Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Lady Snowblood (Japanese: 修羅雪姫, Hepburn: Shurayuki-hime) is a 1973 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshiya Fujita and starring Meiko Kaji. [2] Based on the manga series of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura, the film recounts the tale of Yuki (Kaji), a woman who seeks vengeance upon three of the people who raped her mother and killed her half brother.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 49 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10.The website's critical consensus reads, "Asako I & II ' s high-concept premise is anchored by thought-provoking themes and confident, compelling work from director Ryusuke Hamaguchi."
Kingdom 2: Far and Away (Japanese: キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ, Hepburn: Kingudamu 2 Harukanaru Daichi e) is a 2022 Japanese historical war film directed by Shinsuke Sato. An adaptation of the manga of the same name by Yasuhisa Hara, the film is the sequel to Kingdom (2019). The film stars Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, and Kanna ...
[3] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 21 critics' reviews are positive. [4] The film was a financial success in Japan, grossing ¥1.01 billion and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year. [5] The film was also given a limited theatrical release in North America where it grossed $114,425. [6]
Boiling Point (Japanese: 3-4x10月, Hepburn: San tai Yon ekkusu Jugatsu, lit. ' 3 to 4x October ') is a 1990 Japanese crime film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also co-stars under his stage name Beat Takeshi. It was Kitano's second film as a director and first film as a screenwriter.
Following Japan's defeat in World War II and the invasion of the islands by the Soviet Red Army, the family is forced to move to the stables while the Russian commander's family, among them the commander's daughter Tanya, move into the main house. At school, Russian children occupy half the building, and Tanya and the other Russian kids begin ...
In real life—and in the movie—this initiative was called the GT Academy. The film focuses on Jann Mardenborough ( Archie Madekwe ), who in 2011, aged 19, became the youngest winner of the ...
The film was released direct-to-video on February 21, 1994. A DVD was released by Screen Media on December 28, 2004, in pan and scan format. [8]It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia paid homage to the Ski School series in season 11, episode 3, having Dean Cameron guest star as a burnt-out "party dude" living on the ski slopes.