Tag Archives: japan

Ikiru (1952)
8.3
Bluray

Ikiru (1952)

25 Mar 1956 

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to ...
Seven Samurai (1954)
8.6
Bluray

Seven Samurai (1954)

19 Nov 1956 

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai ...
Harakiri (1962)
8.6
Bluray

Harakiri (1962)

04 Aug 1964 

Harakiri

Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate’s breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An ...
Kagemusha (1980)
7.9
Bluray

Kagemusha (1980)

10 Oct 1980 

Kagemusha

When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he ...
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
7.5
Bluray

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

Zatôichi is a 19th century blind nomad who makes his living as a gambler and masseur. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master ...
Rising Sun (1993)
6.2
Bluray

Rising Sun (1993)

30 Jul 1993 

Rising Sun

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are ...
The Last Samurai (2003)
7.8
Bluray

The Last Samurai

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai ...
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
6.6
Bluray

In the Realm of the Senses

Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so ...
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
7.6
Bluray

The Secret World of Arrietty

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items “borrowed” ...
Dolls (2002)
7.5
Bluray

Dolls (2002)

12 Oct 2002 

Dolls

Dolls is a film about Japanese doll theater and a human love story illustrated through beautiful imagery. This film is a lot more sensitive than ...
The Wind Rises (2013)
7.7
Bluray

The Wind Rises (2013)

21 Feb 2014 

The Wind Rises

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II ...
Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (2013)
7.1
Bluray

Why Don’t You Play in Hell?

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress’s career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Throne of Blood (1957)
8.1
Bluray

Throne of Blood

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part ...
Empire of the Sun (1987)
7.7
Bluray

Empire of the Sun

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is ...
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
8.2
Bluray

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American ...
Wolf Children (2012)
8.1
Bluray

Wolf Children (2012)

21 Jul 2012 

Wolf Children

Hana, a nineteen-year-old college student, falls in love with a man only for him to reveal his secret; he is a Wolf Man. Eventually the couple ...
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
7.3
Bluray

Memoirs of a Geisha

A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a ...