Ken Takakura

Ken San
7.7

Ken San

Aug. 20, 2016

Ken San

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan’s mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family ...
Mr. Baseball
6.0

Mr. Baseball

Oct. 01, 1992

Mr. Baseball

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have ...
Black Rain
6.7

Black Rain

Sep. 22, 1989

Black Rain

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered ...
Choji Snack Bar
6.3

Choji Snack Bar

Nov. 12, 1983

Choji Snack Bar

Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya [Snack Bar] Choji with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate. Eiji once ...
Antarctica
7.8

Antarctica

Jul. 23, 1983

Antarctica

Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
The Longest Tunnel
6.7

The Longest Tunnel

Oct. 16, 1982

The Longest Tunnel

After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on ...
Station
6.8

Station

Nov. 07, 1981

Station

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
Never Give Up
6.1

Never Give Up

Oct. 07, 1978

Never Give Up

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath ...
The Yellow Handkerchief
7.4

The Yellow Handkerchief

The story starts with Kinya, who has recently upgraded his car. He’s a young adult and he’s single so naturally he uses his ride to ahem, look ...
Mount Hakkoda
7.0

Mount Hakkoda

Jun. 04, 1977

Mount Hakkoda

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
The Bullet Train
6.8

The Bullet Train

Jul. 05, 1975

The Bullet Train

One of the Japanese Shinkansen “Bullet Trains” is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless ...
The Yakuza
7.2

The Yakuza

Dec. 21, 1974

The Yakuza

Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George’s kidnapped daughter – and ends up on the ...
Too Late the Hero
6.7

Too Late the Hero

May. 20, 1970

Too Late the Hero

A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent ...