A man is willing to sacrifice his body for the sake of the art that feeds his soul in this unusual drama from director Amir...
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2011
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Previously adapted for the screen in 1953 by actor/director So Yamamura, author Takiji Kobayashi's classic 1929 novel gets a...
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Asakawa
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2009
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Inspired by the deadly sarin gas attacks on a Tokyo subway back in 1995, director Akihiko Shiota's introspective...
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2008
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Director Hajime Kadoi examines the humanity of the folks whose job it is to serve and honor the law with this compassion...
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Kaneda
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2008
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Toru Hayahi's period melodrama Oh-Oku, The Women of the Inner Palace concerns the political maneuverings of many people...
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2007
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A nebbishy author finds his career is taking an unexpected detour into sex in this comedy from Japan. Ben Makiguri (Hidetoshi...
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2007
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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's action film Freesia concerns the actions of the Katsumi Vengeance Agency. The agency's job is to provide...
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2007
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A man who has lived a life of emotional isolation discovers the dark side of falling in love in this drama from Japanese...
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2005
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2005
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2005
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Japanese actress Miako Tadano makes her feature directorial debut with an adaptation of her own novel concerning an expectant...
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2005
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2005
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Master filmmaker Takeshi Kitano returns behind the camera for the first time since his indifferently received...
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Matsumoto
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2004
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A genetic discovery that could prove mankind's saving grace is instead used to create the very beings who threaten their...
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2004
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2004
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An elderly actor makes a belated effort to revive his career in this sentimental drama. In 1965, Ken Mihara...
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2003
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Love, sex, and the confusing gray area in between marks the playing field for this low-key comedy-drama from Japan. Chinatsu...
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2000
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Yutaka
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1998
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In preparing for this film, director Nobuhiro Suwa wrote an detailed script and then threw it away at the last moment....
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1997
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