The Emperor in August

7.1

In July, 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs…

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Kawatani Yuichi has left the Kyowa-kai. Kawatani nominates Himuro Renji as the fourth chairman, but Himuro is hospitalized with serious injuries, and Tamura Yuto is unable to return to Kobe because he is keeping an…

Twisted Justice

6.4

Movie follows 26 years in the life of a chief inspector until his arrest. He works for the Hokkaido Prefectural Police and is called the "black chief inspector."

Sing a Song of Sex

6.1

Four high school students preparing for their university entrance exam fantasize about a classmate and meet up with their inebriated teacher while singing bawdy-drinking songs. (Source: IMDb)

Dark Tales of Japan: Special Edition

6.4

It comprises five short horror stories, directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told through a mysterious old lady in a kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long, isolated mountain road. >>…

The Three Treasures

5.9

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor’s son, Ouso, expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor’s vassal, prefers Ouso’s stepbrother, and conspires…

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The World Sinks Except Japan

6.7

Ten years after 9/11, an unknown natural phenomenon causes North America to sink under the sea. Shortly thereafter all the other continents crumble to bits and disappear beneath the waves, leaving Japan the only dry…

Night and Fog in Japan

7.0

The wedding of two former student activists is interrupted by an uninvited guest, also a former activist. The film explores the rise and fall of student activism in 1950's Japan following the Japan-US Security Treaty…

Uchida Issaku

Uchida Issaku was a Japanese film director and screenwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He was a member of the Directors Guild of Japan (日本映画監督協会). He graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University (早稲田大学) in 1946. Uchida joined Nikkatsu (日活) in 1954,…

Kayano Naoki

Kayano Naoki is a Japanese cinematographer from Nagoya, Japan. He is a member of the Japanese Society of Cinematographers (J.S.C.; 日本映画撮影監督協会). (Source: MyDramaList)

Fumika

Fumika, born Mizukusa Fumika (水草文香), is a Japanese actress and model from Hyogo, Japan. She was a finalist in the 50th Miss Nippon Contest (第50回ミス日本コンテスト) in 2018 and made her debut as a gravure model in 2020 under the Legend Talent Agency (レジェンド・タレント・エージェンシー).…

Yashiro Seiichi

Yashiro Seiichi was a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, and director born in Ginza, Tokyo. He was a member of the Japan Writers' Association (日本文芸家協会) and the Japan Theatre Association (日本演劇協会). He came from the third generation of the founding family of Ginza Yoshinoya (銀座ヨシノヤ).…

Osaki Ichika

Ichika Osaki is a Japanese actress from Kochi, Japan, managed by Oscar Promotion (オスカープロモーション). She was previously a member of the idol group X21, formed from the finalists of the 13th All-Japan National Beautiful Girl Contest (第13回全日本国民的美少女コンテスト),…

Okada Masaru

Okada Masaru is a Japanese actor, sword-fighting instructor, and action coordinator from Saitama, Japan. He is the representative of the Ono Kenyukai (大野剣友会). After dropping out of high school, Okada joined the Japan Television Training School (日本テレビ養成所), where he met Ono Kotaro…

Miki Norihei

Miki Norihei, born Tanuma Tadashi (田沼則子) in Hamacho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor, director, and comedian. He served as the 5th president of the Japan Comedy Association (日本喜劇人協会). Raised by a mother involved in entertainment and a father with a medical doctorate,…

Oda Masao

Oda Masao, born Saiki Masao (斎木政雄) was a Japanese actor born in Waseda, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. He later changed his name to Oda Masao (織田真佐男). He began his acting career at age six and graduated from Tokyo Prefectural School of Arts (東京府立工芸学校). In 1930, he enrolled…

Okamoto Yoshihiko

Okamoto Yoshihiko was a Japanese film director, television drama director, and journalist, born in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. He attended the Army Officer School (陸軍士官学校) and witnessed Japan's defeat in World War II. Afterward, he joined the Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党)…

Yamada Masaki

Yamada Masaki is a Japanese novelist born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University (明治大学) with a degree in Political Science and Economics. Yamada is a member of the Japan Mystery Writers Association (本推理作家協会) and the Authentic Mystery Writers Club (本格ミステリ作家クラブ),…