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Dolls - A film by Takeshi Kitano
Japanese Movie Special Feature

Matsumoto and Sawako were once a happy couple that seemed destined for marriage, but the age-old pressures of meddling parents and success forced the young man to make a tragic choice. Sawako now wanders around in a mindless daze, bound safely to Matsumoto by a long red cord. To curious eyes, they roam aimlessly. But Matsumoto and Sawako are on a journey in search of something they have forgotten. A journey that will cover the four seasons...  (read more)

 
Bright Future - A film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Japanese Movie Special Feature

Bright Future - In depth storyline, interviews and moreThe story opens with an enigmatic Mamaru who lives alone with his poisonous but hauntingly luminous jellyfish. These attractive loners sting whoever gets too close. Yuji, an emotionally unstable young man working at the same factory, is fascinated and influenced by Mamaru. When Mamaru is arrested for murdering his boss, Yuji is devoted to taking care of his jellyfish and, befriending Mamaru’s father, he begins to open his eyes to reality.... (read more)

 
Modern Japanese Movies
Ringu (1998)

Returner (2002)

 
Classic Japanese Movies

 

Seven Samurai - Criterion Collection (1956)

Kwaidan - (1965)

 
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