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A Japanese Anthology
Screenplay
Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as the demons. Taking up his sword once more, he sets out to end their murderous terror.
Screenplay
Kohei (Koichiro Saito), un joven diseñador de videojuegos, decide crear “St. John Wort”'. La acción de este juego se desarrollaría en el viejo pazo del mismo nombre que acaba de heredar la joven Nami (Megumi Okina) de su padre, a quien nunca llegó a conocer. La pareja se adentra en lo más profundo del bosque. Para hacer la localización, ellos van provistos de una cámara digital y de un ordenador portátil que los conecta a los dos miembros restantes del equipo. Llegados al lugar, Kohei y Nami descubren la obra del padre de este último: espantosas pinturas que representan retratos de niños. Nami, además, hará un sorprendente descubrimiento...
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A tough woman is dragging a weaker man deeper and deeper into crime. Woman cop Miki is chasing a wanted man when she stumbles on a crashed car and sees the driver, Koichi, ignite spilled petrol to kill himself and his passenger. She drags Koichi to safety, but the passenger dies. Miki says nothing to challenge the inquest finding of `accidental death', and when she visits Koichi in hospital he begins to understand that her complicity in his crime implies a sexual invitation. But a gumshoe has photos of the crash, and the only way to stall his blackmail is to kill him, the first of several murders...
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A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of another alien in a girl that he meets, and together they use their video cameras to document modern urban Japanese society.
Screenplay
Furuchi and Hama are two unsuccessful repair agents and electronic engineers. One day Furichi finds a so-called Kotatsu heater. Soon after this Furichi dies in a traffic accident. But with the help of a stun gun succeed Hama Furichi bring back to life, but also Kotatsu heater comes alive then.
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A Tokyo psychiatrist is hoping to better his career by marrying the daughter of a prominent doctor. The match is threatened however when an attractive but very troubled tourist guide comes to him for consultation...
Screenplay
A visual documentary of Einstürzende Neubauten, the German underground band, by Japanese cult director Sogo Ishii, made during their 1985 tour of Japan. The band makes an elaborate and remarkably choreographed appearance in the ruins of an old ironworks which was scheduled for demolition; footage of same was incorporated into the movie and a brief appearance on stage.
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A man who has lost his memory returns to his hometown and encounter several people from his past and present.
Director
A man who has lost his memory returns to his hometown and encounter several people from his past and present.
Assistant Director
La compañera de trabajo de Natsuko, Etsuko, le pregunta qué siente por los hombres. "No para mí", dice ella, "no me degradaré". Basado en una historia real de un periódico, Afternoon Breezes presenta el lesbianismo reprimido de Natsuko como un enamoramiento que se convierte en una obsesión con su compañera de cuarto Mitsu.
Editor
La compañera de trabajo de Natsuko, Etsuko, le pregunta qué siente por los hombres. "No para mí", dice ella, "no me degradaré". Basado en una historia real de un periódico, Afternoon Breezes presenta el lesbianismo reprimido de Natsuko como un enamoramiento que se convierte en una obsesión con su compañera de cuarto Mitsu.
Assistant Director
The first 16mm film to depict the terrorism and betrayal of a public security spy, set against a backdrop of internal strife. One of the origins of Nagasaki's work.
Editor
The first 16mm film to depict the terrorism and betrayal of a public security spy, set against a backdrop of internal strife. One of the origins of Nagasaki's work.
