The Secret (1979) aka Fung gip

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A real murder case which was complicated by the minage ‘ trois relationship of the victim and the main suspects. As different witnesses narrated their conflicting stories, the case seemed set to lead to nowhere; especially when the real identity of the dead person was finally discovered.

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Rock is sex: Saraba aibô (1982) aka Saraba aibô

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It depicts the life of a young man and two friends who dream of being a rock superstar. The first work of Director’s Company, a group of nine directors led by Kazuhiko Hasegawa, produced by Banmei Takahashi, co-authored by Ryudo Uzaki and Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and directed by Ryudo Uzaki. Is in charge of each of Yuichi Nagata.

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Reason for not Parting (1987) aka Wakarenu riyû

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Starring Yoshiko Mita and Masahiko Tsugawa, Shuhei, who works as the chief orthopedic surgeon, and his wife, Fusako, are drowning in an affair with each other, and the family collapses. Husband is cheating, wife is affair. A package of “reasons for not parting” depicting a couple who never divorced. Yoshiko Mita and Masahiko Tsugawa perform well in a masterpiece that firmly grasps the psychology of women.

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Norwegian Wood (2010) aka Noruwei no mori

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Upon hearing the song “Norwegian Wood,” Toru (Matsuyama) remembers back to his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki’s girlfriend. As the two try, in very different ways, to contend with their grief, Toru forms a bond with another woman, Midori.

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Missing Person (2009) aka Sarameul Chatseupnida

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A real estate agent, Won-young is a worldling, he could get everything he wants by his money. He is a pervert, the way he releases the stress is having sex with his mistress and hitting Gyu-nam who is abandoned by society. But for Gyu-nam, Won-young is the only person who cares about him even if he is beaten all the time. Gyu-nam professes himself to be a faithful dog to Won-young. By the time Won-young decides to be nice to Gyu-nam, he couldn’t. He already went too far. Meanwhile, dogs started disappearing in this community and then people are disappearing. How are Won-young and Gyu-nam fit into the incidents that took place in this community?

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Lead Tombstone (1965) aka Namari no bohyô

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LEAD TOMBSTONE tracks the progress of a young sociopathic rake who had, immediately post-WW2, rescued his country farmer mother from rape by stabbing the offending American soldier in the back with a pitchfork. Once grown, the boy continues his violent life as a hoodlum on the run, repaying an outlaw couple who have sheltered him by raping the wife, then, at his boss’s behest, murdering the husband. He’s also not above strangling a girl in her bathtub for kicks. The one spot of normalcy in his life is his shop girl girlfriend, an innocent who, once she discovers his other life, confronts his boss… (from OUTLAW MASTERS OF JAPANESE CINEMA by Chris D)

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