Posted on December 9, 2018 |
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The Yellow Handkerchief / Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (2011)
Drama
Yusaku Shima is sprung from a prison after serving his time for murder. No one comes for him to the prison. He starts traveling to Hokkaido with hesitation, because it is not certain whether or not his ex-wife still waits for him.
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Maki Horikita, Gaku Hamada, Yui Natsukawa, Keiko Oginome, Ken'ichi Endô, Mitsukô Kusabue, Tamao Nakamura
Director: Hitoshi Iwamoto
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Tags: Gaku Hamada, Hiroshi Abe, Hitoshi Iwamoto, Keiko Oginome, Ken'ichi Endô, Maki Horikita, Mitsuko Kusabue, Tamao Nakamura, Yui Natsukawa
Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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Veronika Decides to Die / Veronika wa shinu koto ni shita (2005)
Drama
Towa lives in a peculiar sanatorium after committing suicide. Convalescing in sanatorium, she is informed that she has only 7 days to live. Isolated within their worlds, strange people live in this sanatorium and try to avoid making any contact with her. However, Claude a man who lost his power of speech feels sympathetic towards her and their every lovable things give true colors to the life and inspire Towa's honest desire for the life…
Starring: Yôko Maki, Wan Lee, Jun Fubuki, Tomoko Nakajima, Keiko Oginome, Yumi Takigawa, Keiko Awaji, Masachika Ichimura
Director: Kei Horie
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Tags: Jun Fubuki, Kei Horie, Keiko Awaji, Keiko Oginome, Masachika Ichimura, Tomoko Nakajima, Wan Lee, Yôko Maki, Yumi Takigawa
Posted on April 13, 2014 |
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Heat Wave / Kagerô (1991)
Crime | Drama
Jojima Orin is orphaned when Tsunejiro murders her father. She is later adopted by the Kosuji family, who run a restaurant called Yagumo, and becomes a gambler just like her father. Orin meets Tsunejiro again and confronts the Iwabune mob to take back Yagumo that rightfully belongs to her brother.
Starring: Kanako Higuchi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Oginome, Masahiro Motoki, Rino Katase, Takuzô Kawatani, Naoto Takenaka
Director: Hideo Gosha
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Tags: Hideo Gosha, Kanako Higuchi, Keiko Oginome, Masahiro Motoki, Naoto Takenaka, Rino Katase, Takuzô Kawatani, Tatsuya Nakadai
Posted on August 22, 2013 |
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Nankyoku monogatari / Antarctica (1983)
Adventure | Drama
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Ushioda and Ochi eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.
Starring: Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, Eiji Okada, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
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Tags: Eiji Okada, Keiko Oginome, Ken Takakura, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Masako Natsume, Tsunehiko Watase
