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1.Black Rain starring: Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara, Shoichi Ozawa, Norihei Miki directed by: Shohei Imamura September 04, 2001
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I found a used DVD on eBay for $35. It wasn't worth it. The image is letterboxed, but so small that you have to blow it up to resolution-killing proportions. I also own the VHS and laserdisc of "Black Rain." The tape offers a MUCH better image. The laserdisc gives the best results of all. I am outraged at the prices being asked here. I really hope this great movie will be re-released with proper care, and that the people who want to rip you off will be left holding the bag.

2.The Pornographers starring: Shoichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Masaomi Kondo, Keiko Sagawa, Ganjiro Nakamura directed by: Shohei Imamura July 08, 1992
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Just describing the story of any one of Shohei Imamura's films won't be enough to convey its oddity. Imamura's films are the misfits of Japanese cinema. They deal with bizarre, marginal characters in grotesque and unusual situations. Don't expect Kurosawa's epic sweep or Ozu's understatement. Imamura's films are flamboyantly crude and bizarre. His closest analogue in Japanese literature might be Kenzaburo Oe -- Oe's short story collection Teach Us To Outgrow Our Madness has a very similar tone. (And Imamura's more recent film Warm Water Under A Red Bridge is nicer than his early work, much like Oe's A Quiet Life.) This film is about a frumpy middle-aged man named Subu who makes money by filming and selling illegal pornography. But he runs a small operation, which makes him vulnerable to ... Read More

3.The Ballad of Narayama starring: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Aki Takejo, Tonpei Hidari, Seiji Kurasaki directed by: Shohei Imamura June 16, 2000
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There are some classic images in Japanese film, scenes that stick with you long after the film is over. Takakura Ken, tattooed and brandishing his sword, about to take vengeance for his master. A hill with five mounds, each with a sword sticking from the top. This scene of Ogata Ken carrying his mother on his back, climbing up the mountain where he will leave her to die, has got to be among them. It is a powerful and moving image. "The Ballad of Narayama" ("Narayama Bushiko") is a re-make of the 1958 film of the same name, which is in turn an adaptation of two books by Fukuzawa Shichiro, "The Ballad of Narayama" and "The Men of Tohoku", which were in turn based on an old folk legend called "The Mountain where Old People were Abandoned" from the 11th Century book Konjaku Monogatari. This ... Read More

4.Gonza the Spearman starring: Haruko Kato, Hideji Otaki, Kuniko Miyake, Choichiro Kawarazaki, Naoto Takenaka directed by: Masahiro Shinoda June 27, 2000
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This is a classic Samurai Film, depicting the highs and lows of Samurai life that delight and confuse us in this modern world. This is one of my all time favorites and is a must for any serious Samurai Film collector. 5 Stars.

5.The Eel starring: Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tsuneta directed by: Shohei Imamura June 06, 2000
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Though Imamura's engaging psychodrama of regret and sexual repression opens on an overheated and violent act, it soon cools to a slow burn, as the friendship between two troubled people blossoms tenuously before taking an unexpected turn. Yakusho, an expert at playing stone-faced, emotionally distant protagonists, is both sympathetic and impossible to fathom. Poising the action between icy restraint and simmering catharsis, Imamura--who indulges himself in a couple of surreal vignettes--makes his "Eel" a reflecting pool for modern malaise.

6.Human Bullet starring: Minori Terada, Naoko Otani, Yûnosuke Itô, Eisei Amamoto, Masumi Harukawa directed by: Kihachi Okamoto November 25, 1997
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Though Imamura's engaging psychodrama of regret and sexual repression opens on an overheated and violent act, it soon cools to a slow burn, as the friendship between two troubled people blossoms tenuously before taking an unexpected turn. Yakusho, an expert at playing stone-faced, emotionally distant protagonists, is both sympathetic and impossible to fathom. Poising the action between icy restraint and simmering catharsis, Imamura--who indulges himself in a couple of surreal vignettes--makes his "Eel" a reflecting pool for modern malaise.

7.Story of a Prostitute (Ws Sub) starring: Yumiko Nogawa, Tamio Kawaji, Hiroshi Cho, Hideaki Esumi, Shigeyoshi Fujioka directed by: Seijun Suzuki June 16, 2000
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Feeling dirty? Welcome to the bathhouse for tension and trauma. These pros offer the soldiers some relief from the rigors of war. 13 "comfort women" whose soul purpose is to succumb to the sexual desires of an entire battalion of troops. That's 1000 men. (You better hope you go first). Because if you're doing the math, that adds up to some extreme nastiness. Your sanity could get lost with the sanitation. Anyway, Suzuki takes a dirty topic and films it with stylistic grace and vivid B&W beauty. His direction really makes this film special. One example, there is an image of Harumi plotting and scheming to turn a loyal, good-hearted soldier against the cruel officer. Her daydream quickly turns surreal as the Japanese commander breaks into pieces like fine China. Very unique and impressive, I loved ... Read More

8.Human Bullet: Human Guinea Pigs starring: Minori Terada, Naoko Otani, Yûnosuke Itô, Eisei Amamoto, Masumi Harukawa directed by: Kihachi Okamoto November 21, 2001
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Feeling dirty? Welcome to the bathhouse for tension and trauma. These pros offer the soldiers some relief from the rigors of war. 13 "comfort women" whose soul purpose is to succumb to the sexual desires of an entire battalion of troops. That's 1000 men. (You better hope you go first). Because if you're doing the math, that adds up to some extreme nastiness. Your sanity could get lost with the sanitation. Anyway, Suzuki takes a dirty topic and films it with stylistic grace and vivid B&W beauty. His direction really makes this film special. One example, there is an image of Harumi plotting and scheming to turn a loyal, good-hearted soldier against the cruel officer. Her daydream quickly turns surreal as the Japanese commander breaks into pieces like fine China. Very unique and impressive, I loved ... Read More

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