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Edo Porn
6.4

Edo Porn

Sep. 12, 1981

Edo Porn

The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his ...
Murder in the Cathedral
6.4

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral is a story about Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior ...
Tenchu!
7.4

Tenchu!

Aug. 09, 1969

Tenchu!

A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Satan’s Sword: The Dragon God
6.5

Satan’s Sword: The Dragon God

The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.
Longitude
7.8

Longitude

Jan. 02, 2000

Longitude

Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Fidel
7.3

Fidel

Jun. 25, 1971

Fidel

This film provides a unique view of Cuba’s leader, containing fascinating archive footage of the Bay of Pigs invasion and scenes of Che ...
Vatel
6.6

Vatel

May. 01, 2000

Vatel

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince ...
13 Days in France
6.7

13 Days in France

Sep. 27, 1968

13 Days in France

This colorful documentary chronicles the events of the 1968 Winter Olympics in France. The events made international celebrities of skater Peggy ...
The Hoodlum Priest
6.3

The Hoodlum Priest

Nov. 15, 1967

The Hoodlum Priest

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex ...
The Patriot
7.2

The Patriot

Jun. 28, 2000

The Patriot

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring ...
An Inlet of Muddy Water
7.2

An Inlet of Muddy Water

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds ...
The Bloody Lady
6.3

The Bloody Lady

Feb. 12, 1981

The Bloody Lady

The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself
Pollock
7

Pollock

Sep. 06, 2000

Pollock

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: “Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the ...
Jinnah
7.7

Jinnah

Nov. 07, 1998

Jinnah

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The ...
Lionman
5.9

Lionman

Jan. 01, 1975

Lionman

When the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses ...
The Source
7.2

The Source

Jan. 23, 1999

The Source

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac’s meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. ...
Finding Forrester
7.3

Finding Forrester

Dec. 21, 2000

Finding Forrester

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He ...
Goodnight, Mister Tom
7.8

Goodnight, Mister Tom

Oct. 25, 1998

Goodnight, Mister Tom

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
The Last Days
7.9

The Last Days

Oct. 23, 1998

The Last Days

Five Jewish Hungarians, now US citizens, tell their stories: before March 1944, when Nazis began to exterminate Hungarian Jews, months in ...
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
6.9

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. ...
Marthe Richard
5.5

Marthe Richard

Apr. 20, 1937

Marthe Richard

Fictionalized reconstruction of the life of the French spy Marthe Richard who decided to contact the secret services during the First World War.
Antwone Fisher
7.3

Antwone Fisher

Dec. 19, 2002

Antwone Fisher

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down ...
Anna and the King
6.7

Anna and the King

Dec. 16, 1999

Anna and the King

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna ...
The Decisive Power of Aikido
6.9

The Decisive Power of Aikido

It is about the life of Ueshiba – the founder of aikido. We can see how he decided to develop aikido and how he did it. We can see why he ...
The Hunley
6.6

The Hunley

Jul. 11, 1999

The Hunley

CSS Hunley tells the incredible true story of the crew of the manually propelled submarine CSS Hunley, during the siege of Charleston of 1864. It ...
The Trench
5.9

The Trench

Sep. 17, 1999

The Trench

The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in ...
Cold Mountain
7.2

Cold Mountain

Dec. 24, 2003

Cold Mountain

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman ...