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June 4, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

— 121 min - Drama - 15 May 1985

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A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.

Director:  Paul Schrader

Writers:  Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader

Stars:  Ken Ogata, Go Riju, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junkichi Orimoto, Masato Aizawa, Junya Fukuda, Shigeto Tachihara, Yuki Nagahara, Kyuzo Kobayashi, Yuki Kitazume, Haruko Katô, Yasosuke Bando, Hisako Manda, Naomi Oki, Miki Takakura, Imari Tsujikoichi Sato, Koichi Sato, Kenji Sawada, Reisen Ri, Setsuko Karasuma, Tadan...

February 12, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Shinjuku Incident (2009)

— 119 min - Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime - 22 March 2009

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Steelhead is a Chinese labourer who comes to Japan hoping for a better life. Unable to find honest work and bullied into the shadows with his fellow Chinese illegal immigrants, he soon finds himself ascending as the boss of a black market mob. After providing a deadly service to a powerful Yakuza crime boss, Steelhead’s rise to mafia power spirals rapidly out of control as he’s given reign over the dangerous and lucrative Shinjuku district.

Director:  Derek Yee Tung-Sing

Writers:  Chun Tin-Nam, Derek Yee Tung-Sing

Stars:  Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu,...

February 12, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Manhunt (2017)

— 106 min - Action, Thriller, Crime - 19 November 2017

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Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

Director:  John Woo

Writers:  John Woo, Gordon Chan, James Yuen, Lip Wang-Fung

Stars:  Zhang Hanyu, Masaharu Fukuyama, Ha Ji-won, Qi Wei, Jun Kunimura, Angeles Woo, Yasuaki Kurata, Naoto Takenaka, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Tao Okamoto, Nanami Sakuraba, Hiroshi Urano, Takumi Saitoh

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Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

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