On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast:
Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitō, Kei Tani
7.6
88%
91
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Shogun Assassin
(1980)
Action
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
Runtime:
116 min
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Cast:
Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitô, Shunji Kasuga
8.1
91%
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
(1961)
Drama, History, War
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the ...
Runtime:
178 min
Director:
Masaki Kobayashi
Cast:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura, Jun Tatara, Michirô Minami
8.6
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
(1973)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the fifth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors, each has one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assassination.
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edit...
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer
Cast:
Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Keiju Kobayashi, Shin Takuma, Eitarô Ozawa
6.2
13%
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Samurai Fiction
(1998)
Action, Comedy
Three centuries ago, a precious sword has been stolen by Kazamatsuri -- the sword, which historic and symbolic value is priceless for the clan (Shogun Tokugawa donated it to clan 80 years before that, at the same time that he established them as the local rulers). Lord's counselor's young son Heishiro goes to retrieve the sword himself...
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Hiroyuki Nakano
Cast:
Morio Kazama, Tomoyasu Hotei, Tamaki Ogawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Mari Natsuki
7.2
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Death of a Tea Master
(1989)
Drama, History
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. Finding refuge in an abandoned hut they celebrate their luck in finding the tree but soon they are visited by the Snow Witch who freezes the sculptor to death but takes pity on the apprentice. He ...
Runtime:
79 min
Director:
Tokuzô Tanaka
Cast:
Shiho Fujimura, Sen Hara, Machiko Hasegawa, Akira Ishihama, Yoshiro Kitahara
7.2
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Sukeban Deka: The Movie
(1987)
Action, Crime, Thriller
After the events of the TV series, the 18 year old Yoko Godai has abandoned her special agent Saki Asamiya name to return to her normal life, and is now studying for college entrance exams. However, she accidentally bumps into a young man named Kazuo Hagiwara trying to escape from a group of hitmen, and learns that he comes from Sanko ...
Horror film based on the story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Runtime:
97 min
8.0
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The Long Death
(1964)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the bank employees and fled the scene with a large amount of money. In parallel with the investigation conducted by the Japanese police, journalists are also trying to find the culprit. Based on a true incident.
Runtime:
109 min
5.7
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Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold
(1973)
Action, Drama, Thriller
The loyal guardsmen of a mighty fief send their five best swordsmen to hire the Lone Wolf to kill their deranged master, each bearing 1/5 of his fee, and 1/5 of his assignment ó but he only gets the details if he can kill them so skillfully that they can spill their guts before they... spill their guts! And it doesn't help matters that...
Runtime:
89 min
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Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill
(1972)
Action
The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, S...
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when her parents accuse him of cashing in on her misfortune.
Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and...
Runtime:
112 min
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The Return of Godzilla
(1984)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the mon...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Koji Hashimoto
Cast:
Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Yōsuke Natsuki, Keiju Kobayashi, Shin Takuma