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The 7th Dawn (1964)The Seventh Dawn
"The 7th Dawn" is a tale of friendship, betrayal and fighting for all you hold dear. William Holden stars as Captain Ferris in this 1965 BAFTA nominated drama. 'The 7th Dawn' follows the aftermath of WWII for an American soldier who led troops in Malaysia during the conflict. After the war ends, Ferris remains in Malaya and all is going well until it emerges that his old war buddy Ng (TetsuroTamba) is working with Communist backed guerrilla forces. The Captain is hesitant about helping the British capture his friend but when the shoe is on the other foot, Ng seems to have no such scruples of his own. When the Captain's girlfriend Dhana, played by Capucine (The Pink Panther), is captured and sentenced to death, things change. Ferris has seven days to flush out Ng, if he wants Dhana's life to be spared... - Director:
- Lewis Gilbert
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- William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine
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Ambush at Blood Pass (1970)Machibuse / Incident at Blood Pass / Incident at Blood Island / The Ambush
Yojimbo (Toshirô Mifune), a ronin, is secretly commissioned to travel to Sanshu Pass. This once crucial thoroughfare in the time of the warlords is now just a backroad used by outcasts. There he is to wait, until an undisclosed event occurs. On his journey, he rescues a woman from her violent husband, and takes her away with him. They arrive at an inn, run by an old man and his granddaughter. This place has become home to a bunch of misfits, including a one-time physician (Shintarô Katsu), a wandering gambler, and an officer of the law together with his prisoner. A dramatic chain of events unfolds, forcing the once hostile and untrusting characters to unite in a common cause: their own survival. 'Ambush at Blood Pass' examines the complex nature of the human condition under pressure. - Director:
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Cast:
- Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka
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Hiroshima Death Match (1973)Hiroshima shitô hen / The Yakuza Papers: Hiroshima Death Match
Hiroshima, 1950. Demobilised kamikaze pilot Shoji Yamanaka (Kinya Kitaoji) is released from prison and finds himself hungry and broke. Following a bust up with a local gang, he earns the psychotic wrath of local underboss Otomo (Chiba), but Yamanaka's suicidal impulses are soon put to good use as a hitman for another gang, befriending series hero Shozo Hirono in the process. Despite a budding but forbidden romance with the boss's niece (Kaji), Yamanaka's instability and recklessness soon begin to make him a dangerous liability. - Director:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast:
- Bunta Sugawara, Shin'ichi Chiba, Meiko Kaji
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Performing medical miracles on a daily basis makes the surgeons of Grey Sloan Memorial consider themselves a breed apart from mere mortals. However, what works in the O.R. doesn't always cut it in the "real world". And when the gloves and scrubs come off, they often find that fixing their own chaotic lives takes a lot more than neatly tied sutures. Experience all the turbulent passion and gripping drama of ABC Studios' 'Grey's Anatomy: Complete Thirteenth Season'. After being on her own for some time, Meredith is beginning to explore the idea of a romance with Riggs. Unfortunately, Maggie desires him as well, which threatens to drive a bitter wedge between the sisters. At the same time, despite their differences, Jackson and April must come together when they are assigned a difficult case. Meanwhile, Alex faces the consequences of his vicious attack on DeLuca, Owen and Amelia's marriage implodes and a hospital-wide mutiny erupts when Bailey demotes Webber. Finally, Arizona may have found love again - but is she sleeping with the enemy? - Director:
- Debbie Allen
- Cast:
- Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson
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Returning from the war to discover his father has been crippled in an altercation with a brutish mob-connected kingpin, Nick Garcos (Richard Conte) puts aside thoughts of settling down and instead focuses them on revenge. He buys an old army surplus truck and hits the road - a 36-hour non-stop drive to San Francisco and, he hopes, a little justice... - Director:
- Jules Dassin
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- Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb
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Paradise Lost (2006)Turistas
"Paradise Lost" is a tense, unsettling horror thriller centering around a diverse group of young adventure travellers. After a terrifying bus accident maroons them in a remote Brazilian beach town, they slowly discover that the white sand beaches and lush jungles are concealing a darker, unsettling secret... - Director:
- John Stockwell
- Cast:
- Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde
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Proxy War (1973)The Yakuza Papers: Proxy War / Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi sensô
Moving beyond the true stories dramatized in the first two episodes of the 'Battles Without Honour' and 'Humanity' series, director Kinji Fukasaku and screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara embark on their most complex narrative yet in 'Proxy War', a multi-character web of alliances and betrayals set against the economic growth of Japan as it prepares to host the 1964 Olympic games. 1960. A power vacuum is formed within the Muraoka family when underboss Uchimoto (Takeshi Kato) refuses to avenge the assassination of a superior. With the help of series hero Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara), Uchimoto pledges loyalty to the powerful Akashi gang, but is soon expelled from the Muraoka for the act. Meanwhile, Akashi rivals the Shinwa Group form their own pact with Muraoka, and the enmity between the two gangs threatens to erupt into bloody violence across all of western Japan. The labyrinthine plotline of Proxy War - which continues in episode four, Police Tactics- approaches pure Jacobean drama as power players, kingmakers, and petty soldiers clash weapons and words in a stylised ritual of alliances and betrayals. Considered by many critics to be the best episode of the series, Proxy War's complex crime drama of the highest order. - Director:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast:
- Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Tsunehiko Watase
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)Tasogare Seibei
