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Saraba itoshiki daichi
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Gozu
Miike Takashi and his Ichi the Killer scriptwriter have come up with a splendid, slow-burn Yakuza ghost story. A young gangster is ordered to deliverPublished on: -
Last Life in the Universe
Suicidal ex-Yakuza (Asano) with a fear of infection hides as a librarian in Bangkok. His life has almost come to a halt. Then people die…Published on: -
Battle Royale II : Requiem
Three years after the brutal slaughter in Battle Royale, adults again try to keep kids down using pure violence. This time a school class has…Published on: -
Cop Festival – Curated by Shinozaki Makoto
Japanese film makers each indulged themselves for ten minutes on the genre of the police film. With the assistance of familiar faces and surprising nePublished on: -
Dead End Run
Cult director Ishii pulls out all the stops in this theme and variation in style and cuts just to the chase. Using great young actors…Published on: -
Kaseki
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Ramblers
With his characteristic tongue-in-cheek wit and understated style, Yamashita draws us into the world of a couple of going-nowhere young film makers, wPublished on: -
Letter
Seventeen-year-old Yusuke made the world’s first texting drama. Apart from the brief prologue, we only see the mobile phone of a young man one lonelyPublished on: -
Peep “TV” Show
Raw, cheap and bravura video film that does not pay much attention to the boundary that apparently exists between fiction and reality. With and aboutPublished on: