A married couple are faced with psychological torment when their little girl contracts tetanus in Yoshitaro Nomura’s harrowing medical drama
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The Demon (鬼畜, Yoshitaro Nomura, 1978)
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Rainbow Over the Pacific (夜明けの二人, Yoshitaro Nomura, 1968)
An unserious man begins to grow up while chasing love in Hawaii in a cheerful if ultimately downbeat musical celebration of the centenary of Japanese migration to Hawaii.
Paternity Test Tongue
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『プラネテス』や『コードギアス』の監督谷口悟朗のロングインタビュー。
New Moomin 41/52 - Language Is Disappearing? (言葉が消える?) (1972) (English subtitles)
One morning, as a repairman visits Moominvalley, words begin to disappear, and in due time this is followed by sounds and even voices. Moomin and his friends find…
甘えたい
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Long Goodbye (さようなら, Yuuji Nomura, 2022)
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まとめる
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Amagi Pass (天城越え, Haruhiko Mimura, 1983)
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