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SACHI, Hamano..... *In Search of Ozaki Midori*
About the Taisho-Showa novelist Ozaki, who was in the modernist limelight with Hayashi Fumiko and other to-be-famous women writers. After she started publishing at the age of 23 she released a series of short stories and the installment novel *Wandering in the Worlds of 7 Senses* . It's
a feature, starring Yu Ai Ri, who was in 2/Duo
last year, as the young Midori. It's a
genre somewhere between realism and "fanta" (fantastic) and has a lot of
the kind of doppelganger themes & representational styles we have come
to know & love of Taisho modernism/modernity -- briefly here, 5 senses
not being adequate......
Mochizuki, Rokuro
Born in Tokyo in 1957, Rokuro Mochizuki is little-known outside Japan, but he is without question the most fascinating representative of Japan's new independent avant-garde cinema. After beginning in erotic and pornographic films, Mochizuki gradually developed the financial credibility to make Skinless Night, the story of a porn videomaker who dreams of becoming a serious director. An enormous critical hit, this film launched his career. Mochizuki is not an frustrated aesthete forced into the "sub-genres" or formula films. On the contrary, he is unashamed of his background, feeling perfectly at home in the world of sex and crime, genres for which he can easily find backing and distribution in the moribund Japanese film industry of the 1990s. But his films also transcend the genre, digging deep into the moral issues that intrigue him most. A prolific filmmaker, he has shot twelve films in under a decade. Rokuro, which means "rock 'n roll" in Japanese, makes films in the image of his borrowed name: inventive, shattering, mind-blowing.
Another Lonely Hitman (Shin Kanashiki Hitman) 1995
Mobster's confessions (Gokudo Zange Roku) 1998
The Fire Within (Onibi) 1996
Masayuki Suo
Shall We Dance? (1996)....Starring: Koji Yakusyo, Tamiyo Kusakari
From his seat on a commuter train, a respected but downtrodden Tokyo office worker espies a beautiful woman in the window of a dance studio. Mesmerized, he signs up for ballroom dance instruction at the school, despite the threat of losing face by participating in such an "undignified" public spectable. However, he soon discovers that he has a natural aptitude--and a natural love--for dancing.
Gosha Hideo
Onimasa (1983)
Gosho Heinosuke
When a Woman Loves (1960)
Hani Susumu
A Full Life(1962)
Nanami: First Love (1970)
Hayashi Kaizo
To Sleep So As to Dream(1986)
Ichikawa Kon
An Actor's Revenge(1963)
Enjo(1958)
Tokyo Olympiad
Harp of Burma (1956)
Fires on the Plain (1959)
Kyoto (1968)
Iimura Takahiko
Iro (1962)
"Ai" Love (1962)
Onan (1963)
A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput No. 1 (1964)
A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput No. 2 (1965)
White Calligraphy (1967)
Face (1968)
Filmmakers (1966)
Film Strips I (1966)
Film Strips II (1966)
Buddha Again a.k.a. Cosmic Buddha (1969)
In the River (1969)
Shutter (1971)
Models Part A (1972)
Models Part B (1972)
1 to 60 Seconds (1973)
+ & - (Plus and Minus) (1973)
Parallel (1974, 28 min., $40)
Ma (Intervals)
(1975)
One Frame Duration (1977)
Sync Sound (1975)
24 Frames Per Second (1975)
24 Frames Per Second (1978)
Talking Picture: The Structure of Film Viewing (1981)
Imamura Shohei
Karayukisan: The Making of a Prostitute(1975)
Eijanaika(1981)
Vengeance is Mine(1979)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Insect Woman (1963)
Intentions of Murder (1964)
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Pornographers (1966)
Profound Desire of the Gods (1968)
Inagaki Hiroshi
Chushingura (1962)
Young lord Kayama is forced to commit hara kiri by corrupt feudal lord Ichikawa, and his forty-seven samurai retainers (or ronin) seek vengeance. A version of an oft-filmed story, based on a real-life event: sprawling, episodic, exquisitely beautiful, if a bit slow. Sometimes referred to as the GONE WITH THE WIND of Japanese cinema. Originally released in Japan in two parts, running 204m. Tohoscope.
