Gohatto (Taboo) 1999  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Koji Matoba, Tommys Masa, Masato Ibu, Uno Kanda, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tomorowo Taguchi
Set in the 1800s, amidst clan uprisings in Japan, this is the story of Shinsen warriors who participated in homosexuality as they prepared for honor and death. Samurai Sozaburo Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda) is the universal object of desire among the warriors. At first, Kano appears innocent and naive–or is he?
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In the Realm of the Senses 1976  NC-17, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Cast: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui, Meika Seri, Taiji Tonoyama, Naomi Shiraishi, Akiko Koyama, Kyoji Kokonoe, Kanae Kobyashi, Shinkichi Noda, Komikichi Hori, Kikuhei Matsunoya, Yuriko Azuma, Rei Minami
This controversial film was banned in many places, including the U.S., when first released. It is still not available in many areas due to its bizarre, intense sexual content. A married man, Kichizo Ishida (Tatsuya Fuji), and ex-prostitute Sada Abe (Eiko Matsuda) begin an affair. Sex becomes their obsession, and soon they get into dangerous experimentation to satisfy themselves. Based on a true story in 1936 Japan, the film is explicit and clearly not for everyone. The question: Is it art or just porno?
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Cast: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, Johnny Okura, Alistair Browning, James Malcolm, Chris Broun, Yuya Uchida
As a New Zealand officer in a Japanese POW camp, Major Jack "Strafer" Celliers (David Bowie) becomes intrigued with the Asian culture, which leads to his comrades considering him a traitor.
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Violence at Noon 1966 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Cast: Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama, Narumi Kayashima, Sen Yano, Hideko Kawaguchi, Kei Sato, Fumio Watanabe, Teruko Kishi, Hosei Komatsu, Taiji Tonoyama, Rokko Toura, Fumio Watanabe
Based a real-life story, serial killer/rapist Eisuke (Kei Sato) is on the loose in Tokyo, and only two women–Shino and Matsuko (Saeda Kawaguchi and Akiko Koyama)–can identify him. But, they choose to protect him through their mutual silence, which is brought on by a bond they developed years ago while working in a commune together.
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| 1. Gohatto (Taboo) (1999)
2. In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
3. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
4. Violence at Noon (1966)
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