A.K.A: Suwingu gâruzu Year: 2004 Runtime: 1hour 44mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English | Chinese T/S Genre: Drama | Comedy | Music Director: Shinobu Yaguchi Cast: Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya, Yuika Motokariya, Yukari Toyoshima, Miho Shiraishi, Naoto Takenaka, Fumiyo Kohinata, Eriko Watanabe Plot/Sypnosis: A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they [...]
A.K.A: Tsumetai Nettaigyo Year: 2010 Runtime: 2hour 26mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Drama | Thriller Director: Sion Sono Cast: Makoto Ashikawa, Denden. Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Megumi Kagurazaka, Hikari Kajiwara Plot/Sypnosis: Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. His second wife, Taeko, does not get along with his daughter, Mitsuko, and this worries him. One day Mitsuko is [...]
A.K.A: Jump Year: 2003 Runtime: 1hour 55mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Drama | Mystery Director: Masao Takeshita Cast: Taizo Harada, Yûko Fueki, Riho Makise, Ken Mitsuishi, Sawa Suzuki Plot/Sypnosis: Jump – based on the novel of the same name, received numerous offers for the filming rights; not unusual for a novel by Sato, famous for his eerie love stories. The story [...]
A.K.A: Gosurori Shokeinin Year: 2010 Runtime: 1hour 27mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Action | Horror Director: Go Ohara Cast: Rina Akiyama, Misaki Momose, Asami, Fumie Nakajima, Ruito Aoyagi, Yukihide Benii, Satoshi Hakuzen, Masahiro Okamoto, Yurei Yanagi Plot/Sypnosis: Gothic & Lolita Psycho is intended to be completely tongue-in-cheek, there’s also a gag version to go with it—complete with ridiculous voice-overs and hyperactive [...]
A.K.A: D-Zaka no satsujin jiken | Murder Case Year: 1998 Runtime: 1hour 30mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English | Russian Genre: Drama | Mystery Director: Akio Jissoji Cast: Sanada Hiroyuki, Shimada Kyusaku, Yoshiyuki Yumi, Daike Yuko Plot/Sypnosis: A strange murder mystery tale about a lady who asks a forgery artist (Hiroyuki Sanada) to forge a series of rare bondage / torture paintings for [...]
A.K.A: Tsumi toka batsu toka Year: 2009 Runtime: 1hour 50mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Comedy Director: Kera Cast: Riko Narumi, Sakura Ando, Kumiko Aso, Yasunori Danda, Yasuto Hida, Yui Ichikawa, Inuko Inuyama, Kasato irie Plot/Sypnosis: Director Keralino Sandorovich, best known for his Monty Python-inspired wacky comedies, brings us a black comedy in the Japanese/British style about an unsuccessful Gravure tarento (pin-up) [...]
A.K.A: Chicken Heart Year: 2002 Runtime: 1hour 46mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Comedy | Drama Director: Hiroshi Shimizu Cast: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Suzuki Matsuo, Hiroshi Sakuma Plot/Sypnosis: Former boxer Iwano (Ikeuchi Hiroyuki), teamed up with Sada (Imawano Kiyoshiro) and Maru (Matsuo Suzuki), who live in the same apartment building, makes his daily living as [...]
No, really. You didn’t misread that title. Today we’re talking about Wild Zero, and the folks at Synapse Films sent this out for us to review. The original Japanese rock and roll zombie movie, and we’ve got it right here. And believe me, it’s as weird as it sounds. Wild Zero joins us with Ace, [...]
A.K.A: Shinkansen daibakuha Year: 1975 Runtime: 2hr 32min Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Action | Drama Director: Junya Sato Cast: Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, Kei Yamamoto, Eiji Go, Akira Oda Plot/Sypnosis: Hikari 109, a Japanese high-speed train–or “bullet train”–has been sabotaged. A madman has rigged it with a bomb that detonates if the train slows to less [...]
A.K.A: Raia gemu : Za fainaru suteji Year: 2010 Runtime: 2hr 13min Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Drama | Thriller Director: Hiroaki Matsuyama Cast: Erika Toda, Megumi Seki, Shota Matsuda, Michiko Yoshise,, YosiYosi Arakawa, Seiichi Tanabe, Yuuki Akimoto, Kazuma Suzuki Plot/Sypnosis: The Psychological thriller directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama dethroned US movie Percy Jackson [...]