Friday, May 31, 2013

Shikake-nin Baian

Japan, 1981
Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Starring: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Mayumi Ogawa, Kimie Shingyoji, Katsuo Nakamura, Junko Miyashita

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Eureka

Japan, 2000
Director: Shinji Aoyama
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Masaru Miyazaki, Denden, Eihi Shiina

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Confessions

Kokuhaku
Japan, 2010
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Starring: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada, Ai Hashimoto

From the director of Kamikaze Girls and Memories of Matsuko.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Brother

Japan, 2000
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Claude Maki, Omar Epps, Susumu Terajima, Ren Ohsugi

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Introduction to Ninkyo Film: Vol. 1

Japan, 2002
Starring: Junko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Koji Tsuruta, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kin'ya Kitaoji, Bunta Sugawara, Sonny Chiba

Nice design! Festival featured Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deathmatch in Hiroshima (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973), Abashiri Prison 3 (Teruo Ishii, 1965), Dragon Tattoo: Full of Blood (Masahiro Makino, 1967) among others.



Friday, May 24, 2013

A Thirsty Life

Kaburitsuki jinsei
Japan, 1968
Director: Tatsumi Kumashiro
Starring: Hatsue Tonooka, Shuntaro Tamamura, Hiroshi Ichimura, Shizu Tamba, Yoshihiro Nakadai

Debut film from director Tatsumi Kumashiro. Rare chirashi for a 16mm screening.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

I Spit on Your Grave (remake)

USA, 2010
Director: Steven R. Monroe
Starring: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard

I Spit on Your Grave

USA, 1978
Director: Meir Zarchi
Starring: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace

Great exploitation poster! This is for the 2012 re-release.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Mother of Tears (B)

La terza madre
Italy, 2007
Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Udo Kier, Jun Ichikawa


Mother of Tears (A)

La terza madre
Italy, 2007
Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Udo Kier, Jun Ichikawa

Monday, May 20, 2013

Monster

Japan, 2013
Director: Akiko Ohku
Starring: Saki Takaoka, Masaya Kato, Ren Ohsugi, Jun Murakami

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Doll Master

Inhyeongsa
South Korea, 2004
Director: Yong-ki Jeong
Starring: Yu-mi Kim, Eun-kyeong Lim, Hyeong-tak Shin

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The Conception of David Cronenberg

Canada
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan

2013 retrospective, featuring restored versions of The Brood, Scanners, Scanners 2, and Scanners 3

Friday, May 17, 2013

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1

Kōkaku Kidōtai Araizu -Gōsuto In Za Sheru
Japan, 2013
Director: Kazuya Kise
Starring: Maaya Sakamoto, Kenichirou Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki



Thursday, May 16, 2013

Day Dream

Hakujitsumu
Japan, 1981
Director: Tetsuji Takechi
Starring: Kei Sato, Kyoko Aizome, Takemi Katsushika

Going to the dentist will never be the same.



Monday, May 13, 2013

Metropolitan Police Branch 82

Japan, 1995
Director: Daisuke Goto
Starring: Harumi Inoue, Mamiko Tayama, Yukio Yamato, Koji Shimizu

Hard to find Girls with Guns genre poster, featuring actress and model Harumi Inoue (Freeze Me).

Friday, May 10, 2013

Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend

Figyua na anata
Japan, 2013
Director: Takashi Ishii
Starring: Kokone Sasaki, Mitsu Dan, Tasuku Emoto, Rina Sakuragi, Yu Emoto, Yuki Mamiya, Naoto Takenaka

Takashi Ishii's new movie.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Travelers

Toraberâzu: Jigen keisatsu
Japan, 2013
Director: Koichi Sakamoto
Starring: Nao Nagasawa, Ayumi Kinoshita, Yuko Takayama, Kenji Ebisawa, Sanae Hitomi

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Yakuza Wives: Neo

Gokudô no tsumatachi NEO
Japan, 2013
Director: Hideyuki Katsuki
Starring: Tomoka Kurotani, Natsuki Harada, Masayuki Imai, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Renji Ishibashi, Ren Ohsugi

Latest entry in the Yakuza Wives series.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Stoker

USA, 2013
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode

Always good to see modern movies getting a nicely illustrated poster design!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness

Kunoichi ninpô-chô: Ninja tsukikage-shô
Japan, 1996
Director: Masaru Tsushima
Starring: Yuka Ohnishi, Tetsuo Kurata, Rina Kitahara, Asami Jo, Miho Nomoto

This chirashi got the deluxe treatment with title printed in gold ink.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Matatabi

Japan, 1973
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Isao Bito, Tadao Futami, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Reiko Inoue