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Documentary against buraku discrimination

A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.

In 1968, Ogawa decided to form Ogawa Productions and locate it at the newly announced construction site of Narita International Airport in a district called Sanrizuka. Ogawa chose to locate his company in the most radical of the villages, Heta. Some farmers immediately sold their land; others vehemently protested and drew the support of social movements across the country. Together they clashed with riot police sent in to protect surveyors, who were plotting out the airport. Summer in Sanrizuka is a messy film – its chaos communicating the passions and actions on the ground.

Village Singers film

Set in the Edo period, Zenigata Heiji is a policeman who catches criminals by throwing coins (zeni).

This PR film for Nippon Express features location footage of modernized port facilities from Hokkaido and Honshu to Shikoku and Kyushu and of the process of loading cargo onto ships.

Lost pink film

Second Degree, Part 1

Thai horror film.

Pink film from Kan Mukai.

Pink Film from Wakamatsu Production.

The son of Wu Village elder Datong (Brother Wang) is unrequitedly in love with the village girl Cuicui (Bai Lan). One day Datong is changing Cuicui, Chen Zhongyi (Chen Yang), a college student who was returning home to visit relatives, passes by and rescues Cuicui. Since then, the two have had a strong bond. After his holiday, Zhongyi takes the night bus back to Taipei. Cuicui's father does not allow her to see him off...

1962 Japanese movie

Hotel owner Brother Liu (Ai Chai-Choi) and Brother Wang (Li Kuan-Chang), an employee of the Space Toys Company, are close friends who both share a passion for judo. Brother Liu, facing financial difficulties due to poor hotel management and creditors at his doorstep, was at a loss when a hotel in Thailand offered him a position to take over its operations. Brother Wang was also assigned by his company to expand business in Southeast Asia. Before departing, the chairman warned Brother Wang to be wary of commercial spies. On that day, Wang and Liu met, each harboring their own agendas, and bid each other farewell. The two happened to meet on the plane and could only tell each other they would disembark in Hong Kong and then transfer to Thailand. At that moment, an intelligence battle was unfolding in Hong Kong, and the international intelligence agents “008” and “009,” who were about to arrive in Hong Kong, happened to look exactly like Wang and Liu...

A chronicle of the eight-year battle against the construction of the Matsubara dam at Ogunimachi Shimouke, Asogun, district of Kumamoto. Tomoyuki Murahara constructs the “beehive fortress,” the point of reference for the protest movement opposing the decision to expropriate land.

1969 Japanese movie

Third film of the 7 detectives series

Based off of a real-life story and set between the late 1940s and early 1950s during the liberation of Xinjiang. In a poor village in Kashgar, Xinjiang, Landlord Usman, in an effort to please Commissioner Yiming, offers Anarhan as a concubine. Anarhan, in love with the brave and handsome Kurban, refuses to marry Yiming, and her family becomes brutally persecuted by Usman. At the same time, Yiming joins forces with Inspector Masha to stop the Communist Party from marching into Xinjiang. Rahman, believing that the Communist Party can change their miserable lives, helps the People's Liberation Army and tasked forces arrive to Xinjiang. The villagers engage in a series of struggles to fight the evil landlords that once oppressed them, and finally welcome a new life. —MyDramaList

Hong Kong horror drama movie from 1964.

Tetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film depicts the lurid and violently erotic dreams of a writer, his wife and his sister, after having spent a night out drinking and visiting sex shows. It underwent extensive censorship before the government would allow it to be released. About 20% of the film's original content was cut and this footage is now considered lost.

Horror pinku from 1965.

An educational documentary by Shanghai Science and Educational Film Studio about the surgery performed by Chen Zhongwei of replantating the severed right hand of a Chinese factory worker named Wang Cunbo in 1963.

This film concentrates on a group of people who have trouble adjusting to mainstream society. From a woman running away from her previous life, to a man with a terminal disease, to a pop artist misunderstood by his contemporaries, the film looks on with sympathy and compassionate humor on a set of people who, for whatever reason, just don’t fit in.

Thai horror film.

A mysterious figure posing as Sun Wukong causes chaos in the Water Curtain Cave, humiliates He Xiangu, and confuses Liu Yaojin, the lady of the Liu family. The immortals attempt to subdue the troublemaker with spells but fail repeatedly. As celestial tensions rise, the Jade Emperor steps in to investigate. With help from Tang Sanzang, the truth begins to unfold.

Pinku from 1967.

Chutaro and Toshiko, a married couple who run a Zenzai shop called "Shiratama Zenzai," lived next to Hozenji Temple. Chutaro was a playboy who easily fell in love with women, and had no interest in business. Even if he occasionally offered to deliver food, it was only to meet the girls. However, Toshiko, who was a reliable person, would always get the better of him with her phone calls, and Chutaro's hopes were always dashed. Then, when a beautiful waitress, Ayako, came to him for advice, Chutaro's heart began to lean towards her. Chutaro also attended the same cooking school as Ayako, and would pursue Ayako even after school. But when Toshiko found out, things got complicated!

1961 Japanese movie

Comedy about a man who acts as a pimp.

Cameraman Yonesaku Kobayashi (1905-2005) is a pioneer of scientific films of Japan. He and producer Sozo Okada made many scientific educational films, and in 60's - 70's, many avant-garde composers composed music for these films.

The third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: Three Aces.

Set in Toyohashi, the fifth and final installment of the ‘The Wanderer’ series sees Kobayashi Akira delve into the mystery of a friend's death.

