Masayuki Yui – MRQE

To End All Wars

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

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.

Tokyo Eyes

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

The police are tracking a man who shoots at people. But the young sister of a detective finds that he’s not the mad vigilante portrayed in newspapers.

Gakko II

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

The story follows the teacher and students of the Ryubetsu Handicapped High School.

Madadayo

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

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.

Kagemusha

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.