Friday, 27 February 2026

Kanashiki kuchibue / 悲しき口笛 (‘Sad Whistling’, 1949)

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Obscure Japanese Film #249 Hibari Misora Mitsuko (Hibari Misora) is a homeless child who hangs around with the day labourers at the docks i...
Sunday, 22 February 2026

Shirobamba / しろばんば (1962)

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Obscure Japanese Film #248 Toru Shimamura This Nikkatsu production was based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by one of Japan...
Wednesday, 18 February 2026

The Beast Must Die: Mechanic of Revenge / 野獣死すべし 復讐のメカニック / Yaju shisubeshi: fukushu no mekanikku (1974)

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Obscure Japanese Film #247 Hiroshi Fujioka At the end of The Beast Must Die (1959), Kunihiko Date (Tatsuya Nakadai), a highly intelligent ...
Friday, 13 February 2026

Sazae-san no seishun / サザエさんの青春 (‘Sazae-san’s Youth’, 1957)

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Obscure Japanese Film #246 Chiemi Eri This third film in the Toho series kicked off by the previously-reviewed Sazae-san was the first to ...
Sunday, 8 February 2026

Sazae-san / サザエさん (1956)

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Obscure Japanese Film #245 Chiemi Eri Kamatari Fujiwara and Nijiko Kiyokawa Sazae (Chiemi Eri) is a young woman still living at home with h...
Thursday, 5 February 2026

Mogura Yokocho / もぐら横丁 (‘Mole Alley’, 1953)

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Obscure Japanese Film #244 Shuji Sano This Shintoho production was based on episodes from a number of autobiographical novels by Kazuo Ozak...
Friday, 30 January 2026

Their Legacy / 家庭の事情 / Katei no jijo (‘Family Circumstances’, 1962)

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Obscure Japanese Film #243 So Yamamura Junko Kano and Ayako Wakao Utako Shibusawa and Mako Sanjo Upon retiring, widower Misawa (So Yamamura...
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