Misako Watanabe

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Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
7.4

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku – ...
The Antique
5.4

The Antique

Nov. 01, 2018

The Antique

Job-hunting Daisuke heads to the Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia in Kita-Kamakura with a book signed by Natsume Soseki that his deceased grandmother ...
Temptation
6.8

Temptation

Sep. 22, 1957

Temptation

Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art ...
Bare Essence of Life
5.9

Bare Essence of Life

Jun. 06, 2009

Bare Essence of Life

Youjin is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can’t focus on extended ...
Hungry Soul, Part II
6.9

Hungry Soul, Part II

Nov. 28, 1956

Hungry Soul, Part II

A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with ...
The Rambling Guitarist
6.4

The Rambling Guitarist

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the ...
A Slope in the Sun
7.2

A Slope in the Sun

Apr. 15, 1958

A Slope in the Sun

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she ...
Lullaby to Kill
6.8

Lullaby to Kill

Apr. 02, 1977

Lullaby to Kill

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old ...
With Beauty and Sorrow
6.9

With Beauty and Sorrow

When the man who seduced the famous painter Otoko as a teenager–and then wrote a bestselling novel about it–reappears in her life, ...
Kwaidan
7.9

Kwaidan

Dec. 29, 1964

Kwaidan

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning „ghost story,“ this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai ...
Youth of the Beast
7.4

Youth of the Beast

Apr. 21, 1963

Youth of the Beast

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo’s underworld explodes with violence.
The Inheritance
7.4

The Inheritance

Feb. 16, 1962

The Inheritance

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts ...