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    Edo Porn 1981 POSTER

    Edo Porn

    1981

    Japanese

    6.4

    11

    78%

    78%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    katsushika hokusai

    Kaneto Shindô Kaneto Shindô Director Kunio Ôtsuka Kunio Ôtsuka as Yûko Tanaka Yûko Tanaka as Oei, Tetsuzo's Daughter Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Omomo, Sashichi's Wife Kanako Higuchi Kanako Higuchi as Onao
    The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
    Sanmon yakusha 2000 POSTER

    Sanmon yakusha

    2000

    Japanese

    7.2

    Action

    actor

    alcoholism

    based on true story

    biography

    biopic

    Drama

    filmmaking

    Romance

    Kaneto Shindô Kaneto Shindô Director Rinko Kikuchi Rinko Kikuchi as Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Maiko Kawakami Maiko Kawakami as Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Okaji
    The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.
    The Scent of Incense. Part 1 1964 POSTER

    The Scent of Incense. Part 1

    1964

    Japanese

    7.4

    3

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    geisha

    mother and daughter

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    taisho

    taishō period

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Eiji Okada Eiji Okada as Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hotel owner Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Ikuyo
    After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
    Wedding Ring 1950 POSTER

    Wedding Ring

    1950

    Japanese

    6.9

    3

    Drama

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Mitsuko Yoshikawa Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Jûkichi Uno Jûkichi Uno as Michio Kuki Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Takeshi Ema
    A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.
    Black Cat 1968 POSTER

    Black Cat

    1968

    Japanese

    7.7

    21

    96%

    85%

    Action

    black cat

    Drama

    Fantasy

    ghost

    Horror

    murder

    rape and revenge

    revenge

    samurai

    Kaneto Shindô Kaneto Shindô Director Kentarô Kaji Kentarô Kaji as Hideo Kanze Hideo Kanze as Mikado Kei Satô Kei Satô as Raiko Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Yone
    In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
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