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Posted on March 3, 2023 | Comments Off on A Hundred Flowers (2022) 1080p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
A Hundred Flowers / Hyakka (2022)
Drama
New Year's Eve. Izumi finds his mother Yuriko wandering in a park in the freezing cold. Diagnosed with dementia, her mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son, memories of the mother who raised him on her own feel as vivid as the day he lived through them, especially that of the time she had disappeared from his world, which haunts him to this day. As Yuriko slips slowly into oblivion, Izumi must come to terms with losing his mother again, this time forever. In his path to finding forgiveness in himself, however, Izumi soon uncovers Yuriko's secret past and the life she lived without him.
Starring: Masaki Suda, Mieko Harada, Masami Nagasawa, Masatoshi Nagase, Yukiya Kitamura, Amane Okayama
Director: Genki Kawamura
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Posted on May 2, 2022 | Comments Off on A Madder Red (2021) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
A Madder Red / Akaneiro ni yakareru (2021)
Family
Ryoko has not had fortune smile upon her recently. She is attractive, but lost her husband in a traffic accident seven years ago. She received no consolation for that or how she has to take care of a son and a father-in-law. She runs a cafe to make ends meet. Safe to say she is a busy mother. To make matters worse, her son begins experiencing trouble at school.
Starring: Machiko Ono, Iori Wada, Yuki Katayama, Masatoshi Nagase, Joe Odagiri
Director: Yûya Ishii
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Posted on March 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Under the Stars (2020) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Under the Stars / Child of the Stars / Hoshi no Ko (2020)
Family
Eczema was common for infant Chihiro.She was young and suffered, but her parents were the more anxious ones as they tried several methods and cures to help their daughter. Nothing worked. An acquaintance wades into religion and superstition.The girl was cured. Tis lead the family to gravitate towards the cult. With Chihiro now older and coming into herself she faces the superstitious parents, her own self realization and what all of this means.
Starring: Mana Ashida, Masatoshi Nagase, Tomoyo Harada, Kôhei Ôtomo, Aju Makita, Masaki Okada
Director: Tatsushi Ohmori
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Posted on October 23, 2020 | Comments Off on They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
They Say Nothing Stays the Same / Aru Sendo No Hanashi (2019)
Drama
Why does one need a ferryman? One needs a ferryman where there is a body of water and a bridge does not exist. The village high in the hills has a ferryman, but a bridge is in the works. The poor peasant is about to become even more poor. The people, livestock and goods won't need his services much longer. His life also takes an abrupt turn another way. He meets a young girl on a day when everything was supposed to go like any other day.
Starring: Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawashima, Nijirô Murakami, Masatoshi Nagase, Haruomi Hosono
Director: Joe Odagiri
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Posted on April 14, 2019 | Comments Off on Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Punk Samurai Slash Down / Panku-zamurai, kirarete sôrô (2018)
Action | Drama
In search of employment and a permanent position and having committed murder the ronin Kake Junoshin tells the Kurokaze Han clan that a religious cult is aiming for their destruction. This gets him in, but he is soon disproved and arrested. Given the death sentence and awaiting death he has to be quick on his feet and figure out a way to get himself out of the hole. Then the resurrection occurs.
Starring: Gô Ayano, Keiko Kitagawa, Shôta Sometani, Masahiro Higashide, Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase, Jun Murakami
Director: Gakuryû Ishii
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Posted on November 8, 2018 | Comments Off on Butterfly Sleep (2017) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Butterfly Sleep / Chou no Nemuri (2017)
Drama | Romance
Ryoko Matsumura is a popular writer in her 50's. She also knows that she has Alzheimer’s. Ryoko Matsumura begins to teach at a university. She meets a young Korean man in his 20's. They become attracted to each other.
Starring: Miho Nakayama, Jae-wook Kim, Anna Ishibashi, Shun Sugata, Masanobu Katsumura, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Jae-eun Jeong
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Posted on January 1, 2018 | Comments Off on Radiance (2017) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Radiance / Light / Hikari (2017)
Drama | Romance
A passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Ayame Misaki, Misuzu Kanno, Mantarô Koichi, Tatsuya Fuji
Director: Naomi Kawase
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Posted on March 15, 2017 |
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Black Widow Business / Gosaigyô no Onna (2016)
Comedy | Mystery | Thriller
Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are left out of his will including his daughter Tomomi. Tomomi hires a private investigator, Honda, to find out more about Sayoko. Meanwhile, Sayoko works with Toru Kashiwagi. Toru Kashiwagi is the director of the matchingmaking service. When older wealthy men register for the service, Sayoko charms the men until they eventually leave everything to her. Sayoko and Toru Kashiwagi always split the spoils 50/50. After Kozo Nakase's death, Sayoko begins attending the matchmaking meetings again. Kiharu Funayama becomes her next target, but Sayoko sincerely falls for Kiharu.
