Ore wa toppu-yada: kao no nai bijo

1961 Japanese movie

Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun

Four monastic nuns must enter the materialistic and lusty outside world to save their church from a loan shark.

Unification of Japan Gaiden: Yamazaki Ichimon

Around the same time as Kikumura’s disappearance, the Ryūseikai relocates its office. Strictly warned by the new landlord to keep things quiet, Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) cautions Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) and the re

From The 50 Yard Line

The 94 minute documentary film “From the 50 Yard Line” presents the football field not only as a sports venue but also as a stage for the marching band. The viewer goes on an exciting adventure through band camp, auditio

Unification of Japan Gaiden: Yamazaki Ichimon 6 — Kobe Blitzkrieg Tactics

The Yamazaki Ichimon, gathered as usual at Himuro’s (Yasukaze Motomiya) office, pushes to expand the Kenyukai office for more comfort. Ishizawa (Hiroto Honda) finally decides to buy a building, but Yamamura (Kenta Kawasa

Botchan no yakyūō

1958 Japanese movie

Jakō yashiki

The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story

Sent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to avoid army conscription, he began his wanderings around Japan, encount

History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 5

The Yakuza Wife's Reverse Fate

Hana Ichikawa dreams of her husband, Hidehiko, becoming a successful Yakuza. However, he spends his days addicted to pachinko, lamenting his life. One day, she proposes that Hidehiko steal the gang's tribute money. With

Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

Jingi 11: Hokuriku Yakuza Hunting

Maki Fujishiro (Yoko Natsuki), the leader of the Fujishiro group, who is feared to be a female leopard in the Hokuriku region, appears in the Kanto region with a young head, Akatsu (Hirotaro Honda). She is said to have c

Yankovsky

This film is not about Oleg Yankovsky in the usual sense: not a biography of a great actor, not a review of roles. And not the sharp facts from his personal life. Although it's all in the film: a dramatic fate, unknown p

Yamla Pagla Deewana

An NRI visits India to look for his estranged father and brother. He soon learns that both are expert conmen. He is forced to join them and go to Punjab to fix his younger brother's love life.

Sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961 Japanese movie

Yanlış Numara

Police officer Erol is assigned to track down a gang involved in the smuggling of historical artifacts. He begins working as a laborer at the hotel where a woman named Karen, who is connected to the gang, is staying. Sam

Mr Yang Seeks a Wife

Back in the day, Yang Decai (played by Pan Changjiang) was a plain-looking, short migrant worker in the city. Through hard work and persistence, he rose to become the wealthy owner of a real estate company, worth over 10

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the commercial films which had preceded it. This piece contrasts Hou Hsiao-hsien an

Huling Yakap sa Tag-Araw

Last Summer Embrace

The Night of Unplanned Disaster in a Planned Catastrophe

An obsessive theater director is determined to perfect her production of Samuel Beckett's Catastrophe, but her obsession sparks division and leads to disaster on opening night.