6.1
Dan-no-ura Night
IMDb: 6.1 1977 94 min
Taken out of the pages of history itself, this is the story of the sizzling love between Kenreimon-in of the Taira Clan and Yoshitsuné of the ...
7.0
The Discarnates
IMDb: 7.0 1988 115 min
Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada’s ex-wife. Recovering from ...
6.0
Flesh in Bondage
IMDb: 6.0 1975 76 min
When the boss of a yakuza clan in 1920s Osaka is assassinated, Oryu, his mistress, vows revenge. Her search for the killer takes her out of the ...
0
The Heroic Elegy of Confucius
1996 90 min
Born in the Chinese state of Lu in 551 B.C., Confucius is raised by his mother after his father dies when he is only three. He marries at 19 and ...
0
The Chase
1974 78 min
Writer and ladies-man Yonosuke, who gives inept English lessons (using Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet), is ushered into a lonely ...
6.8
Adult
Midnight Fairy
IMDb: 6.8 1973 74 min
Kazuo is an angry young man, especially resentful of the power and snootiness of the rich. But at the same time he’s obsessed with Saeko, ...
7.0
And Then
IMDb: 7.0 1985 130 min
Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music ...
7.2
A Chaos of Flowers
IMDb: 7.2 1988 139 min
Set in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan’s Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse ...
5.9
Love of a Thousand Years – Story of Genji
IMDb: 5.9 2001 143 min
Based on the ancient Japanese Tale of Genji. This film is set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki ...
6.9
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
IMDb: 6.9 1986 135 min
A young woman’s life is turned upside down when her husband suddenly disappears, leaving behind numerous debts and his illegitimate child. ...
7.0
Fall Guy
IMDb: 7.0 1982 109 min
Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro’s pregnant mistress; ...
6.6
The Tale of Genji
IMDb: 6.6 1987 110 min
An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto ...