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Shikoku
A mother uses a legend of Shikoku, a place of pilgrimage, to bring back her dead daughter from the underworld. But her beloved child does…Published on: -
Hysteric
Boy and girl commit a clumsy raid and torture their victim. Criminal and macabre love story.Published on: -
Tomie
Horror-Manga film version of the début story by the most celebrated writer in the genre. Tomie, the heroine, is a despot who fascinates men with…Published on: -
Iconoclasm No. 1
An iconoclasm let loose on modern urban impressions. The devastating result is a powerful, experimental and abstract film.Published on: -
Takeshi Kitano, l’imprévisible
Kitano, Japan’s greatest living film-maker, talking to Hasumi, the most respected film academic in Japan. The impudent film-maker is actually shy in tPublished on: -
The Frame
News reporter Yoko gets a video tape linking a murder and a corruption scandal. This involved a major university and a Ministry. Latest film by…Published on: -
M/Other
Intimate and realistic, the story follows a young woman who is involved in a relationship with a divorced man with a child and unexpectedly has…Published on: -
Charisma
Police inspector loses his way in a forest, and how. Surreal and mysterious thriller by international breakthrough Kurosawa Kiyoshi (no relation).Published on: -
Graveyard of Honour
One of Fukasaku’s most important films. Gruff Yakuza throws himself into a chasm of violence and decadence. Beautiful ‘dirty hero’ role by Watari TetsPublished on: -
The Labyrinth Files: File 538
Borges-inspired animation film about a sweaty private detective who, after a break-in, finds a computer file addressed to him comprising a story of thPublished on: