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    Punk Samurai Slash Down 2018 POSTER

    Punk Samurai Slash Down

    2018

    Japanese

    6.0

    13

    80%

    Action

    Drama

    Gakuryû Ishii Gakuryû Ishii Director Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano as Hanro Chayama Gô Ayano Gô Ayano as Junoshin Kake Shôta Sometani Shôta Sometani as Makobee Makubo Keiko Kitagawa Keiko Kitagawa as Ron
    Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets hired by the Kurokaze Han, but they learn that Junoshin Kake lied. Junoshin Kake is given the death sentence and he must think of an escape plan.
    Bitter Honey 2016 POSTER

    Bitter Honey

    2016

    Japanese

    5.7

    11

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    History

    Gakuryû Ishii Gakuryû Ishii Director Fumi Nikaidô Fumi Nikaidô as Akako Akai Masatoshi Nagase Masatoshi Nagase as Fish Monger Kengo Kôra Kengo Kôra as Ghost Yôko Maki Yôko Maki as Yuriko Tamura
    Akako, a shape-shifting goldfish in the form of a coquettish nymphet clad in diaphanous red dresses, naively plays the role of erotic muse and adoring pet for an aging writer seeking greatness. Things quickly get complicated for the odd couple, however, when the writer's deceased former student/lover enters the picture as a ghost and helps Akako realize her own desires, activating her agency and frustrating the one-sided male fantasy the writer is so keen to continue.
    Burst City 1982 POSTER

    Burst City

    1982

    Japanese

    6.0

    2

    53%

    53%

    Action

    biker

    cyberpunk

    Drama

    japanese cyberpunk

    Music

    punk rock

    Sci-Fi

    Gakuryû Ishii Gakuryû Ishii Director Yukimasa Kishino Yukimasa Kishino as Daisuke Iijima Daisuke Iijima as Automobile Mechanic Ken Yoshizawa Ken Yoshizawa as Kirishima Keiko Takahashi Keiko Takahashi as Woman Singing with Razor
    Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living.
    The Crazy Family 1984 POSTER

    The Crazy Family

    1984

    Japanese

    7.0

    6

    Action

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    domestic violence

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    incest

    mental breakdown

    satire

    Gakuryû Ishii Gakuryû Ishii Director Kazuhiko Kishino Kazuhiko Kishino as Yoshinori Inoue Yoshinori Inoue as Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Saeko Kobayashi Hitoshi Ueki Hitoshi Ueki as Yasukune Kobayashi
    Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.
    Crazy Thunder Road 1980 POSTER

    Crazy Thunder Road

    1980

    Japanese

    6.4

    2

    67%

    67%

    Action

    biker

    brisk

    Drama

    japan

    motorcycle

    motorcycle gang

    Sci-Fi

    tokyo, japan

    Gakuryû Ishii Gakuryû Ishii Director Genki Yoshimura Genki Yoshimura as Tatsuo Yamada Tatsuo Yamada as Hitoshi Kôji Nanjô Kôji Nanjô as Ken Nenji Kobayashi Nenji Kobayashi as Tsuyoshi
    When Ken, the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo, falls in love with a barmaid, he quickly loses his rebellious ideals. The rest of the gang feels betrayed, especially the reputedly troubled kid Jin who revolts against his former friend.
    The Box Man 2024 POSTER

    The Box Man

    2024

    Japanese

    5.5

    4

    based on novel or book

    box

    Drama

    nameless

    photography

    Gakuryû Ishii Gakuryû Ishii Director Kiyohiko Shibukawa Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Badge-wearing Beggar Yûko Nakamura Yûko Nakamura as Detective Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô as General Masatoshi Nagase Masatoshi Nagase as Myself
    A photographer becomes intrigued by a mysterious man who has chosen to filter his experience of the world through a cardboard box placed over his head.
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