Sunday, May 27, 2012

The Last Days of the World

Japan, 2012
Director: Eiji Uchida
Starring: Chieko Imaizumi, Ryo Iwamatsu, Jyonmyon Pe

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Off-Balance

Japan, 2000
Director: Shin Togashi
Starring: Megumi Hatachiya, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yu Hatano

Friday, May 25, 2012

Kuttsukiboshi

Japan, 2012
Director: Naoya Ishikawa
Starring: Asami Imai, Miku Isshiki, Naoki Yoshida

Thursday, May 24, 2012

In the Realm of the Senses

Japan, 1976
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Starring: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima

This is the original first-release poster from 1976. Click here for the2000 release poster.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Devil's Ballad

Akuma no temari-uta
Japan, 1977
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Koji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Akiko Nishina

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Sailor Suit & Machine Gun

Sêrâ-fuku to kikanjû
Japan, 1981
Director: Shinji Somai
Starring: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tsunehiko Watase, Rentaro Mikuni

Monday, May 21, 2012

House

Hausu
Japan, 1977
Director: Nobuhiko Ohbayashi
Starring: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Undo

Japan, 1994
Director: Shunji Iwai
Starring: Etsushi Toyokawa, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Tomorowo Taguchi

Friday, May 18, 2012

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Teito monogatari
Japan, 1988
Director: Akio Jissoji
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Kyusaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Jo Shishido

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Orochi - Blood

Japan, 2008
Director: Norio Tsuruta
Starring: Yoshino Kimura, Noriko Nakagoshi, Mitsuki Tanimura

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Gamera 3: Iris kakusei
Japan, 1999
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Starring: Shinobu Nakayama, Ai Maeda, Yukijiro Hotaru

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen
Japan, 1995
Director: Shusuke Kaneko Starring: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Castle Under Fiery Skies

Katen no shiro
Japan, 2009
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Starring: Toshiyuki Nishida, Kippei Shiina, Shinobu Ohtake, Saki Fukuda, Renji Ishibashi, Miki Mizuno

Monday, May 14, 2012

Snakes and Earrings

Japan, 2008
Director: Yukio Ninagawa
Starring: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kengo Kora, Arata

Friday, May 11, 2012

Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead

Japan, 2011
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Asami, Kentaro Kishi, Asana Mamoru, Arisa Nakamura

 Iguchi's latest bout of insanity! Poster design by who else but Yoshiki Takahashi.



Thursday, May 10, 2012

Kotoko (Ver.B)

Japan, 2012
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Starring: Shinya Tsukamoto, Cocco

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Erotic Liaisons

Japan, 1992
Director: Koji Wakamatsu
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Rie Miyazawa, Yuya Uchida, Genjiro Arato

Kiss yori kantan

Japan, 1989
Director: Koji Wakamatsu
Starring: Yoshio Harada, Yukako Hayase, Maiko Ogawa

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Petrel Hotel Blue

Kaien Hoteru · burû
Japan, 2012
Director: Koji Wakamatsu
Starring: Arata, Kanako Higashi, Hiromasa Hirosue

One of Japan's two entries at Cannes 2012. (The other is Takashi Miike's Legend of Love and Sincerity)

Hectopascal

Japan, 2009
Director: Toru Kamei
Starring: Honoka, Yoko Satomi, Shijimi