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Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

  The comic yet quite moving story of a once wayward youth turned itinerant peddler who returns to his suburban Tokyo hometown only to find he still does not quite Read More

Tora-san’s Shattered Romance

  Tora-san returns to his Shibamata home to find his room occupied by Yuko, a distant relative who is hiding after leaving her husband.  Tora-san loses his heart to Yuko Read More

Tora-San’s Cherished Mother

  Tora-san hears that his mother is still alive and returns to Tokyo to track her down. He discovers that she is a geisha who had had only a brief Read More

Tora-san’s Grand Scheme

  In this fourth installment of the Tora-san series, Tora-san offers a free trip to Hawaii to his uncle and wife who took a care of him and his sister Read More

Tora-san, His Tender Love

  In an effort to get him to settle down, Tora’s family attempts to arrange a marriage for him. Unfortunately, Tora’s goodwill backfires once again, and he leaves for a Read More

Tora-san’s Runaway

  Feeling ill, Tora-san travels north to Hokkaido. While there, he is tasked with tracking down the estranged son of a dying yakuza boss. After returning home to Tokyo at Read More

Rikyu

  In 16th century Japan lives Rikyu (Rentarô Mikuni), a Buddhist priest who believes in the spiritual healing inherent in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. When this man of peace Read More

Red Beard

  Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto (Yûzô Kayama) is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a Read More

Rashomon

  Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera Read More

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

  Akiko, a high school student and her mother return to their home in a small town in Japan after seven years in South America. The teenage girl has contracted Read More