Sen Yano

Böceklerle ilgili araştırmalar yapan bir etimoloğun yolu çöle düşer. Çölde büyük kum tepeleri ve çukurları vardır. Adamımız bir geceliğine köylüler tarafından çukurdaki bir evde misafir edilir. Evdeki yalnız, genç kadın basit bir hayat yaşamakta ve geceleri nemlenen kumu kürekle kovalara doldurup, yukarıya yollamaktadır. Ertesi gün adamımız çukurdaki evi terkedip işine koyulmak ister, ancak aşağıya inmekte kullandığı ip merdiven ortada yoktur... Etimolog birkaç panik ataktan sonra, çukurdan dışarı çıkmak için kafayı çalıştırmaya başlar... * Bu basit yüzeyin altında, bir çeşit sisyphos masalıdır bu film. Hayat, aile, varoluş, konformizm düşündürdükçe düşündürür insanı * Japon edebiyatının usta yazarı Kobo Abe'nin -Kafka, Sartre, Camus, Beckett gibi yazarların eserleriyle kıyaslanan ve dünya çapında tanınmasını sağlayan- muhteşem romanından uyarlanan eşsiz sinema eseri * bittiği an sakat kalmayan var mı merak ediyorum

Bir kaza sonucu yüzü tanınamayacak ve hatta korkulacak kadar yanan karakterin toplum içerisine çıkabilmesi için özel bir maske geliştirilir. Ancak bu maske karakterin kişiliğinde hareketlenmelere neden olacaktır * Yüz ruha açılan bir kapı. Yüz kapandığında ruh da kapanıyor. İçeri kimse giremez oluyor. Ruh çürümeye terk ediliyor, bozulup harabeye dönüşüyor.

İnsan Manzaraları serisinin 2. filminde Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) askere çağrılmıştır. Orduya ve savaşa karşı bir kişiliğe sahip olmakla birlikte iyi bir asker olarak dikkat çeken Kaji, aynı zamanda başına geleceklerden hiç çekinmeden doğru bildiklerini söylemeye devam etmektedir. Usta askerlere karşı kendisi gibi acemi erleri savunmaya çalışan Kaji, kendisi usta asker olup acemilerin eğitiminden sorumlu tutulduğunda tüm zorluklara karşın insani tutumunu sürdürmeye çalışacaktır. Ancak artık Japonya gerilemeye başlamış, Sovyet tehlikesi iyice yaklaşmıştır.

A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.

Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.

One year after the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths, all the other perpetrators' parents have either resigned from their professional positions or taken their own lives, Nobuyuki Kidoji remains adamant that he is not responsible for his son's actions.

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.

In feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world is strictly prohibited, an idealist appears at an isolated inn, headquarters of smugglers with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one forced to work in a brothel.

Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.

Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second thoughts. Yet, even as he tries to back out, the body count starts climbing. Oida must now try to alert the people on his list of their impending danger, and find out why they are being targeted in the first place.

It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which was unusual at the time, solely opposed to the amendment of the Peace Preservation Law, and was assassinated by a rightist prior to his opposition speech.

Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.

Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon entangled in the dark web of an influential, elderly power broker, becoming his mistress and a pawn in his political schemes. As she descends further into a downward spiral of moral decay, Tamiko realizes that the freedom she sought is merely a new form of entrapment.

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?

"Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works in construction, decides to replace them. The second brother, Jiro, is a truck driver. The third, Saburo, is a student, dreams of a better future for the whole family are connected with him, with his career. Brothers and sisters are fighting to give him a higher education. And, finally, the youngest of the brothers, Suekichi, is also going to enter the university after graduation. The life of the Sato family is complicated. Taro is kind, but limited, not always able to find a common language with his brothers and sister Orie. The girl cannot stand the despotism of her brother, leaves her home and goes to work at the factory. With her departure, everything in the house goes upside down. Suekichi fails her university entrance exams, Orie is forced to return to her family.

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their beloved hometown in search of a brighter future. But their hometown lingers on their hearts, and they dream of a time when they may once again return.

The 2nd NHK Asadora and the first Asadora to be broadcast in 15-minute episodes Monday through Saturday. Starring Fumiko Watanabe in a drama of a poor family after the war.