Ashita wa Nihonbare

A group of people travel through a mountain pass. When their jaunty bus unceremoniously breaks down, a bittersweet sadness overcomes the passengers as unexpected reunions take place, but nothing can be what it was…

The Spear Master

Chatterley Fujin wa Nihon Nimo Ita

~~ Adapted from the original work by Kawaguchi Matsutaro (川口松太郎).

Yakuza Senso: Nihon no Don

7.1

A supposedly true-to-life story of one of the biggest rightist yakuza bosses in the '50s - '60s Japan. (Source: IMDb)

The Gentle 12

7.8

Shun Nakahara directs this comic take on Sidney Lumet's 1957 classic Twelve Angry Men. Just as in that earlier work, this film takes place in a jury room and takes place in real time. The film opens as the jury is…

Asian Beat: I Love Nippon

Nishimura Juko no Nihon Judan Suspense: Inu Bue

~~ Adapted from the novel “Musume yo, Hatenaki Ji ni Ga wo Sasou” (娘よ、涯なき地に我を誘え) by Nishimura Juko (西村寿行).

Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

Filipinos and Japanese came from the same origin 300 years ago and the proof is many tribes in the Philippines still wear Fundochi, the costume for Sumo wrestlers. This is just for laughs, but the film does observe…

Bakusho Mondai & Nihonko Kumin no Sensei Oshiete Kudasai!

Tsuboi Sakae

Tsuboi Sakae, born Iwai Sakae (岩井栄) in Sakate, Shozu, Kagawa, Japan, was a Japanese children's literature novelist and poet. She was the fifth daughter of Iwai Tokichi (岩井藤吉), a soy sauce barrel craftsman. After her family’s business failed, she worked as a babysitter while attending…

Hara Hisako

Hara Hisako was a Japanese actress. Her birth name was Ishijima Hisa (石島久). She used the stage names Hara Hisako (原緋紗子) and Hara Hisako (原緋沙子). She was born in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, as the youngest of four siblings. Her father was a banker, but he passed away when she was…

Kawazu Seizaburo

Kawazu Seizaburo, born Nakajima Seiichi (中島誠一) in Kakigara, Nihonbashim Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by Kawazu Kaichi (河津嘉一), who operated a machiai, a tea house, in Hamacho. After graduating from Toka Elementary School (東華小学校), he attended Seisoku English…

Candy Yang

Candy Yang is a Taiwanese actress, voice actress, singer, and TV hostess, born in Taipei, Taiwan. She began her career at the age of four, when she was discovered by a talent scout while shopping with her mother. This led to her debut in commercials, television dramas, and films. She first appeared…