy taken in by a group of priests who worship the Mountain Of Fire and try to appease the gods of anger. He loves Kinu (Yuko Tanaka), the beautiful daughter of a local family. When she marries an heir to a rival family, his heart is broken. When she dies in childbirth, Onimaru loses what is left of his mind.Read More »
