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Postcard (2010) – Japan

October 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

AKA : Ichimai no hagaki
Year : 2010
Country: Japan
Language : Japanese
Film Genre : Drama, Romance, War
Director : Kaneto Shindo
Cast : Etsushi Toyokawa, Shinobu Ohtake, Naomasa Musaka, Akira Emoto, Ren Ohsugi

Plot/Synopsis :  Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war ends, Keita visits his comrade’s wife Yuko and bears witness to the tragic life she has led. This year’s Oscar entry from Japan finds SHINDO in top form and his 49th and reportedly last film as fresh and poignant as ever. Written by Nippon Connection Film Festival

Filed Under: Drama, Japanese Movies, Romance, War

No Retreat (2006) – China

September 18, 2012 by 1 Comment

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Cast: Hu Jun, Kristy Yeung, Xiao Rongsheng, Wu Chien-Lien
Directed: Xing Shumin / Wei Han Tao
Genre: Action | War
Runtime: 1hr 29mn
Country: China
Language: Mandarin

Filed Under: Action, Chinese Movies, War

The Diaries of Kamikaze (1967) – Japan

September 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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Subtitles.:  English (sofsub)
Genre:  War, Drama
Year:  1967
Country:  Japan
Director : Sadao Nakajima

Cast : Sonny Chiba
Ken Takakura
Sumiko Fuji

Plot/Synopsis:
This great movie is dedicated to desperate young Japanese pilots, during the Second World War. Movie was based on the book Aa D?ki no Sakura: Kaerazaru Seishun no Shuki.

Filed Under: Drama, Japanese Movies, War

Admiral Yamamoto (2011) – Japan

September 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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AKA: Admiral Yamamoto – The Untold Story of the Pacific War
Romaji: Rengou Kantai Shireichoukan Yamamoto Isoroku
Genre: Biography | Drama | War
Director: Izuru Narushima
Writer: Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburo Iida
Producer: Shohei Kotaki
Cinematographer: Takahide Shibanushi, Hiroshi Futsuta
Release Date: December 23, 2011
Runtime: 134 min.
Distributor: Toei
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Cast:
Yakusho Koji (Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku)
Abe Hiroshi (Yamaguchi Tamon)
Tamaki Hiroshi (Shindo Toshikazu)
Kagawa Teruyuki (Munakata Keikiyoshi)
Emoto Akira (Mitsumasa Yonai)
Yanagiba Toshiro (Inoue Shigeyoshi)

Plot:
On December 7th, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy”, 353 Japanese fighters and bombers launched a brutal surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Nearly 2500 U.S. serviceman lost their lives on that fateful morning, and a scandalized nation gave their full support for America’s historic entry into the Second World War.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the brilliant Commander-in-Chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet, was the mastermind behind the attack. Marked for death by radical Japanese nationalists for his outspoken opposition to any attack on the United States, what dramatic turn of events could have possibly compelled him to orchestrate the infamous early morning raid?

Filed Under: Biography, Drama, Japanese Movies, War

Ran (1985)

June 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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AKA : Ran | Revolt | Káosz | Os Senhores da Guerra
Year : 1985
Country : Japan
Language : Japanese
Film Genre : Action | Drama | History | War

Director/co-writer: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu and Daisuke Ryû
Plot: Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai) decides to step down as ruler of his kingdom passing his kingdom to his sons Taro (Akira Terao), Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu).  Saburo questions his father’s logic and is banished from the kingdom.  Taro, pushed by his wife Lady Kaede (Mieko Harada), begins war against his brother Jiro.  Hidetora finds himself trapped wandering his kingdom rejected by all his sons and as the kingdom collapses from his actions.

Filed Under: Action, Drama, Historical, Japanese Movies, War

The Front Line (Korean) 2011

February 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

A.K.A:  Bai Gojijeon
Year: 2011
Runtime: 2h 13mn
Country: South Korea
Language:  Korean
Genre:  Drama, War
Director:  Jang Hun
Cast:  Ha-kyun Shin, Soo Go, Seung-su Ryu, Chang-Seok Ko

Synopsis:
Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. A bullet is then found in the body of dead company commander of the South Korean army. The bullet that killed the company commander belongs to the South Korean army. Lieutenant of the Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo is ordered to go out into the Eastern front line and investigate the murder. When Kang Eun-Pyo arrives in the Aerok Hills he is surprised to find his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok commanding troops in the Aerok Hills. Kang Eun-Pyo believed Kim Soo-Hyeok was dead. In their younger years, Kim Soo-Hyeok was a meek student, but he eventually became the leader of Aerok company as a lieutenant. The situation in the Aerok company raises many flags in the eyes of Kang Eun-Pyo…

Filed Under: Action, BluRay, Drama, Korean Movies, Movies, War