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Theme Week Wrap-Up Japanese Crime Movies Week Hello dear visitors! That was it for our theme week number 4. With these Japanese crime movies we've watched, I learned that I'm not a big fan of the movies directed by Beat Takeshi, they're a little too slow for me. I'm excited about watching more movies by SABU and I've already written his name on our lottery papers. Top Pick of the Week Cure (1997) The best of the week by far. A deeply unsettling and hypnotic psychological thriller by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Ranked Board Below you can find the movies ordered from best to worst according to my and Krasnaya's ratings. PS: Next week's theme has already been decided and we will let you know what it is tomorrow. #1 of the Week Cure (1997) The best of the week by far. A deeply unsettling and hypnotic psychological thriller by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. ...

Plot Summary: A bored Japanese postman delivers a letter to a yakuza friend and accidentally becomes targeted by police as a dangerous killer and drug smuggler. Director: Sabu Producer: Masashi Yagi Screenplay: Sabu Starring: Shinichi Tsutsumi as Sawaki Kyōko Tōyama as Sayoko Keisuke Horibe as Noguchi Ren Osugi as Joe Tomorowo Taguchi as Hitman Music: Eiji Kawamura Cinematography: Kazuto Sato Editing: Sabu HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Surreal Humor and Yakuza Hijinks FREDDY: We reached the end of our 90's-Crime-Japan themed week with Postman Blues. This is the first movie I watched that was directed by SABU, and I love it. We follow a postman that's depre...

Plot Summary: A frustrated Tokyo homicide detective investigates a series of bizarre, identical murders committed by unrelated individuals who carve an 'X' into their victims with no memory of the crime. Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Producers: Junyuki Shimoda, Atsuyuki Shimoda, Hiroyuki Koto Screenplay: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Starring: Kōji Yakusho as Kenichi Takabe Masato Hagiwara as Kunio Mamiya Tsuyoshi Ujiki as Shin Sakuma Anna Nakagawa as Junko Takabe Yoriko Dōguchi as Yoko Hanaoka Music: Gary Ashiya Cinematography: Tokushō Kikumura Editing: Kan Suzuki HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ J-Horror Atmosphere and the Shadow of Mamiya FREDDY: Today we don't have B...

Plot Summary: A traumatized former police detective robs a bank to fund a final road trip with his terminally ill wife while helping the widow of his dead partner. Director: Takeshi Kitano Producers: Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida Screenplay: Takeshi Kitano Starring: Takeshi Kitano as Yoshitaka Nishi Kayoko Kishimoto as Miyuki Ren Osugi as Horibe Susumu Terajima as Nakamura Tetsu Watanabe as Tesuka Music: Joe Hisaishi Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto Editing: Takeshi Kitano HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Meditative Yakuza Story FREDDY: Kitano again. When I chose this category for our themed week, I was expecting a little bit more action from the Yakuza. ...

Plot Summary: A weary Tokyo yakuza enforcer is sent with his crew to Okinawa to settle a gang dispute, but as war breaks out, they lay low at a secluded beach house playing childish games. Director: Takeshi Kitano Producers: Masayuki Mori, Kazuyoshi Okuyama Screenplay: Takeshi Kitano Starring: Takeshi Kitano as Murakawa Aya Kokumai as Miyuki Tetsu Watanabe as Takahashi Ren Osugi as Katagiri Susumu Terajima as Ken Music: Joe Hisaishi Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima Editing: Takeshi Kitano HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ The Not-So-Glamorous Yakuza Life KRASNAYA: So, the list of Kitano films we watched continues to grow. This time we had an absolutely amazing pict...

Plot Summary: Two high school dropouts take separate paths in life: one attempts to climb the ranks of the yakuza while the other tries to become a professional boxer. Director: Takeshi Kitano Producers: Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida Screenplay: Takeshi Kitano Starring: Ken Kaneko as Masaru Masanobu Andō as Shinji Leo Morimoto as Teacher Hatsuo Yamaya as Boxing Club Manager Gekidan Hitori as Hiroshi Music: Joe Hisaishi Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima Editing: Takeshi Kitano HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Friendship, Youth and Kitano's Gentle Crime Drama KRASNAYA: Hey Freddy! This week we are watching 90s Japanese crime movies, and this is the ...

Weekly Theme Announcement Welcome to Our 4th Week: 90's Japanese Crime Hello everyone! Our lottery paper this week brings us Japanese crime movies from the 90's. Obviously, this theme was written on the little paper by me - Freddy. Krasnaya is not very happy with what we got; she says that she gets sleepy when she listens to Japanese and has to read subtitles. I think the films selected by me are good despite never having seen any of them, and she might be surprised. Join us and comment on the movies you've seen. Meanwhile, you can check our theme archive and find new cool movies to watch HERE . Our blog is updated everyday at 21:00 (WEST). More from Cine It Action Movies List