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28 de jun. de 2024 · The Threat is a gritty crime drama in the vein of Kurosawa’s High and Low, set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing Japan that has left many of its citizens behind.
30 de jun. de 2024 · Among the first movies to “borrow” heavily from Star Wars, the Japanese science-fiction spectacular Message from Space – from Battle Royale director, Kinji Fukasaku, is available now on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment, appropriately under the label’s Masters of Cinema Series.. When a utopian planet falls under the control of the evil Gavanas Empire, the oppressed Jillucian people ...
Hace 2 días · Virus, known in Japan as Fukkatsu no Hi (復活の日, lit."Day of Resurrection"), is a 1980 Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1964 novel of the same name, the film stars an international ensemble cast featuring Masao Kusakari, Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Chuck Connors, Olivia Hussey, Edward James Olmos, Glenn ...
Kinji Fukasaku's masterpiece is the yardstick by which all true-life yakuza films are still measured in Japan. Followed by three unconnected yakuza films under the banner NEW B.W.H.A.H. Hotheaded tough guy Bunta Sugawara stars in each one except 'Final Episode'.
15 de jul. de 2024 · Kinji Fukasaku's original 1975 classic delves deep into the violent and unpredictable world of Japan's criminal underbelly, chronicling the rise and fall of a reckless Yakuza enforcer. Unflinching in its portrayal of brutality and inhumanity, Graveyard of Honor serves as a powerful indictment of mob culture and a disturbing study of human ...
Hace 6 días · ‘Message from Earth’ — a 30-minute archival documentary made for German television featuring interviews with Sonny Chiba and Kenta Fukasaku.
Hace 2 días · Message from Space, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, is a Japanese science fiction film that blends traditional space opera tropes with unique cultural elements, delivering a visually captivating yet narratively uneven experience. Released in the wake of the monumental success of Star Wars, this film ambitiously seeks to carve out its own niche ...
