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Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi is the fourth instalment of five films in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series. The film is a parody of James Bond-style spy movies, and was used by Woody Allen, along with footage from the third instalment, in one of his first films, "What's Up, Tiger Lily?", in which the original dialogue is redubbed in English to make the plot about a secret egg salad recipe.
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何をやっても面白くない。退屈な日々を過ごす洋酒メーカー勤務のサラリーマン江分利満は、酒の席で編集者と意気投合し、雑誌に小説を書くことになった。編集者は彼のくだ巻きの見事さに感心したのだった。満は自分の人生を振り返り、自分をモデルとした小説を書いて雑誌に発表。「江分利満氏の優雅な生活」と題された作品は評判を呼び、ついには直木賞を受賞。祝いの席上で、満はまたまたくだを巻いてしまう。
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This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
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Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort.
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An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and "just doing [his] job" according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film's energy.)
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A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.
