Slacking Towards Bethlehem: J.r. 'bob' Dobbs And The Church Of The Subgenius
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
Shy and naive Naoto Gaku Hamada gets a week off from work after he inherits a sake brewery in Japan. He decides to go to California to find his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile Sebastian Eugene Kim is Naotos brash cousin. He lives in California and spends his time blogging against Asian stereotypes. When Naoto arrives Sebastian takes him on a road...
Country: Japan
Genre: Suspense
From the 2011 drama Utsukushi Rinjin Nakama Yukie reprises the character Saki. This time round as Saki Amihama she will be targeting men. With the facade of an angel she draws men to her only to lead them to a destructive end. Like a moth to the flame... but where is the line drawn between the saint and the devil? ~ Fuji TV Saki works as a nurse at the pediatrics department of a general...
Country: Japan
Genre: Mystery
Mizusawa Sakura is the ultimate “good listener”. In the morning she hears the voices of listeners as the DJ of a small FM radio network. In the afternoon she lends a ear to residents’ complaints at the inquiry counter of Komagome Chuo Police Precinct’s Community Safety Division. At night she obtains information from regular customers at the small restaurant which her grandmother Ume a...
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
Three high school students Shono Hayama Amane Okayama and Shusaku Kamikawa all have a crush on Haru Yurika Nakamura. After school they follow Haru secretly until she gets home safe. One day they see Haru go into an apartment with an unknown good looking man Masahiko Ryo Narita. The three students all become upset. They sneak into his apartment and take an expensive watch. Because of...
Country: South Korea
Genre: Drama ; Youth ; Arthouse
High school students Yeo-Jin Kwak Ji-Min and Jae-Young Han Yeo-Reum plan a trip to Europe together. Jae-Young begins to prostitute herself to save up the money. Her best friend Yeo-Jin manages her appointments and also acts as a lookout when she meets her clients. Eventually Jae-Young believes herself as as someone like legendary Indian figure Vasumitra who converted men to Buddhism through...
Country: Japan
Genre: Comedy
Kyutaro Kazuki Kitamura is a swordsman who was feared by people at one time. Now he is poor and lives alone quietly. Kyutaro doesnt know how to earn money without using his sword. By chance Sakichi Shingo Mizusawa happens to see Kyutaros swordsmanship and offers to hire him for a job. Sakichi wants Kyutaro to kill a white cat named Tamanojoh which his boss Yozaemon Yozaburo Ito is...
Country: Japan
Genre:
An unusual blending of elements comes together in this crime story drawn from Japanese history. During the early Meiji period a number of “Dokufu” Poison Women committed a significant number of murders. These crimes were most often committed by wives on their husbands in order to be together with their lovers. At that time women were executed in the same manner as men to wit: by being...
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