in theaters on my screens

A Taxing Woman's Return

V.O.: Marusa no onna 2

Jap. 1988. Satire by Juzo Itami with Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentaro Mikuni, Toru Masuoka. A tax inspector takes on the dean of a bogus religious cult breaking the law.

Runtime: 127 min.

in theaters on my screens

A Taxing Woman

V.O.: Marusa no onna

Jap. 1987. Satire by Juzo Itami with Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa. A tax inspector takes on a devious businessperson with interests in a hotel chain.

Runtime: 127 min.

in theaters on my screens

Tampopo

Jap. 1986. Satire by Juzo Itami with Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho. After defending a restaurant owner against gangsters, a truck driver sets out to make her the best noodle cook in Japan.

Runtime: 114 min.

in theaters on my screens

The Funeral

V.O.: Ososhiki

Jap. 1984. Mores comedy by Juzo Itami with Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai. A funeral, organized by a couple of actors following the death of a relative, gives rise to various surprising incidents.

Runtime: 124 min.

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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

V.O.: Shurayukihime: Urami koiuta

Jap. 1974. Thriller by Toshiya Fujita with Juzo Itami, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yoshio Harada. To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, a vengeful swordswoman is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.

Runtime: 89 min.

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The Big Wave

U.S. 1962. Social drama by Tad Danielewski with Sessue Hayakawa, Koji Shitara, Hiroyuki Ota. Taken in by a family of farmers after the death of his parents in a tidal wave, a fisherman's son decides as an adult to take up his father's trade.

Runtime: 73 min.