Since the death of his wife, Seibei's main concern is for his family. Invitations for drinks with fellow workers are refused in favour of getting home, and Seibei earns the nickname 'Twilight Samurai'. Soon, a chance meeting with an old friend brings news of a lost childhood love, and a reunion makes an emotional impact upon both Seibei and his two daughters. But the woman is still married, and Seibei is forced to defend her honour by fighting the overbearing husband. As news of his fighting skills travels, Seibei is ordered by the ruling clan to serve as a Samurai in a matter of great importance. Stylish, moving and evocative, The Twilight Samurai tells the tale of a low-ranking retainer whose struggle to keep his family, and maintain his honour without resorting to the violence he denounces, is tested at every level. - Director:
- Yôji Yamada
- Cast:
- Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi
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In this classic TV drama, the "Impossible Missions Force" consists of a team of extraordinary spies who are experts in their fields: the Leader (Steven Hill), the Tech Expert (Greg Morris), The Muscle (Peter Lupus), The Master of Disguise (Martin Landau) and The Femme Fatale (Barbara Bain). Every day, this elite force risks failure, capture and death...but nothing is more important than their mission. The uncut action keeps rolling as television's legendary operatives lead us around the globe... and to the edge of our seats! - Director:
- Tom Gries
- Cast:
- Steven Hill, Bob Johnson, Barbara Bain
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The computer-hacking, conspiracy-exposing Lone Gunmen are always looking for that next big government cover-up that would bring their newsletter, The Lone Gunmen, national attention. Whether in their secret underground office or in the back of their old VW bus, this bumbling and often socially inept trio is routinely laughed at by their peers. Now with a young, idealistic new member and a mysterious and exotic female who is always one step ahead of them, the Lone Gunmen are doubly determined to protect millions of Americans by exposing truths that some would rather keep hidden. - Director:
- Rob Bowman
- Cast:
- Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund
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Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)Ugetsu
In 16th century Japan, amidst the pandemonium of civil war, potter Genjuro (Mori Masayuki) and samurai-aspirant Tobei (Ozawa Sakae) set out with their wives in search of wealth and military glory, respectively. Two parallel tales ensue when the men are lured from their wives: Genjuro by the ghostly charm of Lady Wakasa (Kyo Machiko); Tobei by the dream of military glory. - Director:
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast:
- Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka
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The Crucified Lovers (1954)Chikamatsu Monogatari
The movie tells the hauntingly tragic story of a forbidden love affair between a merchant's wife, Osan, and her husband's employee, Mohei, in an era when the punishment for adultery was crucifixion. When a series of innocent events lead to the false accusation of an affair between Osan and Mohei, the accused pair are forced to flee an almost certain death sentence. On the run, the outlaw couple grow closer together, drawn inexorably towards the romantic crime of which they are accused. - Director:
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast:
- Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô
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Last Days of the Boss (1976)Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho saigo no hi
1976. A personal dispute results in two dead bodies in Amagasaki, a minor incident which explodes into a full-blown war between the Kawahara gang and the Yonemoto of Osaka. Sensing discord, much larger rival gangs throw their weight into the conflict in an effort to coalesce their own underworld power. When a top boss is killed as an example, his adopted son Shuichi Nozaki (Bunta Sugawara), an ordinary laborer, reluctantly joins the criminal world in order to avenge his benefactors death. Complicating matters are his younger sister Asami and her gangster husband (Chieko Matsubara and Koji Wada), who are affiliated with the gang responsible forthe killing, as well as Nozaki and Asami's own suspicious relationship. Even with his own family as a potential casualty, Nozaki charges forward on his violent quest for vengeance. Fukasaku's final film in the series once again tells an independent tale of the way poisonous underworld elements can infect even the most everyday lives. - Director:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast:
- Bunta Sugawara, Isao Bitô, Takeo Chii
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Cemetery of Splendour (2015)Rak ti Khon Kaen
In the latest film from the director of the Cannes Palme d'Or winning 'Uncle Boonmee who can Recall his Past Lines', soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic in a former school. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no family visitors. Jen befriends Keng who uses her psychic powers to help loved ones communicate with the comatose men. Doctors explore ways, including coloured light therapy, to ease the mens' troubled dreams.There may be a connection between the soldiers' enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic. Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of Jen's tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her. - Director:
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Cast:
- Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram
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Head of the Boss (1975)Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho no kubi
1968. Gangland strife in Northern Kyushu follows family troubles within the Owada gang when boss Owada (Ko Nishimura) takes in wanderer and assassin Shuji Kuroda (Bunta Sugawara) after he does time for the assassination of a rival boss. Rejecting his drug-addicted son-in-law Kusunoki (Tsutomu Yamazaki), much to the anguish of his conflicted daughter Misako (Meiko Kaji, Female Prisoner Scorpion), Owada sets up his own demise when rogue elements within his gang notice the unrest. Kuroda, promised a payment for his jail time, also targets the new Owada boss with a ruthless vengeance, and recklessly lays waste to the local crime elements in order to achieve his financial rewards. Director Kinji Fukasaku takes his popular series in a new, original direction with this standalone film, and introduces a fresh style and method of storytelling to the yakuza genre, including a pair of female characters who are just as calculating and ruthless as their male counterparts. - Director:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast:
- Seizô Fukumoto, Yuriko Hishimi, Meiko Kaji
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