To prevent an investigation into a fraudulent bidding case, Woorim Engineering & Construction drives accounting manager Park Sun-dal to commit suicide under the condition that 30 million won be given to the bereaved families. Seong-Hoon (Shin Seong-Il), an employee at Woorim Construction who went to Busan to confirm Manager Park's suicide, meets a woman named Ji-Won (Eom Aing-Ran) on his way to Seoul. When Seong-hoon finds out that Ji-won is the mistress of Hong Man-seok (Jang Dong-hwi), the president of Woorim Engineering & Construction, who is also his benefactor, he tries to give up the relationship, but the more he tries, the deeper the relationship between them becomes. Knowing this, President Hong tries to separate the two, but eventually gives up due to their love that transcends death.

Thai horror film.

1961 Japanese movie

Fok Tats scheme to raid a convoy of government reserve is intercepted by 'Ghost Knight'. Chau Ping, an accomplice of a corrupt official, declares wars on Fok whom he believes has ties with the mysterious raider. A meeting was convened by Ghost Knight to settle the dispute. Tat's son Sze-chuen learnt that his maid Ma Yuk-lan is the daughter of a general of the ousted Ming court who has donned the mask of a knight-errant to protect the son of the Ming minister Sze Ho-fat, Sze-chuen himself. Back in Deadly Valley, an impostor of Ghost Knight was caught. Slashing at the father, Sze-chuen is disheartened to learn that the faker, Ma's mother, has been transferred to the enemy camp in a feigned surrender orchestrated by Sze while an uprising is gathering momentum funded with money robbed from the corrupt official. Ma teams up with the father and son to storm the Chau Fortress and rescue Ma's mother. The couple champions the restoration of the old empire with Sze's seal.

Tae Hyun, an orphan who grew up in South Korea after his father was killed in North Korea, forms a close bond with Yoon Sik. Tae Hyun falls in love with Yoon Sik's sister, Seong Sil, but they break up for his future. Yoon Sa Jang mentors Tae Hyun in business, and Tae Hyun eventually falls for Yoon Sa Jang's daughter, Ok Kyung. Seong Sil later reunites Tae Hyun with his long-lost mother at his wedding.

Lim Jik-Seo, who takes office of governor at Kwandong Province in China, makes his military units attack English business centers, an opium trading center, and confiscates all of their opium to burn and destroy it. Elliott, an opium merchant, is upset to bring English marine fleet to China and wage war at last.

This is a short, privately produced animated film. While elucidating the mystery and fuzziness as well as merits and demerits of memory in idealizing reality, the story develops into a tale of destruction of human beings, turning the existence of the earth into a memory of the universe. The production, only 5 minutes long, greatly helps expand the viewer's imagination, embodying the enchantment of animation.

Pink film directed by Kan Mukai.

Thai horror film.

Guerrilla fighter Lam Suet-fan is in charge of the operation which succeeds in crippling the traitorous activities of Ting Chuen. An infuriated Ting strikes back, swamping the occupied territory with spies and exposes the singer disguise of Lam's comrade Laura who is made his mistress. Through the discreet help from Ting's cousin Sai-kit who goes undercover as the traitor's house guest, a series of offensives are launched, resulting in heavy casualties in the Japanese camp. With pressure mounting on both sides, guerrilla leader Lady Spy No.1 entrusts the mission of bombing Ting's signal tower to Lam who will then lead the troop in retreat. The mission fails, leading to the arrest of Lam and Sai-kit. Laura puts her life at stake in order to accomplish the mission and before she expires, reveals herself to be their leader and names Lam her successor to lead the troop to its stronghold in the north. (Synopsis based on audiovisual materials)

The film opens with a travelogue, showcasing West Lake and the real Mainland Chinese locations used by the film to which only the Left Wing of Hong Kong Cinema had access to at the time. The title character is a young woman raised by her courtesan aunt in the West Lake scenic resort area in Hangzhou. Siu Siu is perused by a local Official, but falls in love with the son of the Prime Minister. They marry, but are separated by the Prime Minister who arranges another marriage for the son. Siu Siu remains at West Lake, where she regretfully uses the desire of the earlier Official to help another of the girls find happiness.

1965 pinku directed by Sôjirô Motoki, under the name of Tamizô Shibuya.

Shot in gorgeous color, this fascinating communist flipside to fifties Hollywood music biopics chronicles the life and tragic early death of Nie Er, the composer of the PRC’s national anthem.

Classic swordplay movie with some crazy monkey fighters.

1965 Japanese movie

Hong Kong horror comedy history movie from 1960.

Along with graphic designer / ad-man Ryohei Yanagihara (柳原良平) and renowned book cover designer Hiroshi Manabe (真鍋博), Kuri formed the Animation Sannin no Kai (Animation Group of Three) in 1960. In doing so the three animators followed the footsteps of the 1950s Sannin no Kai composers (Yasushi Akutagawa, Ikuma Dan & Toshiro Mayuzumi) who banded together to stage performances of their avant-garde style of music. The Animation Group of Three showcased their work at three events: November 1960, December 1962, and April 1963. After 1964 this event expanded into a wider Animation Festival, that annually showcased the experimental fare of such artists as Taku Furukawa, Sadao Tsukioka, Goro Sugimoto, Keiichi Tanaami, and even Osamu Tezuka until 1971. Stamp Fantasy was introduced at the first Animation Group of Three screening on November 26, 1960 in the Sogetsu Art Center.