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1943, two baseball teams play a last match before fighting in WW2.
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Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and also involved the Edo government. This movie is a period film about the riot and Gujo farmers fighting for their tenacity of purpose. The farmers had suffered enough from heavy taxes and decided to rise up in riot when the domain lord, Yorikane, issued a new act, which practically forced tax increases. Asking the lord to retract the act, they pour down to the Hachiman Castle. For once they attain the repeal deed signed by the chief retainer. However the promise is broken. Now the farmers decide to make a direct plea to the Edo Residence…This film is full tension and breathless moments.
Production Design
The story of a bus conductor who dedicates his life to the cherished Japanese symbol.
Production Design
Two soon-to-be kamikaze pilots stop by a local school near their base to play the piano one last time, leaving a deep impression on a teacher. Years later, she seeks out the relatives of the pilots when the piano is old and about to be discarded.
Production Design
An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the father remains reticent. Finally the man opens up, and the girl is able to piece together her aunt's tragic story.
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April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic leukemia. And she has no more than a year left to live. Her parents agree with the doctor that Sadako should not be told, but will she find out anyway ?
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Hunting master Ginzo kills a man-eating bear. When he finds out the bear had a cub, Ginzo decides to raise the cub, but the bear later becomes a troublemaker.
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Сюжет классической пьесы рассказывает о женщине, которая превратилась в демона, чтобы отомстить мужу, оставившему её ради молодой возлюбленной. Сила женской ревности так сильна, что даже величайший заклинатель Сэймэй Абэ не может победить проклятие. Чтобы спасти жизнь обреченных, он изготавливает их куклы в человеческий рост. Сбившийся с пути демон отступает, но обещает вернуться при первой возможности.
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В основу фильма была положена книга Но-рио Нагаяма, совершившего серию преступлений, среди которых четыре убийства. Опираясь на нее, создатели картины исследуют причины, которые толкают девятнадцатилетних на путь преступлений, анализируют их психологию. Характер главного героя сформировался под влиянием воспоминаний о несчастном детстве. Чувство одиночества ожесточило его, он проходит через обиды, жестокость, безразличие и, доведенный до отчаяния, становится убийцей.