Inoue Kazuo
I Lived, But. . . (1983)
Ishii Sogo
The Crazy Family(1984)
Itami Juzo
The Funeral (1984)
Tampopo (1986)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Kaneko Shusuke
Summer Vacation: 1999(1988)
Kinoshita Keisuke
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum(1955)
Narayama Bushiko(1958)
Kinugasa Teinosuke
Page of Madness (1926)
Kurihara Thomas
Sanji Goto (1919)
Kurosawa Akira
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)
Lyrical, humanistic (if modestly produced) fable, set in the 12th century and based on a Kabuki play about a lord who is being hunted by his brother; he and six generals dress as monks and set out on a journey across a heavily fortified barrier. Banned first by Japanese censors, then released in 1953. It draws its inspiration from an ancient tale that was first presented on the stages of Noh and Kabuki theatres, centuries ago.
The Idiot(1951)
Rhapsody in August(1992)
Ran(1986)
Deru Uzala(1975)
High and Low (1963)
No Regrets for Our Youth(1946)
Seven Samurai(1954)
Dreams(1990)
Sanjuro(1962)
Yojimbo (1961)
Maruyama Seiji
Retreat from Kiska (1962)
Mizoguchi Kenji
My Love Has Been Burning (1949)
Princess Yang Kwei Fei(1955)
A Geisha(1953)
Utamaro and His Fivew Women(1946)
Ugetsu (1954)
Morita Yoshimitsu
Sorekara(1986)
Naruse Mikio
Floating Clouds (1955)
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Obayashi Nobuhiko
Beijing Watermelon(1990)
Ogawa Shinsuke
Peasants of the Second Fortress (1971)
Oguri Kohei
Muddy River(1981)
Okamoto Kihachi
Human Bullet (1968)
Tokkan (1975)
Okuyama Kazuyoshi
The Myster of Rampo(1995).... Masahiro Motoki, Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Hada. A film of extravagant visual beauty about a mystery writer whose imagination is so powerful that his characters and stories come to life in the real
world, and he finds himself caught in a web of decadence, eroticism, and intrigue.
Oshima Nagisa
Death by Hanging(1968)
Dairy of a Shinjuku Thief(1969)
Boy (1969)
The Sun's Burial(1960)
Night and Fog in Japan(1960)
Cruel Story of Youth(1960)
The Man Who Left His Will on Film(1970)
Dear Summer Sister(1972)
The Ceremony(1971)
Violence at Noon(1966)
Autumn Afternoon, An (1962)
Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family (1961)
Late Autumn (1960)
Ohayo .. aka Good Morning (1959)
Ukigusa... aka Floating Weeds (1959)
Higanbana... aka Equinox Flower (1958)
Twilight in Tokyo (1957)
Soshun... aka Early Spring (1956)
Tokyo monogatari ... aka Tokyo Story (1953)
Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
Bakushu... aka Early Summer (1951)
Munekata shimai ... aka Munekata Sisters, The (1950)
Late Spring (1949)
Hen in the Wind, A (1948)
Record of a Tenement Gentleman, The (1947)
There Was a Father (1942)
Toda Brothers and Sisters, The (1941)
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
Hitori musuko... aka Only Son, The (1936)
College is a Nice Place (1936)
Hakoiri musume... aka Young Virgin, The (1935)
Tokyo is a Nice Place (1935)
Inn in Tokyo, An (1935)
Mother Should Be Loved, A (1934)
Ukigusa monogatari ... aka Story of Floating Weeds, A (1934)
Woman of Tokyo (1933)
Dekigokoro... aka Passing Fancy (1933)
Dragnet Girl (1933)
I Was Born But... (1932)
Spring Comes From the Ladies (1932)
Until the Day We Meet Again (1932)
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth (1932)
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Beauty's Sorrows (1931)
Lady and Her Favorite, The (1931)
Ojosan ... aka Young Miss (1930)
Luck Which Touched the Leg, The (1930)
Revengeful Spirit of Eros, The (1930)
Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Introduction to Marriage (1930)
I Flunked But... (1930)
That Night's Wife (1930)
I Graduated But... (1929)
