Masa Tommies

Taboo (1999)

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Yoichi Sai

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Tadanobu Asano  •  Yoichi Sai

Oriume (2002)

About a family shouldering an unexpected responsibility when Alzheimer's disease strikes their grandmother. The superb cast portrays this serious and realistic situation with heart-warming compassion, stressing the importance of empathizing with the victims of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisako Matsui
CAST:  Mieko Harada  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Masa Tommies  •  Asami Tano

About a family shouldering an unexpected responsibility when Alzheimer's disease strikes their grandmother. The superb cast portrays this serious and realistic situation with heart-warming compassion, stressing the importance of empathizing with the victims of this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisako Matsui
CAST:  Mieko Harada  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Masa Tommies  •  Asami Tano

Hana (2006)

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Rie Miyazawa  •  Arata Furuta  •  Jun Kunimura

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Rie Miyazawa  •  Arata Furuta  •  Jun Kunimura

Yakuza Ladies: Decision (1998)

Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by greedy Nagoshi, the boss of their rival yakuza family. She has to make a decision to revenge Nagoshi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by greedy Nagoshi, the boss of their rival yakuza family. She has to make a decision to revenge Nagoshi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo