The Sound of the Waves (1975)
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in
love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue’s affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant
gossip about his rival, and Hatsue’s father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy
saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue’s father, his luck in love begins to
change.
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa
Actors: Ichirô Arishima, Keiko Tsushima, Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura
Go Go Tales (2007)
A financial struggle between owners of a go-go club threatens its future.
Miss Kicki (2009)
Kicki has after several years abroad returned to Sweden. Her 17-year old son has been brought up by his grandmother and has a very distant relationship to his mother. In…
Baby (2000)
A teenage boy finds all around him has sexual overtones as he lives a teenage life of drugs and masturbation.
Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
Handsome Prince George arrives on board his ship in Japan. Youthful, immaculate in naval uniform and smiling broadly, he goes through the complicated formalities of being greeted by a host…
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
The second film in Terence Davies’s autobiographical series (along with “Trilogy” and “The Long Day Closes”) is an impressionistic view of a working-class family in 1940s and 1950s Liverpool, based…
Breaking the Surface (2006)
Having just landed a gig with a trendy magazine, young photographer Nadja celebrates at the local disco, where she bumps into Darius, a 20-year-old skateboarder. Although her frankness at first…
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Mother’s Boys (1994)
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fallen in love…