Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees 1975
A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.
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An Ocean to Cross 1980
Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The film tells the tale of the four monks' youth and the life and times of the high priest Ganjin.
The Family 1974
Set in the post-World War II climate of the 1960s in Kobe, the movie explores the struggle for power within the powerful Manpyo family.
The Twilight Years 1973
A woman looks after her father in law.
I Am a Cat 1975
Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are especially fans of Nakadai will appreciate how the actor comically rants about here. His home life is almost disastrous, with a ditzy (but attractive) wife, three young children, a loud school nearby that’s controlled by a corrupt businessman he loathes, and frequent visits from layabout friends. And the grey-furred, green-eyed cat!
Without Complaint 1975
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
The Corporation 1976
Eternal Monument 1982
A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.
