By Earl Jackson In 1939, Sadaho Maeda was born in Fukuoka, the third of five children to an Imperial Army pilot and a retired track-and field runner. While...
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The concept of action movies starring female protagonists was quite prevalent in East Asian cinema during the 70s and 80s but toned significantly down after...
From comedy to drama to unadulterated action, 1974 was a great year for one of Japan's meanest leading men: Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba.
A massive improvement on the first feature
A look at some of the immensely talented actor’s finest work during Japan’s exploitation era.
"Red Silk Gambler" is a film that aims in entertainment through violence and nudity (not sex) and in that regard, succeeds to the fullest.
Teruo Ishii's sex comedy is neither too sexy nor very funny.
If anybody asks exactly what makes a Japanese exploitation film, show “Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight” to them.
"The Blind Woman's Curse" does not make sense, but the artfulness, fun, and overall entertainment it offers result in an impressive title
Mental illness, and particularly some of its implementations, has been a taboo in many countries around the world, with the “secretiveness” extending to the...