Life of an Office Worker, The (1929)
Treasure Mountain (1929)
Straightforward Boy, A (1929)
Days of Youth (1929)
Fighting Friends: Japanese Style (1929)
Body Beautiful (1928)
Couple on the Move, A (1928)
Pumpkin (1928)
Wife Lost (1928)
Dreams of Youth (1928)
Sword of Penitence (1927)
Sekiguchi Noriko
Senso Daughters (1989)
Shindo Kaneto
The Island (1961)
Onibaba (1963)
Kuroneko (1968)
Shinoda Masahiro
Ballad of Orin(1979)
Demon Pond(1980)
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan(1970)
Teshigahara Hiroshi
Woman of the Dunes (1964)
Toyoda Shiro
Snow Country (1957)
Tsuchimoto Noriaki
Minamata (1973)
Yamada Yoji
Tora-san Goes to Vienna(1990)
Yoshida Yoshishigue
A Promise(1986)
2 Duo / 2 Dyuo (dir: Suwa Nobuhiro) 1997
Atlanta Boogie / Atoranta bugi (dir: Yamamoto Masashi) 1996
Billiken / Biriken (dir: Sakamoto Junji) 1996
Black Jack / Burakku Jakku (dir: Dezaki Osamu) 1996
*Chinpira/Two Punks / Chinpira (dir: Aoyama Shinji) 1996
A Class to Remember II / Gakko II (dir: Yamada Yoji) 1996
*Cure / Kyua (dir: Kurosawa Kiyoshi) 1997
*DANGAN Runner / Dangan ranna (dir: Sabu) 1996
East Meets West (dir: Okamoto Kihachi) 1995
The Eel / Unagi (dir: Imamura Shohei) 1997
Emergency Call / Kinkyu yobidashi (dir: Omori Kazuki) 1995
The Fire Within / Onibi (dir: Mochizuki Rokuro) 1997
[Focus] (dir: Isaka Satoshi) 1996
Gama--Getto no hana (dir: Osawa Yutaka) 1996
*Hana-Bi (Fireworks)/ Hana-Bi (dir: Kitano Takeshi) 1998
Innocent Hearts / Kawaki no machi (dir: Enokido Koji) 1997
*Kids Return (dir: Kitano Takeshi) 1996
Koi wa maiorita (dir: Hasegawa Yasuo)1997
Labyrinth of Dreams / Yume no ginga (dir: Ishii Sogo) 1997
*My Secret Cache / Himitsu no hanazono (dir: Yaguchi Shinobu) 1997
Niji o tsukamu otoko (dir: Yamada Yoji) 1996
An Obsession / Tsumetai chi (dir: Aoyama Shinji) 1997
One More Time, One More Chance / Tsuki to kyabetsu1996
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro, kurenai no hana (dir: Yamada Yoji) 1995
Parasite Eve / Parasaito Ivu (dir: Ochiai Masayuki) 1997
*Postman Blues / Posutoman burusu (dir: Sabu) 1997
*The Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime (dir: Miyazaki Hayao) 1997
*Sleeping Man / Nemuru otoko (dir: Oguri Kohei) 1996
*Summer Tale / Natsujikan no otonatachi (dir: Nakashima Tetsuya) 1997
*Suzaku / Moe no Suzaku (dir: Kawase Naomi) 1997
To Love / Aisuru (dir: Kumai Kei) 1997
*Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment / Tokiwaso no seishun 1996
Tokyo yakyoku (dir: Ichikawa Jun) 1997
*Wild Life (dir: Aoyama Shinji) 1997
Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano (Japan: 1948- )
Actor filmography
Tokyo Eyes (1998)
Hana-bi (1997)
... aka Fireworks
Gonin (1995)
... aka Five, The (1998)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Minna Yatteruka (1994)
... aka Getting Any? (1994)
Kyoso tanjo (1993)
... aka Many Happy Returns (1993)
Sonatine (1993)
... aka Sonachine (1993)
3-4x jugatsu (1990)
... aka Boiling Point (1990)
... aka San tai Yon x Jujatsu (1990)
Sono otoko, kyobo ni tsuki (1989)
... aka Violent Cop (1989)
... aka Warning, This Man Is Wild (1989)
Komikku zasshi nanka iranai! (1986)
... aka Comic Magazine (1986)
Yasha (1985)
... aka Demon (1985)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
... aka Furyo (1983)
... aka Senjou no Merii Kurisumasu (1983)
Director filmography
Hana-bi (1997)
... aka Fireworks
Kids Return (1996)
Minna Yatteruka (1994)
... aka Getting Any? (1994)
Sonatine (1993)
... aka Sonachine (1993)
Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi (1992)
... aka Scene at the Sea, A (1992)
3-4x jugatsu (1990)
... aka Boiling Point (1990)
... aka San tai Yon x Jujatsu (1990)
Sono otoko, kyobo ni tsuki (1989)
... aka Violent Cop (1989)
... aka Warning, This Man Is Wild (1989)