Zero Focus (Zero No Shoten) (1961)

Pigs, Pimps & Prostitutes: 3 Films By Shohei Imamura

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Sachiko Hidari, Hiroyuki Nagato, Masumi Harukawa

First, Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura explores life on the lower rungs in "Pigs and Battleships" (1961), where a Japanese port town acting as host to an American naval base is populated by morally ... more

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The Pornographers (1966)

Category: Foreign | Director: Shohei Imamura | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Shoichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto

Director Shohei Imamura attacked Japan's anti-pornography codes with this scathing satire of three men who make their living through the shooting of 8mm blue movies. Outrageous black comedy stars Shoichi ... more

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Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

Category: Foreign | Director: Shohei Imamura | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Ken Ogata, Rentaro Mikuni, Chocho Mikayo

A harrowing look at the darker side of life in contemporary Japan, Shohei Imamura's filming of a novel based on true events chronicles in flashback the life of a habitual criminal (Ken Ogata), a life ... more

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Black Rain (1989)

Category: Foreign | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara

The first Japanese film to look at the death and devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, this graphic and powerful drama follows the lives of various survivors who attempt to continue ... more

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Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman 3: New Tale Of Zatoichi (Masseur Ichi Enters Again) (1963)

Category: Foreign | Director: Tokuzo Tanaka | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Shintaro Katsu

Zatoichi returns to the village of his youth and soon reacquaints himself with his former teacher, Yajuro Banno. Banno's younger sister falls in love with the blind swordsman, but the marriage plans ... more

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Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman 4: The Fugitive (Masseur Ichi, The Fugitive) (1963)

Category: Foreign | Director: Tokuzo Tanaka | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Shintaro Katsu

Zatoichi, the blind swordsman, learns there's a bounty on his head after he defends himself against an assailant. When Zatoichi investigates the bounty, he finds a gang war involving notorious swordsmen ... more

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Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman: The TV Series, Vol. 1 (1974)

Category: Foreign | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Shintaro Katsu

Includes "A Challenge of Chance," "The Flower That Bloomed with the Lullaby," "A Memorial Day and the Bell of Life," "The Kannon Statue That Was Tied," and "The Heartless Man, Touched by Compassion." ... more

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Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman: The TV Series, Vol. 2 (1974)

Category: Foreign | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Shintaro Katsu

Includes "Pouring Rain," "A Bird Lands on Ichi," "An Unforgettable Flower," and "The Two Zatoichis." 3 1/3 hrs. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. ... more

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