Starring: Shinobu Ôtake, Etsushi Toyokawa, Machiko Ono, Masatoshi Nagase, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Masahiko Tsugawa, Shunsuke Kazama, Kyoko Hasegawa, Asami Mizukawa, Kimiko Yo
Director: Yasuo Tsuruhashi
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Tags: Asami Mizukawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Kimiko Yo, Kyoko Hasegawa, Machiko Ono, Masahiko Tsugawa, Masatoshi Nagase, Shinobu Ôtake, Shunsuke Kazama, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Posted on September 7, 2016 |
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Bitter Honey / Mitsu no aware (2016)
Drama | Fantasy | History
Based on novelist Muro Saisei's 1959 book, Bitter Honey narrates the story of a poet who informed by his physician of his impending death finds renewed flights of fantasy. He is visited by a thin and attractive girl in red who becomes a catalyst for romance. The girl has to vie with competition for the artist's attention, however, as other women work in the wings. Bitter Honey's story is coloured by gorgeous photography as it explores sex, love, life and immortality.
Starring: Fumi Nikaidou, Ren Ohsugi, Yôko Maki, Kengo Kôra, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Gakuryû Ishii
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Posted on March 20, 2016 |
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Sweet Red Bean Paste / Sweet Bean / An (2015)
Drama
The "manager" of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. A taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.
Starring: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Etsuko Ichihara, Miyoko Asada, Miki Mizuno
Director: Naomi Kawase
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Posted on August 17, 2015 | Comments Off on The Hidden Blade (2004) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Hidden Blade / Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)
Drama | Romance
An honest, low-ranking samurai, Munezo Katagiri finds himself buffeted by the confusion of old and new in mid-19th century Japan. Facing outside pressure, the Shogunate is trying to open Japan to the West and some carefully selected Western ways, while maintaining its fragile political base. Munezo, and his colleague Samon Shimada try to maintain their footing, paying heed to the demanding moral code of the samurai while also learning new military strategies, particularly the mastery of Western artillery. But Munezo also has a personal complication. He is secretly in love–so secretly, he may not even admit it to himself–with his family's maid, the sweet and beautiful country girl, Kie. His passion leads him to rescue Kie from a loveless marriage after she leaves his household; the samurai even shocks propriety by carrying away the low-caste young woman on his back. Just as Munezo starts to get his domestic situation in something to resembling order, Munezo hears devastating news. A comrade, Yaichiro Hazama, has been caught up in a plot in Edo. Their clan has sent the rebellious samurai home in the humiliating transport of a "prisoner's basket." Munezo comes under suspicion because he and Yaichiro, the clan's best swordsmen, shared a famed instructor, but Munezo refuses to cooperate with the chief retainer's witch hunt. Tension finally leads Munezo to confess his growing affection to Kie, a development that the young woman begins to hope will lead to the abandonment of caste structures. But before Munezo can realize his romantic destiny, Yaichiro escapes. Munezo is ordered to kill him, and the loyal, honorable samurai is faced with one final challenge to his principles.
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Sachiko Mitsumoto, Tomoko Tabata
Director: Yôji Yamada
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Posted on December 24, 2014 |
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Kano (2014)
Biography | Drama | History | Sport
In 1928, Taiwan was under Japanese rule. The Kagi Agriculture and Forestry Public School (a.k.a KANO) was established to help develop the local agricultural. The KANO baseball team started out as a sports club to improve students’ physique. It never thought that the arrival of Coach Kondo would completely transform them to become legend…
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takao Ohsawa, Maki Sakai, Togo Igawa
Director: Chih-Hsiang Ma
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Posted on July 18, 2014 | Comments Off on Mystery Train (1989) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay DD1.0 x264-CRiSC
Mystery Train / One Night in Memphis (1989)
Comedy | Crime | Drama
Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntled British immigrant all converge in Memphis, the city of dreams. Mystery Train is a triptych of stories that pay playful tribute to the home of Stax Records, Sun Studio, Graceland, Carl Perkins, and, of course, the King himself, who presides over the film like a spirit.
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Yûki Kudô, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan, Rick Aviles
Director: Tom Waits
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Posted on July 22, 2013 |
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Sakuran (2006)
Drama | History
Set in Edo era Japan, “Sakuran” traces the life of Kiyoha (Anna Tsuchiya) as she rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. Kiyoha was determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
Starring: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya, Miho Kanno, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Mika Ninagawa
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Posted on October 20, 2012 |
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Smuggler / Sumagurâ: Omae no mirai o hakobe (2011)
Drama
Eccentric Japanese director Katsuhito Ishii (A Taste of Tea, Funky Forest: First Contact) takes us on a wild ride through the Japanese underworld in this darkly comic, visually dazzling tale of a failed actor who goes to extraordinary lengths to pay off an unjust Yakuza debt.
Starring: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Hikari Mitsushima, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Masanobu Ando
Director: Katsuhito Ishii
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Tags: Hikari Mitsushima, Katsuhito Ishii, Masanobu Andô, Masatoshi Nagase, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yasuko Matsuyuki
