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Madadayo

Jap. 1993. Psychological drama by Akira Kurosawa with Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyoko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa. A professor who retired to devote himself to writing, maintains a special relationship with his former students.

Runtime: 134 min.

in theaters on my screens

Mothra

V.O.: Mosura

Jap. 1961. Science-fiction by Inoshiro Honda with Franky Sekai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa. Kidnapped by a scientist on a Pacific island, two tiny young women are rescued by a giant butterfly.

Runtime: 90 min.

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The Lower Depths

V.O.: Donzoko

Jap. 1957. Mores drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Ganjiro Nakamura. A travelling salesman tries to help the wretched people of the slum where he has settled.

Runtime: 125 min.

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The Legend of Bailiff Sansho

V.O.: Sanshô dayû

Jap. 1954. Drama by Kenji Mizoguchi with Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyoko Kagawa, Yoshiyaki Hanayaki. The son of a deposed governor regains his rank after being treated like a slave.

Runtime: 124 min.

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A Story from Chikamatsu

V.O.: Chikamatsu monogatari

Jap. 1954. Drama by Kenji Mizoguchi with Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Eitaro Shindo. In seventeeth century Kyoto, the young adulterous wife of a tyrannical parchment-maker is sentenced to crucifixion, as is her lover, a devoted employee of her husband.

Runtime: 102 min.

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Tokyo Story

V.O.: Tokyo Monogatari

Jap. 1953. Mores drama by Yasujiro Ozu with Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara. Preoccupied with their own concerns, a doctor and a hairdresser neglect their elderly parents visiting Tokyo, unlike their caring and generous widowed sister-in-law.

Runtime: 135 min.