Eiji Bandō

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Takayuki Iwabuchi, a former yakuza member with a tattoo of Kisshoten on his back. Although he has a criminal record, he is currently working as a driver at a hearse transportation company. One day, a young man visits the company and asks Takayuki to transport the body of his fiancé, Sawa, who had unexpectedly passed away, to her hometown in a rural area of Takamatsu, Shikoku. Takayuki decides to go to Shikoku with the young man, However, the man disappears when leaving to take a call while they are stopped at a rest area near Setoo Bridge. Left alone, Takayuki arrives at Sawa's home village after much searching. He then tells Sawa's bereaved family about the situation at her parents' house. There, he learns of the tradition of posthumous marriage, or 'Yukon', from the village elder...

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Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

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Everyone has the potential to become a millionaire! A super success story based on a true story! Childhood friends Tetsuya (Yakumaru), Akio (Sakaue) and Kazumi (Ikuta). Tetsuya marries Saori (Watanabe), the daughter of a wealthy family, in order to realise his big ambition of becoming a billionaire. His successes and achievements are actually guided by Saori's lover, the tycoon financier Sendo (Takarada). Sendo crushes every attempt by Tetsuya to break up with Saori and make a fresh start. Devastated, Tetsuya attempts suicide...

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In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.

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A woman works hard to become a good doctor even though she is separated from her husband.

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Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.

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A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life.

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Trio of junior high students explore sexuality, causing chaos among concerned parents in their housing complex after witnessing inappropriate situations involving adults.

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