Journey to the Shore
Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel.
Distance
On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
Maborosi
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
The Face of Jizo
Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of 1948, as the ghost of her father visits Mitsué (Rié Miyama). He had somehow learned that she has fallen in love, and tries to convince her to start her new life. But Mitsué obstinately refuses his warm and humorous encouragements : « People were killed in my place. I do not have the right to find happiness », she says.
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.
Broken Rage
A seemingly unremarkable man called “Mouse” is caught by the police. In exchange for his freedom, he goes undercover, infiltrates a drug ring, and arranges a fake deal, but an unexpected turn of events occurs.
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
Taboo
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director
Akira Emoto
as
Hoshitani
Yû Aoi
as
Matsuzaki, Tomoko
Eri Fukatsu
as
Mizuki
Tadanobu Asano
as
Yûsuke
Hirokazu Koreeda
Director
Susumu Terajima
as
Makoto
Yûsuke Iseya
as
Masaru
Kanji Tsuda
as
Masaru's elder brother
Hidekazu Akai
as
Master
Midori Kiuchi
as
Michiko
Takashi Naitô
as
Tamio
Sergey Bodrov
Director
Birol Tarkan Yildiz
as
Mongol
Takeshi Kitano
Director
So Kaku
as
Fitness Trainer
Gekidan Hitori
as
Game Presenter
Masato Yano
as
Takaaki Oguro
Michiyo Yasuda
as
Aunt Oume
Yoshiyuki Morishita
as
Carpenter
Nagisa Ôshima
Director
Chikako Aoyama
as
Masatô Ibu
as
Officer Koshitaro Ito
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