Country: Japan

The Insect Woman

7.6

1963

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Life story of a woman born in poverty trying to succeed. Through her many schemes, she faces her ups and downs in a cyclical nature, fueled mostly by self-interest.

Pigs and Battleships

6.9

1961

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A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya

8

2014

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A documentary about the making of The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Isao Takahatas first feature film for 14 years.

Nishi Ginza Station

6.2

1958

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This short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a popular song by the star of the film, Frank Nagai.

Endless Desire

6.3

1958

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A real gem from Imamura. A very dark crime comedy.

The Pornographers

7.4

1966

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While avoiding the mob and local authorities, a world-weary pornographer finds being a family man the most difficult as he wrestles with his own desires and afflictions.

Killer Whale

8

1962

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A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Gorath

6.9

1962

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In 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all the orbiting ships are drawn into the planetoid. A later mission is sent to observe and the crew barely leaves before suffering the same fate. However Astronaut Tatsuo Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. The Earths scientists then come up with a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move Earth out of Goraths path before it is too late.

The Warped Ones

6.8

1960

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A juvenile delinquent gets out of the pen and causes reckless mayhem, mostly directed at the girlfriend of the journalist who helped send him up.

Smashing the 0-Line

6.3

1960

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Two reporters of divergent morals investigate a drug ring, delving deeper into the underworld in the process.

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

8.3

1961

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His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japans military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.

The Rickshaw Man

7.1

1958

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The story of Muhōmatsu, a rickshaw man who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman.