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    Killers on Parade 1961 POSTER

    Killers on Parade

    1961

    Japanese

    6.6

    5

    Action

    cockfight

    Crime

    japanese new wave

    Masahiro Shinoda Masahiro Shinoda Director Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Masaaki Hirao Masaaki Hirao as Keijirô Morozumi Keijirô Morozumi as
    A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic competition.
    Giants and Toys 1958 POSTER

    Giants and Toys

    1958

    Japanese

    7.2

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    Yasuzô Masumura Yasuzô Masumura Director Hitomi Nozoe Hitomi Nozoe as Kyôko Shima Shunji Tsuda Shunji Tsuda as Reporter Tetsuya Watanabe Tetsuya Watanabe as Singer Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Yôsuke Nishi
    Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
    Tokyo Drifter 1966 POSTER

    Tokyo Drifter

    1966

    Japanese

    7.1

    16

    93%

    79%

    1960s

    Action

    Crime

    hitman

    japanese new wave

    japanese noir

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Ken Mizoguchi Ken Mizoguchi as Yûzô Kiura Yûzô Kiura as Fujimura Takeshi Yoshida Takeshi Yoshida as Keiichi Michio Hino Michio Hino as Yoshii
    After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
    Night and Fog in Japan 1960 POSTER

    Night and Fog in Japan

    1960

    Japanese

    6.8

    2

    43%

    43%

    Action

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    sceptical

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa as Ôta Hiroshi Akutagawa Hiroshi Akutagawa as Prof. Udagawa Miyuki Kuwano Miyuki Kuwano as Reiko Harada Kei Satô Kei Satô as Sakamaki
    Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.
    The Sun's Burial 1960 POSTER

    The Sun's Burial

    1960

    Japanese

    6.9

    3

    60%

    78%

    Crime

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    osaka, japan

    post war japan

    poverty

    prostitution

    youth gang

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Gang member Isao Sasaki Isao Sasaki as New gang member Takeshi Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa as Shin, leader of gang Ichirô Nagai Ichirô Nagai as The 'lance'
    In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
    The Catch 1961 POSTER

    The Catch

    1961

    Japanese

    6.8

    4

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    prisoner of war

    War

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Akiko Koyama Akiko Koyama as Hiroko Ishii Sadako Sawamura Sadako Sawamura as Katsu, Kazumasa's wife Rentarô Mikuni Rentarô Mikuni as Kazumasa Takano Teruko Kishi Teruko Kishi as Masu Tsukada
    Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their 'catch'.
    Intentions of Murder 1964 POSTER

    Intentions of Murder

    1964

    Japanese

    7.6

    8

    60%

    60%

    Action

    adultery

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Hiroshi Kondô Hiroshi Kondô as Bumon Kahara Bumon Kahara as Kazuo Kitamura Kazuo Kitamura as Seiichiro Takahashi Yûko Kusunoki Yûko Kusunoki as Yoshiko Masuda
    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.
    Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets 1971 POSTER

    Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

    1971

    Japanese

    7.6

    10

    Action

    art house

    avant-garde

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    japanese new wave

    Music

    psychedelic

    Shûji Terayama Shûji Terayama Director Chito Kawachi Chito Kawachi as Brother Akihiro Miwa Akihiro Miwa as Maya at the Hell Kazuaki Shimada Kazuaki Shimada as Raging bull Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Soccer Team Captain
    An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.
    The Face of Another 1966 POSTER

    The Face of Another

    1966

    Japanese

    7.8

    12

    86%

    90%

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Drama

    Horror

    identity crisis

    japan

    japanese new wave

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Hiroshi Teshigahara Hiroshi Teshigahara Director Robert Dunham Robert Dunham as Foreign man in Bar Machiko Kyô Machiko Kyô as Mrs. Okuyama Yoshie Minami Yoshie Minami as Old Lady Eiji Okada Eiji Okada as The Boss
    A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
    The Naked Island 1960 POSTER

    The Naked Island

    1960

    Japanese

    8.0

    10

    Action

    boat

    Drama

    family

    island

    japan

    japanese new wave

    sea

    Kaneto Shindô Kaneto Shindô Director Masanori Horimoto Masanori Horimoto as Jirô - the younger son Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama as Senta, the father Shinji Tanaka Shinji Tanaka as Tarô - the elder son Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Toyo, the mother
    A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.
    Tattooed Life 1965 POSTER

    Tattooed Life

    1965

    Japanese

    7.1

    4

    84%

    84%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    nūberu bāgu

    yakuza

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Akamatsu Jugoro Akira Takahashi Akira Takahashi as Anzo Hiroko Itô Hiroko Itô as Kinoshita Masayo Masako Izumi Masako Izumi as Kinoshita Midori
    After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
    Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute 1971 POSTER

    Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute

    1971

    Japanese

    5.4

    20

    Action

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    pink film

    underage sex

    Masao Adachi Masao Adachi Director Ken Yoshizawa Ken Yoshizawa as Boy 2 Hiroshi Nitta Hiroshi Nitta as Boy 6 Takeo Suenaga Takeo Suenaga as Boy 8 Tetsuo Osaga Tetsuo Osaga as Boy 9
    After fifteen year's old Yasuko has her first orgasm with a teacher she and her disillusioned group of friends decide to turn to prostitution to gain a better understanding of what emotions truly are.
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