Yayoi Furusato
2021湖畔の人
Kiyoshi Saeki
Koji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma
A story of Minako who struggles finding love and peace in life. When Minako’s hope for ultimate happiness, marriage to her beloved fiancé, comes to a sudden halt, Minako finds herself in search of new love which in turn leads her into a complicated love triangle.
Lakeside Figure
第三次世界大戦 四十一時間の恐怖
William Ross, Shigeaki Hidaka
Tatsuo Umemiya, Yoshiko Mita
The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.
World War III Breaks Out
風来坊探偵 赤い谷の惨劇
Kinji Fukasaku
Shin'ichi Chiba, Harumi Sone
The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
風来坊探偵 岬を渡る黒い風
Kinji Fukasaku
Shin'ichi Chiba, Shigemi Kitahara
Fukasaku and Chiba are back in a sequel filmed with the same cast and released just two weeks after the first film. This time the storyline is set in a small seaside town and the film favours detective and watadori film influences over westerns. Like its predecessor, the film runs barely over one hour and never drags. It’s a little less goofy, but doesn’t have as beautiful landscapes the first movie had. Not an especially good film, but for fans of Fukasaku and Chiba it’s an entertaining if flawed 60 minutes.
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
希望の乙女
Yasushi Sasaki
Hibari Misora, Ken Takakura
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
With Songs in My Heart
