Top Movies from Japan
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The Demon (1978)
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When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
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While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.
Nasty Diver (1977)
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The amorous adventures of three shellfish divers who live and work in a rural fishing village.
The Far Road (1977)
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Set in the time of steam locomotives and covering a period of almost 30 years, this sensitive film tells the story of the wife of a railroad worker in the northern part of Japan. The ferocious local class restrictions work to keep her husband in his place, as does his lack of education.
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
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The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
The War in Space (1977)
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The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
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Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.
The Last Dinosaur (1977)
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Wealthy big game hunter (Boone), along with his group, gets trapped in pre-historic times where they are stalked by a ferocious dinosaur.
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
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In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
Secret Honeymoon: Assault Train (1977)
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After a bungled robbery attempt, two thugs kidnap a bride on her wedding day.
Doberman Cop (1977)
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Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth.
Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell (1977)
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In a religious school for girls the pure love between two students is torn apart by social and moral corruption.
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
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An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
Fairy in a Cage (1977)
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During World War II a moral corrupt judge uses the military police to falsely accuse and imprison a high class business woman who captures his eye at a party. In his personal underground dungeon he subjects her to various humiliations and sexual abuse.
Ballad of Orin (1977)
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A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
Lullaby to Kill (1977)
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Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
Nasty Diver (1977)
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The amorous adventures of three shellfish divers who live and work in a rural fishing village.
Proof of the Man (1977)
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When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.