Tamio Ishikura

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  David Bowie  •  Tom Conti  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Takeshi Kitano

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nagisa Ōshima
CAST:  David Bowie  •  Tom Conti  •  Ryuichi Sakamoto  •  Takeshi Kitano

Writhing Tongue (1980)

Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Mayuko Wakamori  •  Ryoko Nakano  •  Jūkichi Uno

Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Mayuko Wakamori  •  Ryoko Nakano  •  Jūkichi Uno

Willful Murder (1981)

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Ichirō Nakatani  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Hisashi Igawa

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Ichirō Nakatani  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Hisashi Igawa

Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)

In Meiji-era Japan, a village of witches and wizards is slaughtered. Years later, an archaeologist discovers a mummy from the village, which reanimates, murders, then possesses his assistant. This evil spirit is now searching for Misa, who is protected by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimako Satō
CAST:  Kimika Yoshino  •  Wataru Shihôdô  •  Chieko Shiratori  •  Akira Otani

In Meiji-era Japan, a village of witches and wizards is slaughtered. Years later, an archaeologist discovers a mummy from the village, which reanimates, murders, then possesses his assistant. This evil spirit is now searching for Misa, who is protected by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimako Satō
CAST:  Kimika Yoshino  •  Wataru Shihôdô  •  Chieko Shiratori  •  Akira Otani

Sound of the Tide (1984)

Japanese film based on the life of sculptor Eikichi Takahashi, who died as a soldier on Guadalcanal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Katagiri
CAST:  Jun Etoh  •  Chikako Yuri  •  Kenji Takaoka  •  Yoshitaka Zushi

Japanese film based on the life of sculptor Eikichi Takahashi, who died as a soldier on Guadalcanal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoki Katagiri
CAST:  Jun Etoh  •  Chikako Yuri  •  Kenji Takaoka  •  Yoshitaka Zushi