Hideo Onchi
To the Bracken Fields (2003)
A poor village in the Tohoku area has a law that states when a resident becomes sixty years old, they must move to the place called Warabino, far away from home. (more)
A poor village in the Tohoku area has a law that states when a resident becomes sixty years old, they must move to the place called Warabino, far away from home. (more)
Toward the Terra (1980)
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth. (more)
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth. (more)
Shimanto River (1991)
A young boy, Atsu, grows up along the banks of the Shimanto River in rural southern Shikoku. He comes to grips with the unfairness of life and the emotional pain involved in the loss of innocence. The film is based on an autobiographical novel written by Kyuzo Sasayama. (more)
A young boy, Atsu, grows up along the banks of the Shimanto River in rural southern Shikoku. He comes to grips with the unfairness of life and the emotional pain involved in the loss of innocence. The film is based on an autobiographical novel written by Kyuzo Sasayama. (more)
The Call of Flesh (1964)
A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and contemplates returning to an old lover who comes back into her life. (more)
A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and contemplates returning to an old lover who comes back into her life. (more)
An omnibus featuring the work of three different filmmakers. (more)
Once a Rainy Day (1966)
Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love. (more)
Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love. (more)
Two Hearts in the Rain (1968)
Love story of a working-class boy and girl. (more)
Love story of a working-class boy and girl. (more)
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)
On the night of August 19, 1980, a bus was set on fire by the vagrant Hirofumi Maruyama at the Shinjuku West Exit Bus Terminal. In the burning flames, Mitsuko, who was exhausted by her affair, suddenly thought of suicide. As a result, she escaped too late from the ... (more)
On the night of August 19, 1980, a bus was set on fire by the vagrant Hirofumi Maruyama at the Shinjuku West Exit Bus Terminal. In the burning flames, Mitsuko, who was exhausted by her affair, suddenly thought of suicide. As a result, she escaped too late from the ... (more)
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces (2007)
A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker. (more)
A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker. (more)