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To Dance with the White Dog
Directed by Takashi Tsukinoki
(debut)notable chief assistant director for Shohei Imamura, Takeshi Kitano |
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In the sadness that follows the old man after losing his wife, a white dog suddenly comes into his life and gives him reason to live.
The dog seems concerned about the old man and he is led to think that perhaps it is a reincarnation of his recently deceased wife... |
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Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai ( "Kagemusha" )
Shiho Fujimura ( "Wait and See" )
Kaho Minami ( "The Geisha House (Omocha)" )
Mayumi Wakamura ( "Jubaku: Spellbound" )
Production Year : 2002
Duration : 99min
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THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI
Directed by Yoji Yamada |
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| Seibei is a reserved low-ranking samurai, but with rumor spreading fast that Seibeihas won a duel against a swordsman with only a wooden sword, he reluctantly gets involved in a dispute within the clan and must take order of his lord to kill a fellow retainer. Starring Hiroyuki Sanada who has also recentlybeen confirmed to appear in The Last Samurai(WB). |
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Starring:
Hiroyuki SANADA ("The Ring""The Last Samurai")
Rie MIYAZAWA ("Peony Pavillion" )
Min Tanaka
Nenji Kobayashi ("Poppoya")
Keiko Kishi ("Ka-chan / Big Mama")
Tetsuro Tanba ("The Happiness of the Katakuris" "Harakiri")
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WHEN THE LAST SWORD IS DRAWN
Directed by Yojiro Takita |
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| Unlike his compatriots who would die for honor, Kanichiro, the "gladiator" of the group and by far the best swordsman among the members, struggles to survive till the end, in order to support his family back home. His strength and the sense of "Not to die, but to live" strikes the hearts of his comrades. |
Starring:
Kiichi Nakai
("Marks" "Darkness in the Light")
Koichi Sato
("KT" "Whiteout" "Wait and See" "GONIN")
Miki Nakatani
("The Spiral" "Keizoku")
Yui Natsukawa
("Distance") |
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LOVE COLLAGE
pre-production
Directed by YukihikoTsutsumi |
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| A letter comes from the love of his life, who ought to be dead. A lonesome photographer sets out on a journey to New York to find out the truth, and a search for his dream |
Starring:
Ryuhei Matsuda
("GOHATTO""Blue Spring")
Ryoko Hirosue
("WASABI" "Secre |
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