The Taste of Tea
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a…
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment….
I Love Hong Kong 2011
After his business goes bust, Ng Shun and his family move back to his old apartment to stay with his father. He has not returned for 10 years because the…
Jazz a la Cuba
One of the short little films featuring Don Aspiazu of his own orchestra, a good example of the style of Cubano jazz in the 1920’s and 1930’s, combined with some…
Return of the Seven
Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men…
Just Desserts: The Making of ‘Creepshow’
Details the making of Stephen King & George A. Romero’s 1982 horror anthology classic, from conception through to completion.
Ban the Sadist Videos!
An in-depth analysis of the “Video Nasty” scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Zatoichi’s Cane Sword
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the…
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver’s travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying “diving girl,” but Doc…
Gates of Heaven
A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.
Submerged
Navy SEALs launch a rescue mission after terrorists plunge a jet carrying a missile-launching computer into the sea.