Released Date:
2012-01-14
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
129 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (1896 Reviews)
Director:
Shion SonoMinoru Furuya (manga)
Shion Sono (screenplay)
Sumida and his schoolmate Keiko are 14 year old school kids living a dystopian existence where each of their parents' hopes and encourages them to die. Set in tsunami-hit areas of Japan about May 2011, which is used as a backdrop, the story follows roughly that of the manga of the same name wherein Sumida fights frequently with his father, is abandoned by his mother and tends to reject friendly advances of others. Eventually, he kills his father and then, assuming his life is ruined, attempts to improve society by killing "bad" people. Although not immediately obvious, what instead happens is that he attacks psychotic and violent characters, while he instead learns from Keiko and the Yakuza and people who befriended him that he himself has become "sick", eventually breaking free of the cycle of violence, but without a complete resolution of the issues raised during the movie before its end.
Released Date:
2013-02-09
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
123 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (522 Reviews)
Director:
Tomoyuki TakimotoGenres:
MysteryUrio Shudè (based on the novel by)
Katsuhiko Manabe (screenplay)
Izuru Narushima (screenplay)
A series of bombings occur and police track a lead, where they find the male protagonist Ichiro Suzuki and believe he is somehow involved. After psychiatric evaluation and rigorous questioning, the man is found to be emotionally vacant, highly intelligent with a savant-like photographic memory, physically strong and unable to feel any pain. The female lead who plays psychiatrist Mariko Mashiya is intrigued and attempts to discover what and how he came to this state, fueled by her own past personal tragedy and determination to seek the truth. Is he the psychopath they are all looking for?
Released Date:
2012-11-10
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
129 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (2543 Reviews)
Director:
Takashi MiikeGenres:
ThrillerYèsuke Kishi (based on the novel by)
Takashi Miike (screenplay)
A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Released Date:
2014-11-07
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
129 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (3318 Reviews)
Director:
Shion SonoA renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.
Released Date:
2014-06-14
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
129 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (242 Reviews)
Director:
Kazuyoshi KumakiriKazuki Sakuraba (based on the novel by)
Takashi Ujita
After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. Jungo works as a cook for the coast guard, leaving young Hana alone for days at a time. In wintry Hokkaido, Jungo and Hana both desire to fill their empty, love-starved hearts as they set foot into a forbidden world. Eventually, an elder benefactor in their small town learns of their illicit relationship. When he tries to separate them for Hana's own good, it provokes her emotional rage. Soon after, a murder quietly occurs atop the ice floes. With their dark secret, Jungo and Hana escape to Tokyo. However...
Released Date:
2014-01-18
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
USA, Japan
Runtime:
125 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (86 Reviews)
Director:
Kèji FukadaGenres:
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