The world has never understood why the Japanese prefer death to dishonor! Winner of Prix Special du Jury at Cannes 1963 provides the answer!
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Kwaidan
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
7.7
The Driver
Crime, Thriller, Action
7.2
True Stories
Comedy, Music
6.6
The Voice of the Moon
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
6.8
Small Change
Comedy, Drama
7.1
Save the Green Planet!
Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime
7.0
Utamaro and His Five Women
Drama
7.1
Bear Story
Animation, Drama
7.4
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Drama, Action, Adventure
7.2
Haze
Horror, Mystery
6.5
Mad Love
Horror, Romance
7.0
Mon oncle Antoine
Comedy, Drama
6.9
Untold Scandal
Drama
6.5
The Cat and the Canary
Horror, Comedy, Mystery
6.8
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
War, Drama, History
8.2
I Am Twenty
Drama
7.2
Little Forest: Winter/Spring
Drama
7.7
Vision
Drama
5.0
Exiled
Action, Crime, Thriller
7.3
Revenge
Drama, Thriller, Action
7.5
The Tin Drum
Drama, History, War
6.9
Ben-Hur
History, Drama, Adventure, Action
7.9
You Only Live Twice
Action, Thriller, Adventure
6.6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Adventure, Action, Thriller
6.6
Oldboy
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
8.3
Short Cuts
Drama, Comedy
7.2
The Last Emperor
Drama, History
7.6
V for Vendetta
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
7.9
Face/Off
Action, Crime, Science Fiction
7.0
Blindly in Love
Drama, Romance
6.0
City of Angels
Romance, Drama, Fantasy
6.8
The Music Room
Drama, Music
7.5
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Animation, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Science Fiction
7.4
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Drama, History, War
7.8
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Drama, History, Thriller, Crime
6.5
Dolls
Drama, Romance
7.6
Flowers And Rain
Drama, Music
9.5
Suffocation
Drama
6.8
Joker
Crime, Drama
0.0
The Daughter of Emanuelle
Drama
3.5