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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • 3-4 Jugatsu – Boiling point

    The second hard action film by and with Takeshi, this time in a smaller role than in Violent Cop, but one which makes quite an…
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  • Shimaguni konjo – Homemade movie

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  • Muno no hito

    A film with a comically sad and absurd character all of its own. Muno no hito is based on the cartoon strips of Yoshiharu Tsuge…
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  • Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi

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  • Ahureru Atsui Namida

    In recent Japanese cinema a movement can be discerned among young film-makers to tackle socially-sensitive subjects and taboos in the form of personal and intimately-told…
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  • Sangatsu no raion – March comes in like a lion

    ‘This could be the archetypal love story for the ’90s: a picture about the tricks and traps of desire and the courage and will needed…
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  • Kohei’s race, kohei’s pace

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  • Sono otoko kyobo ni tsuki – Violent cop

    @ In his debut film as director, the actor Kitano Takeshi himself plays the leading role of a violent cop. Sono Otoko Kyobo Ni Tsuki…
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  • Tampopo

    Appetite, violence and eroticism come together in this hilarious ‘ramen western’. A widow transforms her eatery into the best restaurant i
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  • Zegen

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