Released Date:
1977-04-01
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan, France
Runtime:
109 min
Rated:
X
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (11987 Reviews)
Director:
Nagisa èshimaBased on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.
Released Date:
1979-03-26
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan, France
Runtime:
105 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
(2283 Reviews)
Director:
Nagisa èshimaItoko Nakamura (story)
Nagisa èshima
A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband had plenty of sake to drink and was in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. To avert any suspicions, she pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work. For three years the wife and her lover secretly see each other. Finally, suspicions become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate her husband's disappearance.
Released Date:
2003-12-03
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
92 min
IMDB Ratings:
(2040 Reviews)
Director:
Kiyoshi KurosawaGenres:
DramaTwo young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Their weird bond is based on uncontrollable rage--something neither can articulate or control--and the strange jellyfish that they keep as a pet.
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...
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