Veteran Japanese filmmaker Yoji Yamada's 80th feature film concerns a mother living in 1940s-era Tokyo who is forced to care...
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Kayo
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2009
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This fantasy feature from Japan tells the story of Yohei, a blind man with a quiet obsession for finding the mythical land...
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Kazuko,Himiko
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2008
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Famed onnagata (a man who plays women's parts in Kabuki) Tamasaburo Bando follows up on the success of his directorial debut,...
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Onami
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1993
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This crime and adventure drama was clearly made for local Japanese consumption, because its Japanese hero faces as dastardly...
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Roko Kinuhata
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1992
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The Japanese actress and film director Kinuyo Tanaka had a career as significant to that country's movie industry as...
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Kinuyo Tanaka
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1987
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1986
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Yumechiyo
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1985
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Ohan
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1984
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The Makioka Sisters will probably best be appreciated by those with an intimate knowledge of 20th century Japanese culture....
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Yukiko
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1983
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In 1954, Go Akuzu (Ken Takakura) travels to the Tsuruga Straits that separate Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido from...
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Tae Makimura
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1982
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This is the third of a series of Japanese epics dealing with the exploits of a family that owns factories in Manchuria in...
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1974
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This is a simple, down-to-earth comedy that revolves around the age-old issues of love and matchmaking. One group of farmers...
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Moyoko
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1962
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An unusual and accomplished film in spite of a few minor flaws, this directorial effort by Kiriro Urayama was co-scripted by...
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Jun
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1962
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