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Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
Mosura tai Gojira
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Director:
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Ishirô Honda
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| Starring:
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Yuriko Hoshi, Akira Takarada
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A greedy developer hatches a gigantic baby moth upon Tokyo, while Godzilla strikes again.
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Nobody knows
(2004)
Dare mo shiranai
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Director:
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Hirokazu Koreeda
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| Starring:
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Ayu Kitaura, Yûya Yagira
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Four children have to rely on each other after their mother abandons them.
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Ran
(1985)
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao
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An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.
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Rashômon
(1950)
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Machiko Kyô, Toshirô Mifune
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A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view.
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Ringu
(1998)
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Director:
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Hideo Nakata
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| Starring:
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Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani
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A mysterious video kills whomever views it, unless the viewer can solve its mystery.
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Rodan
(1956)
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Director:
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Ishiro Honda
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| Starring:
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Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa
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A village is besieged by giant caterpillars whose underground home houses a pterodactyl.
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Samurai rebellion
(1967)
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
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Director:
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Masaki Kobayashi
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| Starring:
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Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa
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A clan lord orders a swordsman to have his son marry the lord's mistress, but reverses his decision after the young couple falls in love.
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Sanjuro
(1962)
Tsubaki Sanjûrô
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai
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A crafty samurai helps a man save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
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Seven samurai
(1954)
Shichinin no samurai
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura
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A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them.
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Shall we dance?
(1996)
Shall we dansu?
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Director:
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Masayuki Suo
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| Starring:
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Tamiyo Kusakari, Kôji Yakusho
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An unhappy accountant finds the passion missing in his life when he begins secretly to take ballroom dance lessons.
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Sisters of Gion
(1936)
Gion no shimai
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Director:
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Kenji Mizoguchi
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| Starring:
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Yôko Umemura, Isuzu Yamada
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Two geishas who are sisters, have different outlooks: one is in love with a customer, and the other refuses to get involved.
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Sonatine
(1993)
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Director:
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Takeshi Kitano
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| Starring:
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Aya Kokumai, Takeshi Kitano
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Several organized crime members from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war.
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Tampopo
(1985)
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Director:
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Juzo Itami
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| Starring:
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Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki
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A cowboy-hat-wearing truck driver rolls into town to help a chef create the perfect bowl of top ramen.
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Taste of tea
(2004)
Cha no aji
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Director:
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Katsuhito Ishii
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| Starring:
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Maya Banno, Takahiro Sato
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A rural family is hardly ordinary: the mother works on an animated film project, and her daughter seems to be followed by a giant version of herself.
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The Burmese harp
(1956)
Biruma no tategoto
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Director:
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Kon Ichikawa
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| Starring:
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Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui
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A lute player keeps up the spirit of a Japanese platoon on the run in 1945 Burma.
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The hidden fortress
(1958)
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara
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Two greedy peasants in feudal Japan escort a disguised princess and her general across enemy lines.
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The place promised in our early days
(2004)
Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho
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Director:
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Makoto Shinkai
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| Starring:
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Animated
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In an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided between the Union-controlled North and the U.S.-controlled South.
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Throne of blood
(1957)
Kumonosu jô
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Director:
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Akira Kurosawa
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| Starring:
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Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada
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A Samurai kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy.
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Tokyo story
(1953)
Tôkyô monogatari
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Director:
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Yasujiro Ozu
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| Starring:
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Chieko Higashiyama, Chishu Ryu
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An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by ingratitude and selfishness.
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Train_man
(2005)
Densha otoko
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Director:
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Shosuke Murakami
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| Starring:
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Miki Nakatani, Takayuki Yamada
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A hopeless nerd falls for a girl he rescued on a commuter train and seeks dating advice on the Internet.
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