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Dodes’ka-den

  A group of impoverished misfits inhabiting a Japanese landfill have experiences that are alternately joyful and disheartening. Young, disabled Roku-chan (Yoshitaka Zushi) spends his days in a fantasy world Read More

Drunken Angel

  The chaotic worlds of the Japanese Mafia (Yakuza) and an alcoholic doctor collide in this film noir classic from Akira Kurosawa. Gangster Toshiro Mifune visits doctor Takashi Shimura, after Read More

The Castle of Sand

  Two detectives are assigned to investigate the murder of a 60-year-old policeman at the Tokyo Railway Station.  The victim is well-liked and benevolent and there does not seem to Read More

The Castle of Cagliostro

  In this animated feature, Arsene Lupin III, the world’s most daring thief, pulls off a heist at a Monte Carlo casino. But, when he discovers his haul is nothing Read More

The Bad Sleep Well

  In this loose adaptation of “Hamlet,” illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi (Toshirô Mifune) climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter (Kyôko Kagawa) of Read More

The Crucified Lovers

  In 17th-century Japan, Ishun (Eitaro Shindo) flourishes in business but remains stingy and cruel, often mistreating his wife, Osan (Kyoko Kagawa). When her bumbling brother desperately needs money, Osan Read More

Good Bye, Lenin!

  In October 1989, right before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Alex Kerner (Daniel Brühl) is living with his mom, Christiane (Kathrin Sass), and sister, Ariane (Maria Simon). But Read More

Beautiful Hunter

  Shion is the most merciless assassin of the Magnificat crime group. But when she hesitates to murder the man she loves, her superior marks her for death, and she Read More

Cruel Story of Youth

  In 1960 Japan, restless university student Kyoshi (Yusuke Kawazu) seduces pretty teenager Makoto (Miyuki Kuwanu) and quickly convinces her to take part in a dark, cruel scheme, both to Read More

Bayside Shakedown

  Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder Read More