Yearly Archives: 2017

June, 2017

  • 17 June

    Song to Song (2017) BluRay 480p & 720p

    Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas.

  • 17 June

    Sense8 Season 2 Complete NF WEBRip 480p & 720p

    A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.

  • 17 June

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) BluRay 480p & 720p

    A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.

  • 17 June

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) BluRay 480p & 720p

    As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.

  • 17 June

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (1961) BluRay 480p & 720p

    His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.

  • 17 June

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) BluRay 480p & 720p

    In Tokyo in 1888, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adoptive son of an important actor, discovers that he is praised for his acting only because he is his father's heir, and that the troupe complains how bad he is behind his back. The only person to talk to him honestly about his acting is Otoku, the wet-nurse of his adoptive father's child. She is fired by the family, and Kikunosuke is forbidden to see her, because of the gossip a relationship with a servant would cause.

  • 17 June

    Kamikaze Girls (2004) BluRay 480p & 720p

    Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.

  • 17 June

    Younger Brother (1960) BluRay 480p & 720p

    Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this standard drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.

  • 17 June

    Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) BluRay 480p & 720p

    Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's hair-trigger temper is held somewhat in check by the motherly instincts of his wife, Tomoe, and his young son Ippei immediately bonds with Mutsuko as if she were his older sister.

  • 17 June

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) BluRay 480p & 720p

    Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, Junnosuke's rich father, Kawabata will take him away. Chagawa focuses once again on winning the "Akutagawa-sho" literary award and the prize money coming with it. Mika, a 7-year old relative of the Suzukis is left to stay with them when her father has business reverses.

  • 17 June

    Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012) BluRay 480p & 720p

    The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar.

  • 17 June

    The Naked Island (1960) BluRay 480p & 720p

    A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.

  • 17 June

    The Makioka Sisters (1983) BluRay 480p & 720p

    This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.

  • 17 June

    Sanjuro (1962) BluRay 480p & 720p

    A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

  • 17 June

    The Insect Woman (1963) BluRay 480p & 720p

    Life story of a woman born in poverty trying to succeed. Through her many schemes, she faces her ups and downs in a cyclical nature, fueled mostly by self-interest.

  • 17 June

    The Cure (1997) BluRay 480p & 720p

    A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.