ChishÅ« RyÅ« – MRQE

Sono yo no tsuma

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The film revolves around a desperate man who commits a crime in order to support his family, and the moral dilemma the policeman who tracks him down finds himself in.

Suna no utsuwa

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murderer of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a rail yard.

Hitori musuko

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son’s education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

Nihon no ichiban nagai hi

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor’s civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.

Higanbana

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A man clashes with his daughter over her choice of fiancé.

Kazoku

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The films main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.

Otoko wa tsurai yo

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father’s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura’s chance to marry someone, as well as just being a real pain to those around him. There is a sentimental side to him also, and the best way to describe him is that he grows on you.

Sorekara

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family is wealthy and can support his interests. When his friend Hiraoka returns with his wife Michiyo, problems arise.

Tokyo-Ga

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

German director Wim Wenders made this documentary in which he tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu. When Wenders visits Tokyo for the first time, he finds a very different city, one with a booming fascination with technology that often clashes with the traditional elements of Japanese culture. Wenders also interviews Ozu’s cinematographer, Yuharu Atsuta, and Chishu Ryu, an actor who frequently collaborated with Ozu.

Sôshun

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.