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August in the Water (1995) Director: Gakuryū Ishii A teenage diving champion (Rena Komine) senses a supernatural connection to some unusual meteor showers after she has a diving accident. #drama #scifi #japan #kino #kinostr #films #90s #ambient #filmstr #movies #japanese…

Engram (short, 1987) Director: Toshio Matsumoto Duration: 12mins Engram is a three-part piece revolving around a few good old ideas such as photos inside of photos movies inside of movies photos inside of movies movies inside of photos and (even) a film director inside a TV set. Composer: Takashi…

Patriotism or the Rite of Love and Death (憂國, Yūkoku) (1966) (Short, 29mins) Director: Yukio Mishima Two characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko. Playwright and novelist Yukio Mishima foreshadowed his own violent suicide with this ravishing…

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Director: Shinya Tsukamoto 'A businessman accidentally kills The Metal Fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal.' #kinostr #fullmovies #scifi #horror #cyberpunk #movies #kino #films #japanese #japan #80s…

Tokyo Story (1953) 'A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of