Rie Yokoyama
Ballad of Orin
(1977)
A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her. (more)
A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her. (more)
Women's Prison for Torture (1971)
Shocking scenes are revealed in the Nagasaki Women's prison. (more)
Shocking scenes are revealed in the Nagasaki Women's prison. (more)
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
(1976)
The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars. (more)
The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars. (more)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
(1973)
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember ... (more)
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember ... (more)
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears (1977)
First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel. (more)
First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel. (more)
Himiko
(1974)
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history. (more)
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history. (more)
Ecstasy of the Angels
(1972)
A militant revolutionary group is torn apart by betrayal as its members descend into paranoia and sexual decadence. (more)
A militant revolutionary group is torn apart by betrayal as its members descend into paranoia and sexual decadence. (more)
Kaoyaku (1971)
A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal. (more)
A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal. (more)
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean. After meeting with a theatre group she falls sick and is rescued by a fisherman with who she shares her life with. (more)
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean. After meeting with a theatre group she falls sick and is rescued by a fisherman with who she shares her life with. (more)
Lovers Lost (1982)
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student. (more)
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student. (more)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
(1969)
In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect. (more)
In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect. (more)
Based on the comic by George Akiyama (more)
Secret Flower (1971)
A woman who has just missed her suicide and a couple which has just left its political movement meet on a beach... (more)
A woman who has just missed her suicide and a couple which has just left its political movement meet on a beach... (more)
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
(1972)
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds. (more)
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds. (more)
The Horrible Obsessions (1972)
Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting heroin. There, he encounters the usual assortment of addicts, dealers, pimps and sleazy American GIs. (more)
Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting heroin. There, he encounters the usual assortment of addicts, dealers, pimps and sleazy American GIs. (more)
Second Chance (1973)
A man survives a double suicide attempt, while his girlfriend does not. (more)
A man survives a double suicide attempt, while his girlfriend does not. (more)
Red Paper Lantern (1974)
A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings. (more)
A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings. (more)
My Way (1974)
Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way. (more)
Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way. (more)
Japanese action film. (more)
The Gentle Japanese (1971)
A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer. (more)
A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer. (more)