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Les chants de Maldoror

A “reading film” of delirious image and text, Les chants de Maldoror takes its title and inspiration from Comte de Lautréamont’s 1869 proto-Surrealist poetic novel which, for instance, describes beauty as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table. In the novel’s six cantos, a young misanthrope indulges in depraved and destructive acts. Unexpected encounters abound, with turtles and birds joining Terayama’s regular cast of snails and dogs to wander over books and bare torsos. Feverish video processing posterizes, inverts and overlays images that are further colored by sound—pushing the limits of his literary adaptation. Terayama wrote that the only tombstone he wanted was his words, but, as Les chants de Maldoror demonstrates, words need not be confined to carved monuments or bound hardcopies.

Les chants de Maldoror

6.4 1978
Kaguya

Under the impetus of the 75th anniversary of the bamboo top-handle bags, the House presents a contemporary retelling of an ancient Japanese story entitled ‘Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).’ Makoto Nagahisa stages the plot of finding oneself, along with true love, in a Tokyo betwixt and between reality and a dream. Dressed in looks from the Gucci Love Parade collection, Hikari Mitsushima, Aoi Yamada, and Eita Nagayama star in the story shedding a new light on the Gucci Bamboo 1947 and Gucci Diana Beloved lines.

Kaguya

6.7 2022
MURAMASA Chapter 5: Rakshasa

The fifth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. Four divine beast swords have gathered under the legendary Muramasa, the Yellow Dragon. The unleashed Yellow Dragon is now resurrected before the eyes of the seal master, Kengo. Fuuga possesses Muramasa's "Utsusemi" within a human and attacks the Sword Masters. Meanwhile, Kengo obtains the Book of Sealing Commandments, which contains all the information about Muramasa, but it is stolen by Kiryu. Through the book of commandments, Fuuga learns of the existence of "Kutsuyomi," a being that possesses the power to regenerate life, and begins to pursue it...

MURAMASA Chapter 5: Rakshasa

NR 2005
S-Girl

A scientist buried in his work to avoid the pain of his wife's death, he brings a robot home which looks just like his wife. The robot carries the burden of making her two daughters "happy". Tzu-Yu, a scientific girl who inherited her father's talent. She has not only to face the huge changes caused by her robot mother, but also the pressure of the competition. Moreover, the romance between her and the gifted transfer student Yi-Hsiu, making her sip the sweet and sour taste of growing up.

S-Girl

6.5 2022
The Westward: The Kingdom of Shadow

"The Westward: Shadow City" tells the story that in order to control Tang Sanzang to seize the eternal fire, Moying, the lord of the Shadow City, used the ability of the magic city to satisfy all desires to lure Tang Sanzang's heart demon. In the end, Tang Sanzang overcame his inner demons and awakened again. He and his apprentices joined forces to defeat Moying, disintegrated the evil city that was the evil side, and embarked on the journey of saving the common people in the world again.

The Westward: The Kingdom of Shadow

10.0 2023
The Dwarf Sorcerer

After seeing his father murdered and his mother abducted by a caveman-like martial arts cult, a small boy is taken in by a wizened old kung fu master, who rigorously trains him until he is endowed with almost supernatural fighting skills. This training, however, takes much less time than it would in most martial arts films, in which the kid would attain mastery at about the same time he reaches adulthood. Instead what we get is a sword-wielding 5 year old waging a bloody war of revenge against an assortment of adult-sized demons and people in heartbreakingly threadbare monster costumes.

The Dwarf Sorcerer

5.8 1974
"Ayu"

Ayu is a high school student who wakes up one day and finds herself leading a life which feels familiar but somehow strange to her. After running into a series of bewildering incidents, she comes to the conclusion that just like ALICE IN WONDERLAND she lands in a fantasy world where only an old and lonely businessman would talk to her. The man takes Ayu home to keep her warm and looks after her with love and care. Yet Ayu begins to behave bizarrely –she can’t recall anything she has done and falsely accuses the maid of stealing. The old man tolerates all these erratic behaviors, but as he has no one to share his burden, he is getting ever more desperate. Ayu feels the distant memories are hidden in her and she tries hard to retrieve them. However, she doesn’t realize her search for the lost memories has inflicted pain on people close to her. As the old man’s care and company gradually bring Ayu to her past, she finally understands that it is she herself that she has lost…

"Ayu"

NR 2009
The Cursed Kiss

Freelance reporter Fumio investigates an urban legend about the Aikoki—a sinister creature said to possess men engaged in same-sex desire. Once it enters a host, the monster feeds on intense pleasure, driving him to seek more and more physical contact until it becomes deadly. Determined to uncover the truth, Fumio risks his own body and emotions as he confronts a force that blurs the boundary between temptation and terror. To survive, he must battle an evil craving that consumes everything in its path.

The Cursed Kiss

2.0 2000
Yu Yu Hakusho: Stage Drama Chapter 2

Yusuke Urameshi, revived as a spirit world detective, defeats the evil monsters that appear one after another with his reliable friends Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei in order to protect peace between the human world and the spirit world. In front of them, a formidable enemy stands in their way... The battles gradually become more intense as the stages change from the human world to the spirit world to the demon world, and what lies ahead as the story deepens...

Yu Yu Hakusho: Stage Drama Chapter 2

NR 2020
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new sales concept: giving its clients misfortune to motivate them to seek greater happiness. ***Kuuhaku no Hito (Blank Person) A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night, and finding that someone has moved around the things in her room. ***Jigoku wa Manin (Hell Is Full) As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***Kako kara no Nikki (Diary from the Past) A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***Aketekure (Open Up!) A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

NR 2004