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Kô Nakahira – Kurutta kajitsu AKA Crazed Fruit (1956)

Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking, in this seminal Sun Tribe (taiyozoku) film from director Ko Nakahira. Adapted...

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Toshiharu Ikeda – Chigireta ai no satsujin aka. Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love...

The third entry in the unrelated series which began with Shiryo No Wana, Toshiharu Ikeda’s bloody horror film deals with a policewoman (Megumi Yokoyama) investigating the apparent suicide of a college...

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Hayao Miyazaki – Majo no takkyûbin AKA Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Quote:A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service. 2.20GB | 1h 43mn | 1024×552 |...

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Yanjin Yang – Xiao jie AKA Narrow Street AKA The Alley (1981)

SynopsisNarrow Street is the story of two youths: Xia, an easygoing, good-humored mechanic, and Yu, who is rather shy and delicate. They first meet in the late sixties, during the chaotic days of the...

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Anh Hung Tran – La femme mariée de Nam Xuong (1989)

Quote:this one was the mandatory project every cinema student has to make at the end of his studies. Also based on a vietnamese tale , image seems to be transfered from a videotape, not fantastic...

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Anh Hung Tran – La pierre de l’attente (1991)

Quote:-La pierre de l’attente (1991) about a girl who meets his future husband in a boat people camp. They later establish in France (Paris 13eme arrondissement, “our” Chinatown !), have a kid…but...

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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri – Nonko 36-sai (kaji-tetsudai) aka Non-Ko (2008)

Non-ko (36-sai Kaji Tetsudai), 7th film directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri. Stars Maki Sakai and Gen Hoshino (Shakerock). Nobuko commonly called Nonko who is 36 years old and a once-divorced woman returns...

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Chia-Liang Liu – Chang men jen aka The Lady is the Boss (1983)

Liu Chia-Liang plays Wang Hsieh Yun, a teacher of a martial arts school teacher who has just reopened the school after having to move due to the government building a road where the school once stood....

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Yu-Shan Huan – Shuang zhuo AKA Twin Bracelets (1991)

Two teenage girls in a small Chinese fishing town vow to become sisters no matter what. When one becomes happily married to a stranger, the other is cruelly betrothed to the abusive son of a wealthy...

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Yonfan – Youyuan jingmeng AKA Peony Pavilion (2001)

The story takes place in a beautiful pavilion in 1930’s Suzhou. Jade is a famous songstress courtesan, marrying into the noble house. She develops a dubious relationship with a female cousin of the...

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Quan’an Wang – Fang zhi gu niang AKA Weaving Girl (2009)

Diagnosed with cancer and unable to afford treatment, a woman decides to leave her unhappy marriage search for her first love in Beijing. 2.45GB | 1h 33m | 1280×690 | mkv...

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Hung Hung – Ren jian xi ju AKA Human Comedy (2001)

The second movie as the director of Hung Hung, Human Comedy, is divided in four stories separated by interconnected chapters focusing on the contradictions of the human condition inside the modern...

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Junli Zheng – Nie Er (1962)

Biography of famous Chinese composer Nie Er, who found the meaning of life by composing for national rejuvenation. 711MB | 1h 50m | 720×576 | mkv...

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Vichit Kounavudhi – Khon phuu kaow AKA The Mountain People (1979)

Customs of the mountain people has always been strict and respectful to themselves. Doing something wrong will be considered as being disrespect to the spirits. Marrying someone from a different tribe...

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Nobuo Nakagawa – Jigoku AKA Hell (1960)

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell. 2.86GB | 1h 40m | 1024×436 | mkv...

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Mariko Miyagi – Nemuno-ki no uta AKA The Silk Tree Ballad (1974)

Mariko Miyagi was an actress who had also written screenplays, produced, and directed films. She was also the director of Nemunoki Gakuen, a school for disabled children – the first ever such school...

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Takashi Ishii – Kuro no tenshi Vol. 2 AKA Black Angel Vol. 2 (1999)

Quote:Takashi Ishii’s Black Angel 2 follows a beautiful hit-woman on her descent into alcoholism and self-loathing. The first act is an unsurprising retread of numerous assassin/gangster flicks. When...

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Isao Yamada – Jôhatsu tabinikki AKA The Soul Odyssey (2003)

As the international title implies, the film’s plot revolves around a man’s personal journey. Jôhatsu tabinikki is intended to be an adaptation of an essay of the same title by the acclaimed...

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Seijun Suzuki – Pisutoru opera AKA Pistol Opera (2001)

As powerful and energetic as ever, 78-year old director Seijun Suzuki creates a stunningly lurid, extreme tale of a woman assassin’s (new sensation Makiko Esumi) surreal rise in the criminal...

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Shigehiro Ozawa – Gyangu Chûshingura (1963)

Takakura is a young gang boss tricked by the villainous Toru Abe. His underlings, lead by Chiezo Kataoka, start planning for revenge after Takakura dies in jail. 1.06GB | 1h 33m | 640×480 | mkv...

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