Renji Ishibashi

Star Sand
6.7

Star Sand

Aug. 04, 2017

Star Sand

In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, ...
Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days
5.2

Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days

The movie depicts the confrontation between younger brother Akira Miyamoto (Shunya Shiraishi) and older brother Atsushi Miyamoto (Ryohei Suzuki) ...
The Projects
6.6

The Projects

Jun. 04, 2016

The Projects

Whether it’s someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor’s domestic spat, there’s always something ...
The Ramen Girl
6.3

The Ramen Girl

Feb. 08, 2008

The Ramen Girl

An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under ...
One Missed Call 2
5.4

One Missed Call 2

Feb. 05, 2005

One Missed Call 2

In Japan, the daycare teacher Kyoko Okudera is convinced by her colleague and friend Madoka to visit her boyfriend Naoto Sakurai in the ...
Flower & Snake
5.5

Flower & Snake

Mar. 13, 2004

Flower & Snake

The wealthy president of a company has built up an unpayable debt to a local crime lord, and to escape punishment he sells his famous dancer wife ...
Gozu
7.0

Gozu

Jul. 11, 2003

Gozu

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is ...
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
7.9

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, ...
Dead or Alive
6.8

Dead or Alive

Nov. 27, 1999

Dead or Alive

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to ...
The Bird People in China
7.5

The Bird People in China

Wada (Masahiro Motoki), a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada ...
Ronin-gai
6.8

Ronin-gai

Aug. 18, 1990

Ronin-gai

Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo’s red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a ...
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
7.0

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Jul. 01, 1989

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a 1989 Japanese cyberpunk film by cult-film director Shinya Tsukamoto produced by Japan Home Video. This, his third film, ...
Time of Wickedness
6.5

Time of Wickedness

Jan. 26, 1985

Time of Wickedness

Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but ...
Farewell to the Ark
7.3

Farewell to the Ark

Sep. 08, 1984

Farewell to the Ark

A remote village has its own norms, rites and traditions. Sue and Sutechiki are a couple and cousins. Their sex life had been better: Sutechiki ...
Village of Doom
6.1

Village of Doom

Jan. 15, 1983

Village of Doom

An emotionally distraught young man goes on a violent killing spree after his tuberculosis keeps him from serving in World War II and is frowned ...
A Woman with Red Hair
6.0

A Woman with Red Hair

Feb. 17, 1979

A Woman with Red Hair

Kozo and his colleague rape their boss’s daughter and have sex with an unnamed woman.
The Watcher in the Attic
5.9

The Watcher in the Attic

The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees ...
Code of Wolves
6.3

Code of Wolves

Oct. 05, 1974

Code of Wolves

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang — but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto ...
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.