7.6
The Gate of Youth
IMDb: 7.6 1975 188 min
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke’s infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate ...
6.7
13 Assassins
IMDb: 6.7 1990 95 min
In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV produced a vastly superior version to both. Starring ...
6.5
Oh, My Son!
IMDb: 6.5 1979 130 min
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims’ families. Release: Oh My Son 1979 JAPANESE ENSUBBED ...
7.2
Women of the Night
IMDb: 7.2 1948 74 min
Fusako, a drug dealer’s young mistress in postwar Japan, loses her tenuous grasp on life upon learning about her lover’s affair. ...
7.1
The Return of Godzilla
IMDb: 7.1 1984 103 min
After a fishing boat is attacked by a giant monster, the sole surviving crew member realizes the monster is a new Godzilla. A reporter’s ...
7.5
Sandakan No. 8
IMDb: 7.5 1974 120 min
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8. Release: ...
5.8
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
IMDb: 5.8 1975 92 min
Fujishita Kumi is an ordinary office lady. Longing to escape her poor fishing village for a life in the city, she came to Tokyo. One day while ...
5.9
The Phoenix
IMDb: 5.9 1978 137 min
This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The ...