A man discovers a darker side of himself after exacting revenge on his daughter’s killer.
Country: Japan
SERPENT’S PATH
A man enlists a friend to help him identify and exact revenge upon his daughter’s murderer.
THE CITY OF LOST SOULS
Hotheaded Mario is a Japanese-Brazilian fighting to save his true love, Chinese hairdresser Kei. After he stages a daring helicopter and machine gun rescue to prevent her deportation, the two hide out in the back alleys of Shinjuku, Tokyo’s cultural and criminal melting pot. They plot for freedom under the protection of the ragtag Brazilian… Continue reading THE CITY OF LOST SOULS
Shinya Tsukamoto
For many years now, director-actor-screenwriter Shinya Tsukamoto has been at the forefront of Japanese independent cinema. In 1989 Tetsuo: The Iron Man, his visionary black-and-white cyberpunk epic, became an international hit and won him a multitude of awards. It was followed up in 1992 by the even more spectacular Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer. In… Continue reading Shinya Tsukamoto
SPRIGGAN
Noah’s Ark has been discovered, transmitting a very powerful and mysterious signal. Kept secret by the authorities, the ark soon becomes the object of thorough scientific investigation and bloody battles for its possession. Two forces clash with each other. The first, Arcam, is an international agency, formed by superagents with almost unlimited powers. One of… Continue reading SPRIGGAN
SHARK SKINMAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL
Against the background of a surreal mountain landscape, Toshiko, a young hotel clerk, races off in her car in an attempt to escape from her mad uncle Sonezaki. Suddenly she sees a man running through the woods in his underpants. She doesn’t notice the car that is chasing him until a collision is inevitable. The… Continue reading SHARK SKINMAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL
RING 2
Professor Takayama dies in mysterious circumstances after he discovered the body of a young woman at the bottom of a well. According to the autopsy, the corpse used to be Sadako, the illegitimate daughter of the sister of Mr. Yamamura, the only living relative of the deceased. Mai, the assistant and lover of Takayama, wants… Continue reading RING 2
HYPNOSIS
People are dying under mysterious circumstances in Tokyo. The victims appearantly killed themselves. But how do you explain a female athlete that kept running until her legs fractured or a groom who strangled himself at his wedding ? To make it even stranger, their last words were the same : “a green monkey”. Detective Sakurai,… Continue reading HYPNOSIS
LABYRINTH OF DREAMS
Tyuyako, an efficient and helpful young bus conductor, writes to her friend Tomiko that she’s in love with her driver, Niitaka. Soon afterwards, the bus Niitaka is driving with Tyuyako on board, collides with a car in a narrow tunnel. She is killed while Niitaka survives. At the funeral, another conductor tells Tomiko that there… Continue reading LABYRINTH OF DREAMS
GAMERA III: THE REVENGE OF IRIS
It’s been four years since the battle between Gamera and Gyaos. For young Ayana, memories of that fateful event have turned into bitter hatred towards the supposed “Guardian of the Universe”. Her parents died in the destruction and she now lives with her foster parents in a mountain village. On a dare, Ayana enters a… Continue reading GAMERA III: THE REVENGE OF IRIS