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    Stolen Desire 1958 POSTER

    Stolen Desire

    1958

    Japanese

    6.8

    ♡ 6

    69%

    69%

    Action

    Comedy

    love

    theatre group

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Chigusa Takayama Chigusa Takayama as Noboru Nakaya Noboru Nakaya as Kô Nishimura Kô Nishimura as Kanji Takada Hiroyuki Nagato Hiroyuki Nagato as Shinichi Kunida
    A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.
    Zegen 1987 POSTER

    Zegen

    1987

    Japanese

    7.0

    ♡ 5

    83%

    83%

    Action

    based on real person

    brothel

    Comedy

    pimp

    prostitution

    sex trade

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Iheiji Muraoka Mami Kumagai Mami Kumagai as Kino Chôichirô Kawarasaki Chôichirô Kawarasaki as Kunikura Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Shiho
    At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains of brothels throughout Asia. As Japan's power in the region grows, so does Iheiji's prosperity and patriotism.
    Vengeance Is Mine 1979 POSTER

    Vengeance Is Mine

    1979

    Japanese

    7.7

    ♡ 8

    100%

    88%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    japanese film

    series of murders

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Iwao Enokizu Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Kazuko Enokizu Chôichirô Kawarasaki Chôichirô Kawarasaki as Pawnshop owner Kazuko Shirakawa Kazuko Shirakawa as Sachiko Yoshizato
    A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
    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.
    A Man Vanishes 1967 POSTER

    A Man Vanishes

    1967

    Japanese

    7.1

    100%

    81%

    Documentary

    Drama

    found footage

    interview

    missing person

    salesman

    village

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Shigeru Tsuyuguchi Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Yoshie Hayakawa Yoshie Hayakawa as Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura as (as Shohei Imamura)
    A Man Vanishes examines the concept of Johatsu, tackling the phenomenon of people missing in Japan over the years. It picks one such person from the list, someone who had seemed to disappear from the face of the earth due to embezzlement from his company, and the filmmakers begin an investigative documentary into the reasons behind and attempt at tracking him down.
    Profound Desires of the Gods 1968 POSTER

    Profound Desires of the Gods

    1968

    Japanese

    7.5

    ♡ 3

    Drama

    incest

    japan

    japanese family

    pacific island

    remote island

    tropical island

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Chikako Hosokawa Chikako Hosokawa as Chôichirô Kawarasaki Chôichirô Kawarasaki as Kametaro Futori / the backward son Kazuo Kitamura Kazuo Kitamura as Kariya / Engineer Rentarô Mikuni Rentarô Mikuni as Nekichi Futori / the chained son
    Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge 2001 POSTER

    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

    2001

    Japanese

    6.7

    ♡ 6

    80%

    76%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    female ejaculation (squirt)

    Romance

    sexuality

    small town

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Hijiri Kojima Hijiri Kojima as Mika Tagami Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Mitsu Aizawa Misa Shimizu Misa Shimizu as Saeko Aizawa Toshie Negishi Toshie Negishi as Tomoko Sasano
    A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
    Pigs and Battleships 1961 POSTER

    Pigs and Battleships

    1961

    Japanese

    7.4

    ♡ 8

    87%

    87%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    post war japan

    poverty

    prostitution

    Romance

    u.s. navy

    yakuza

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Himori Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Kan'ichi Takeshi Katô Takeshi Katô as Ohachi Kotoe Hatsui Kotoe Hatsui as Wife, Tsune
    In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
    Black Rain 1989 POSTER

    Black Rain

    1989

    Japanese

    7.8

    ♡ 7

    52%

    55%

    Action

    atomic bomb

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    hiroshima, japan

    husband wife relationship

    marriage proposal

    War

    world war ii

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Sabu Kawahara Sabu Kawahara as Kanemaru Akiji Kobayashi Akiji Kobayashi as Katayama Kazuko Shirakawa Kazuko Shirakawa as Old Woman with white flag Kazuo Kitamura Kazuo Kitamura as Shigematsu Shizuma
    Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
    The Ballad of Narayama 1983 POSTER

    The Ballad of Narayama

    1983

    Japanese

    7.8

    ♡ 17

    93%

    88%

    Action

    Drama

    Mystery

    pink film

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Fujio Tokita Fujio Tokita as Jinsaku Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Oei Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Tatsuhei Nenji Kobayashi Nenji Kobayashi as Tsune
    In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
    The Eel 1997 POSTER

    The Eel

    1997

    Japanese

    7.3

    ♡ 4

    82%

    81%

    Comedy

    Drama

    eel

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura as Misa Shimizu Misa Shimizu as Keiko Hattori Shô Aikawa Shô Aikawa as Yuji Nozawa
    A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.
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