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Eko Eko Azarak: Misa the Dark Angel (1998)

Misa Kuroi is a good witch, but wherever she goes, evil follows. When a dying girl appears out of nowhere shouting Misa's name, our heroine goes to work. Following the clues, Misa transfers to the prestigious Saint Salem School for Girls and joins the Dram ...

The Things We Liked (1997)

Two girls decide to move in with two boys in an apartment in crowded Tokyo. As much as they all like each other initially, they cannot prevent a domestic disaster from occurring. ...

An Angel with Many Scars (1997)

An odd journey starts as Mitsuru, a private detective, and a boy, whom a dying mobster entrusts to him, decide to go to northern Japan in search of the boy's mother, and the detective's buddy Hisashi joins them later. ...

The Human Chair (1997)

After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envel ...

Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku (1996)

Former hitman Ginya Yabuki (Riki Takeuchi) left the mafia and split somewhat contentiously with his longtime former partner. Years later, that same ex-partner has emerged as the head of a very dangerous crime syndicate and Yabuki is forced to confront his ...

Like Grains of Sand (1995)

A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class. ...

How Old Is the River? (1995)

Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin. ...

Mitabi no kaikyô (1995)

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy (1992)

#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a ...

Mystery Experience Zone: Really Scary Stories: Ghost Photos sent to you & Ghost Detectives (1992)

Story teller Kinya Aikawa serves as a guide in this horror drama series, which is presented in an omnibus format with two stories each based on the stories of people who have experienced horror. Kanako (Yasuko Sawaguchi) looks through the viewfinder of a s ...

Hiruko the Goblin (1991)

A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the de ...

Door II: Tokyo Diary (1991)

Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there's always at risk no matter how good the money is. ...

March Comes In Like a Lion (1991)

Set in Tokyo, Ice brings her amnesiac older brother Haruo home from the hospital to care for him. He is reluctant to go, until Ice tells him that she is his lover. Since he has no memory of his sister Ice, he obliges her. How long until his memory returns? ...

Skinless Night (1991)

A porn film director supports his wife and child while facing the complexities of the industry. Upon rediscovering an 18mm film he made as a student, he starts to question his life. ...

Balloon (1990)

Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love. ...

Violent Cop (1989)

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague's involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities. ...

Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987)

Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband's role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. Bu ...

No More Comics! (1986)

Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story. ...

Taboo X Perversion (1985)

A young woman has feelings for her older cousin but he is obsessed with blonds. When a European temptress comes for a visit his fantasies come true. But he soon finds out that she likes it really kinky. ...

Shoya no umi (1984)

A wealthy man has relationships with a married woman, an office lady and a high school girl. Two of them are friends, two are sisters and one leaves him frustrated. ...

Mijukuna Kahanshin (1984)

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Banned: Woman's Secret Pictures (1983)

A man spies on an upper class woman having an illicit affair and blackmails her for sex. But she's not the delicate flower that she appears to be. ...

Double Bed (1983)

Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has a girl friend Riko who lives with her younger sister Yuko who's an actress. Yamazaki is a lyric writer/wom ...

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)

A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations. ...

Akuma no hitojichi (1983)

An office lady, heartbroken after a failed romance with her boss, visits her favorite villa to try and heal her wounds, attempting suicide. Suddenly, bank robbers, escaping their pursuers, break into the villa. She is assaulted by one of the three men, but ...

Time and Tide (1983)

An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat. ...

Shunga (1983)

An envelope of obscene woodblock prints makes a perverse connection between a violent homeless boxer, a feckless husband and a wife with a past trauma. ...

Attack on a Bakery (1982)

Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. ...

Anne's Lullaby (1982)

A single woman has a series of messy relationships while feeling that her maternal clock is running out. ...

Zeccho shimai ochiru (1982)

Mika, who used to be a call girl, is being pursued by a man that brokers prostitution. Her mother Yoshimi and older sister Mayumi also sold their bodies. But now, Mayumi will marry Soejima, a trading company man. Mika is happy to have a respectable relativ ...

Tattoo (1982)

An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank. ...

The Unspoiled Diamond (1982)

A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher. ...

Empire of Kids (1981)

Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge the ...