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Departures

V.O.: Okuribito

Jap. 2008. Dramatic comedy by Yôjirô Takita with Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue. An unemployed cellist is reluctant to tell his relatives about his new job: preparing the dead for their last "journey."

Runtime: 131 min.

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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.

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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.

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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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Kagemusha

Jap. 1980. Epic by Akira Kurosawa with Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara.

Runtime: 160 min.

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Demon Pond

V.O.: Yasha-ga-ike

Jap. 1979. Fantasy by Masahiro Shinoda with Tamasaburo Bando, Go Kato, Tsutomu Yamazaki.

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School for Sex

V.O.: Nikutai no gakko

Jap. 1965. Psychological drama by Ryo Kinoshita with Kyoko Kishida, Tsutomu Yamazaki.

Runtime: 95 min.

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High and Low

V.O.: Tengoku to Jigoku

Jap. 1963. Crime drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki. After paying the ransom demanded by his son's kidnapper, an industrialist discovers that his driver's son was actually kidnapped by mistake.

Runtime: 142 min.