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    Winter's Flower 1978 POSTER

    Winter's Flower

    1978

    Japanese

    6.7

    5

    Action

    betrayal

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    ex convict

    guardian

    revenge motive

    yakuza

    Yasuo Furuhata Yasuo Furuhata Director Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Ken Takakura Ken Takakura as Hidetsugu Kano Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Merry Yoichi Miura Yoichi Miura as Otohiko Takeda
    Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
    The Discarnates 1988 POSTER

    The Discarnates

    1988

    Japanese

    7.1

    9

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    ice cream

    Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Yôji Matsuda Yôji Matsuda as Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Dentist Kumiko Akiyoshi Kumiko Akiyoshi as Fusako Harada, Mother
    Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada's ex-wife. Recovering from the shock, Harada indulges in melancholy, mainly on his failure as a husband and father, and goes to a 'Rakugo' show, where a friendly man in the audience invites him home. Harada is puzzled at the strong resemblance of this man and his wife to his own parents, who were killed nearly 30 years ago when he was twelve.
    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 1979 POSTER

    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    1979

    Japanese

    5.9

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Mystery

    parody

    Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director Shinsaku Himeda Shinsaku Himeda as Hideko Yoshida Hideko Yoshida as Fumie Akechi Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Kindaichi from Future Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Visitor in the Eyes
    Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
    School in the Crosshairs 1981 POSTER

    School in the Crosshairs

    1981

    Japanese

    6.3

    4

    Action

    Fantasy

    high school

    high school student

    japan

    japanese film

    japanese high school

    Sci-Fi

    Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director Shingo Yanagisawa Shingo Yanagisawa as Miyoko Akaza Miyoko Akaza as Keiko Mitamura Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Kyogoku, the Demon Hiroko Yakushimaru Hiroko Yakushimaru as Yuka Mitamura
    Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test!
    Departures 2008 POSTER

    Departures

    2008

    Japanese

    8.0

    31

    80%

    92%

    Action

    cello

    coffin

    Drama

    dying and death

    funeral

    Music

    musical

    octopus

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Yukiko Tachibana Yukiko Tachibana as Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ikuei Sasaki Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Yoshiki Kobayashi Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Yuriko Uemura
    Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
    Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989 POSTER

    Godzilla vs. Biollante

    1989

    Japanese

    6.5

    10

    75%

    73%

    Action

    biollante

    biotechnology

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    kaiju

    osaka, japan

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Kazuki Ohmori Kazuki Ohmori Director Kazue Ikura Kazue Ikura as Toshiyuki Nagashima Toshiyuki Nagashima as Director Seiichi Yamamoto Tôru Minegishi Tôru Minegishi as Lieutenant Goro Gondo Masanobu Takashima Masanobu Takashima as Major Sho Kuroki Kosuke Toyohara Kosuke Toyohara as Osamu Amesawa Kenzo Ogiwara Kenzo Ogiwara as Takeo Shimura
    After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
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