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The Wild Goose / 雁 / Gan (1966)
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Zodiac Killers (極道追踪, Ann Hui, 1991)
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Yofukashi no Uta – 4 [Isn’t This a Tight Squeeze?]
Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Yofukashi no Uta! Just like with Isekai Ojisan, I would like to apologize for this being a bit late. Otakon…
The Threat (脅迫, Kinji Fukasaku, 1966)
An ambitious executive is confronted with the emasculating nature of the salaryman dream when escaped convicts invade his home in an early thriller from Kinji Fukasaku.
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Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! – 4 [Hold That Machete Tight!]
God damn, was Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken always this good? Or is Yuasa just on point this week? Because this was the best episode of anime so…
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A Water Mill (물레방아, Lee Man-hee, 1966)
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Call of the Night, Episode Four: Isn’t This A Tight Squeeze?
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The Golden Bat (黄金バット, Hajime Sato, 1966)
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Samurai Wolf (牙狼之介, Hideo Gosha, 1966)
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Carmen from Kawachi (河内カルメン, Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
Suzuki’s anarchic take on Bizet’s opera sees its heroine transcend the forces which oppress her to find true freedom and independence.
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Green Rain (草雨 / 초우, Chung Jin-woo, 1966)
The false promises of the post-war era are brought home to two romantic youths dreaming of an illusionary future in Chung Jin-woo’s anti-romantic melodrama.
Yakuza Hooligans (893 愚連隊, Sadao Nakajima, 1966)
A gang of petty criminals get in over their heads while working with the yakuza in Sadao Nakajima’s ironic crime movie.
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The History of Mushi Pro – 02 – Anime business (1965-1966)
While I’m hesitant to speak of “golden ages”, if Mushi Production had one, it was certainly the years 1965-1966. Still riding on Tetsuwan Atom’s prodigious popularity, the studio…
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A grief-stricken mother hatches a desperate plan of revenge against the woman who killed her son in Mikio Naruse’s dark psychological drama.
Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者, Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
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Black Lagoon
Sex. Guns. Revy. Did I mention Revy? While I watched the opening and ending (every episode, very unusual for me) and I kept noting that Revy was so…
Black Tiger
Tonight’s show and tell takes us back to the Wild West in this darker and surprisingly versatile work from a famed creator. My next series is Black Tiger…
Black Summoner
Episodes: 12 Summary: Kelvin finds himself reincarnated into another world—with a goddess, Melfina, as his servant and guide. He no longer has memories from his previous life—because he’s…
Black Monday
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Black Butler
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Black Friday
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Black Domi
General Information Unit type: overmanOverskill: electric shock Lineart Rear view
Black Cat
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Episode #89 (S11E9) – Tokyo Drifter [東京流れ者] (1966)
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The Great White Tower (白い巨塔, Satsuo Yamamoto, 1966)
The medical system is just another corporate body filled with egotistical salarymen and dangerously narcissistic careerists in Satsuo Yamamoto’s tense political drama
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Black Jack 1993
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