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Japanese Cinema

Pigs And Battleships

A gloomy story with many despicable characters is wrapped into this wonderfully charming and occasionally farcical comedy in Shohei Imamura’s Pigs And Battleships. More…

Pigs And Battleships
Ikiru

Akira Kurosawa’s black and white classic Ikiru has a remarkable ability to inspire virtually anyone to make a positive change in their lives through the last journey of a dying man. More…

Ikiru
Be Sure To Share

Written and directed by Sion Sono, Be Sure To Share is a somewhat surprisingly straightforward film from the cult filmmaker. It’s a story of a young man trying to reconnect with his dying father. More…

Be Sure To Share
Strange Circus

A deeply unsettling tale of domestic abuse with an insight into the mind of the traumatised, Sion Sono’s Strange Circus is a psychological thriller, but is it too disturbing? More…

Strange Circus
Exte: Hair Extensions

Sion Sono’s take on the vengeful spirit concept popularised in J-horror is coupled with his strength as a storyteller and an oddly disturbing idea in Exte: Hair Extensions. More…

Exte: Hair Extensions
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

When 17-year-old Makoto gains the ability to leap back in time, she changes things to her liking, but life is a bit more complicated in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. More…

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Ghost In The Shell

Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost In The Shell is a remarkably intelligent exploration of a range of philosophical themes through its protagonist’s hypnotic search for existential meaning. More…

Ghost In The Shell
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence

Mamoru Oshii’s sequel to his renowned classic continues the philosophical exploration of our relationship with machines in a beautifully dark neo-noir setting. More…

Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence
Metropolis

Based on a script by Katsuhiro Otomo the creator of anime-classic Akira, Metropolis re-imagines Fritz Lang’s influential science fiction from the Weimar era in animated format. More…

Metropolis
A Geisha

Kenji Mizoguchi’s A Geisha, written by Yoshikata Yoda, combines the inner world of geisha with the struggles of post-war Japan in this beautifully told black and white classic. More…

A Geisha
Sisters Of The Gion

There’s a strong sense of hopelessness in Sisters of the Gion. Two female leads, created to be the exact opposites of each other, are equally unable to achieve their goals. More…

Sisters Of The Gion
The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums

Kenji Mizoguchi puts fame in high contrast with love in a way that’s surprisingly relevant to the world of today in one of the great tragic Japanese masterpieces. More…

The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums
Shogun Assassin

“When I was little, my father was famous. He was the greatest Samurai in the empire, and he was the Shogun’s decapitator. He cut off the heads of 131 lords for the Shogun.” More…

Shogun Assassin
Stray Dog

As well as being a suspenseful film noir with great visuals and superb acting, Akira Kurosawa’s 1949 film Stray Dog also speaks to Japan’s post-war generation. More…

Stray Dog
Sansho The Bailiff

Kenji Mizoguchi’s beautiful black and white epic Sansho The Bailiff is a tale of grief and hopelessness in a world where most “had not yet awakened as human beings”. More…

Sansho The Bailiff
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