Inc Kino Lorber
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日本語
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One of the most important artists of the era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades. From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following the Fukushima disaster, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan's social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following a cancer diagnosis, his haunting awareness of life crises...
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日本語
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Master filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, Cure, Tokyo Sonata) won the Silver Lion (Best Director) at the **Venice Film Festival** for this riveting, gorgeously crafted, old-school Hitchockian thriller shot in stunning 8K. The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku (Issey Takahashi, Kill Bill) senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria,...
4) Miss Zombie
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日本語
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When the Teramoto family received their new domestic servant, Sara, they were provided specific instructions: do not feed her meat (it may turn feral) and use the enclosed pistol to "dispatch" it, if there is a threat of bodily harm. The fearful neighbors treat the disfigured servant as a monster, even as the family comes to trust and accept her.
5) Ramen heads
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日本語
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It follows Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, as he reveals every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect bowl of noodles. He is relentless in his search for the highest-quality ingredients, as are his competitors. This delicious documentary also profiles five other notable ramen shops, each with its own philosophy and flavor, which exemplify different aspects of the ramen world.
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日本語
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Kurokawa Kyūzō returns home as a living war god with a decoration from the Sino-Japanese war in 1944. But the war also deprived him of all four limbs, voice, and hearing. Shigeko, Kyūzō's wife, devotes herself to taking care of him everyday. However, as the war starts waning, things start to change.