A pure-hearted mountain man descends into the hell of the model capital in search of lost love in Shinji Somai’s surrealist fable.
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Typhoon Club 台風クラブ (1987) Director: Shinji Somai
TYPHOON CLUB (1987) is Shinji Somai’s seminal coming-of-age drama set in a small town on the outskirts of Tokyo. Naturalistic acting from the young performers are captured by…
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Moving (お引越し, Shinji Somai, 1993)
A young girl struggles to come to terms with her parents’ impending divorce in Shinji Somai’s ethereal coming-of-age drama
Mountain Woman (山女, Takeshi Fukunaga, 2022)
A young woman walks into the mountains to die but unexpectedly discovers what it is to feel truly human in Takeshi Fukunaga’s bleak folk tale.
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Supermarket Woman (スーパーの女, Juzo Itami, 1996)
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Single Woman (单身女人, Lin Xin, 2018)
Documentarian Lin Xin interviews a series of single middle-aged women to hear their views on love, life, and romance in a fiercely patriarchal society
Woman of Tokyo (東京の女, Yasujiro Ozu, 1933)
A loyal sister finds her tremendous sacrifice rejected by an unforgiving and conservative society in Yasujiro Ozu’s silent melodrama
Record of a Woman Doctor (女医の記録, Hiroshi Shimizu, 1941)
A doctor gains a new perspective on life after being sent to a remote rural village in Hiroshi Shimizu’s gentle social drama.
New Woman Question and Answer (新女性問答, Yasushi Sasaki, 1939)
Yasushi Sasaki’s surprisingly progressive drama considers the changing place of women in the contemporary society.
Wind, Woman and Road (風と女と旅鴉, Tai Kato, 1958)
A wanderer returns home and finds himself torn between a desire for acceptance and revenge in an early Tai Kato jidaigeki.
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“While the Women are Sleeping” had the potential to be a good psycho-drama. It looks good, the actors are good, but its story fitfully moves from one idea…
Woman of Design (その場所に女ありて, Hideo Suzuki, 1962)
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Luminous Witches Episode #10
Let’s begin this episode in Britannia where the Luminous Witches received various awards and recognition for bringing hope across the world against the Neuroi threat. While it’s nice…
Luminous Witches Episode #03
Well everyone, it’s time for these new recruits to do some extreme training, from vocal lessons to performing acrobatics while using a Striker Unit. Now, they won’t call…
Luminous Witches Episode #07
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On this episode, the Luminous Witches are practicing their shield deployment skills as part of their training in case the Neuroi attacks them. On the other hand, I…
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On this episode, Commander Grace Maitland “Gracie” Steward is joined by both Aila Paivikki Linnamaa and Eleonore Giovanna “Ellie” Gassion as they interview various witches f…
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