The wild bunch, bold cinematic rebels and adventurous films
JAPAN | 76 minutes | 1967
A private detective is hired to find the la fiancée of a rich real-estate agent somewhere in the Tokyo underworld where true and false are indistinguishable. A great classic of the Japanese avant-garde, it’s one of the four films directed by the famous screenwriter Atsushi Yamatoya, known for his many collaborations with Koji Wakamatsu and for having (secretly) co-written Branded to Kill by Seijun Suzuki. While not as sexually explicit as the other “pink” films of its generation, it still sizzles with sensuality. Its famous soundtrack was one of the biggest influences on musician John Zorn. CANADIAN PREMIERE / NEWLY RESTORED VERSION
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Two Ronins (samurais without masters) take a break from fighting to rest up in a village. Strangers to each other, it’s the opportunity to step back and...
Feature film , Drama
JAPAN | 76 minutes | 2018
The first film by Masayuki Suo, celebrated internationally for Shall We Dance (and its US remake with Richard Gere). Sceptical about the perfect family?...
Feature film , Romance
JAPAN | 76 minutes | 1984
According to an English legend, Joan of Arc did not die at the stake. Her eyes were burned out and she was deflowered by an English stallion. She was then...
Short film , Fiction
FRANCE | 76 minutes | 2015
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