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see all genres ›Long one of the most sophisticated and self-contained hubs of filmmaking, Japan has claimed numerous genres as its own, from the historical samurai adventure and erotic "pink" eigas to today's influential yakuza thrillers and horror/action/fantasy hybrids.
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Seven Wonders of the World
Of the seven sites the ancient Greeks named the "wonders of the world," only one remains. SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD is a round-the-world adventure that picks up where the Greeks of antiquity left off. Released in 1956, this Cinerama spectacle follows 20th century adventurer...Watch Movie
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Danchi no okusan dosokai ni iku
Yuji and Akiko are newlyweds. Yuji dreams of being a movie star and lands the lead role in a soft-core sex film where the director requires him to have sex with the actress. Akiko goes to her high school reunion where she is raped by a drunken guy, and then hooks up with her...Watch Movie
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Mourning Wife
Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. A married woman, tasked with running her handicapped husband's failing printing business, meets a drifter and they fall in love. Soon a plan to...Watch Movie
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Coming Out
Reiko meets a girl on a train who opens her up to an entirely new world. She finds herself attracted to the girl and is forced to make a difficult decision about her fiancé. The film touches upon the delicate question of social acceptance of alternative lifestyles in the closed Japanese society...Watch Movie
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Destroy All Monsters
See Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Anguirus, Minilla, Kumonga Baragon, Gorosaurus, Manda and Varan clash in all their titanic glory. DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, is universally considered the fan favorite of the entire Godzilla series. It's an all-star monster rally of epic...Watch Movie
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Godzilla vs. Megalon
The undersea kingdom of Seatopia is threatened when Japan starts atomic testing near Tokyo, and they fear for the survival of their civilization. The angry Seatopians send their secret weapon Megalon to destroy Tokyo and eliminate the human race. But Earth still has a chance...Watch Movie
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Anarchy in Japan-Suke
Mizuki is infertile. Desperate for a child, she kidnaps a baby boy from the car of a couple who are screwing outside. Mizuki raises the boy and names him Yoshiki. Eight years later, Mizuko falls in love with a loser named Tatsutoshi and together they start a dysfunctional...Watch Movie
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Kite Liberator
Years after the events that transpired in KITÉ, Sawa's whereabouts are a mystery. Soon, rumors of a new killer begin to circulate the city. They call her the Angel of Death, an unfeeling assassin who eliminates her targets with grace and precision, leaving only a flurry of feathers behind as her...Watch Movie
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Dirty Scoundrels
Yuji is an engaged businessman, who decides to grope Asuka, a pretty young girl, on a busy Tokyo commuter train. The cheap thrill turns expensive as Yuji discovers she took this opportunity to steal his wallet. Later on, Asuka finds Yuji and approaches him with an indecent...Watch Movie
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Kité
Dangerous things come in small packages. She may be cute. She may be young. She may seem innocent and naïve. But don't be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer and (if you're on the wrong side of the law) you may be her next target. After being orphaned at a young age when her parents are the...Watch Movie
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Uncle's Paradise
UNCLE'S PARADISE is a wild, campy and comedic adventure... Hell has never looked more like a cheap motel. Uncle Takashi suddenly shows up to visit his nephew Harou, who lives a simple life in a small fishing village. Takashi is an eccentric character with a big problem: when...Watch Movie
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Key of Life
A case of stolen identity and one determined bride-to-be intersect in this comedic escapade from famed Japanese filmmaker Kenji Uchida. Struggling actor Sakurai is out of work, out of luck and can't even succeed at taking his own life. When a mysterious man slips and falls at the bathhouse,...Watch Movie
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Fear and Trembling
A dream job rapidly becomes a nightmare for Amelie, a Japanese-born Belgian woman, who suffers a series of increasingly humiliating demotions after she lands a job as an interpreter at a large Japanese corporation. Sylvie Testud earned the French equivalent of the Academy...Watch Movie
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Slight Fever of a Twenty Year Old
A story of two young Tokyo hustlers trying to make something of their drab lives. Tatsuro is a sullen teenager who would rather spend his time turning tricks than going to school. Working out of a hustler bar he remains an aloof professional, never shying away from even the...Watch Movie
