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Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked...
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An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with...
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A director faces creative block while working on his latest film - a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.
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A girl named O loves a rich, and much older man. She is subjected to a variety of humiliating experiences to prove her unconditional obedience to...
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A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among...
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After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former...
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Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually...
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In a Japanese colony, children overthrow their parental guardians and attempt to form a new society. Their plan spirals out of control and they are...
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In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and...
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As a family goes on with their day, the shadows on their walls lead a completely different life.
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A dreamlike portrayal of a hangover after a decadent party.
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This second version of the play follows Wan and Tsu, two apprentice cooks who, as they eavesdrop on their neighbors one day, are shocked by the...
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A doctor, gynecologist, discover the corpse of his wife. His nurse advises to him to declare her death a simple heart attack, to clear himself...
See moreThe Reading Machine
In this Borgesian satire on knowledge and technology, bibliophilic desire leads to the construction of a pedal-powered reading machine. Resembling...
See moreNew Torture Punishment History Torture
Three stories of torture, set in Japan's Sengoku, Kan'ei and Genroku eras.
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Stage performance by the Tenjo Sajiki troupe.
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An experimental short featuring people and nails.
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The smallpox virus has created its own unique atmosphere in Terayama’s film where the skin of a bandaged adolescent and the surface of the filmic...
See moreLes chants de Maldoror
A “reading film” of delirious image and text, Les chants de Maldoror takes its title and inspiration from Comte de Lautréamont’s 1869...
See moreLove Awakening
A thirty-year-old lesbian virgin sleeps with a man for the first time.
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