Mariko Kaga Movies

Pale Flower

78/100

A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.

Pleasures of the Flesh

70/100

After Atsushi commits murder, he is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase full of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.

Muddy River

80/100

Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends...

Kagero-za

71/100

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

Silence Has No Wings

72/100

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.

Legend of a Duel to the Death

72/100

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove, which eventually leads to a violent tragedy.

A Flame at the Pier

68/100

A union-busting Yokohama dockworker learns that the loyalties that rule his life are based on shaky foundations. Believing that his manager was responsible for saving his life as a baby, he... See full summary »

Soup Opera

67/100

Shinjuku Boy Detectives

In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke,a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke ... See full summary »

Tsumatachi no shinkansen

Drei Gesichter der Liebe

Drama about the contrast between the new and the older generation in a traditional thread and yarn shop.

With Beauty and Sadness

70/100

Long before the events of the movie Ôki, who was approaching middle age, had a relation to 16-year-old Otoko...

Radishes and Carrots

65/100

Daiamondo wa kizutsukanai

60/100

A college student becomes romantically involved with a married middle-aged teacher.

Tanaka Hiroshi no subete

50/100

The Creature Called Man

76/100

Chôchin

67/100

Sanbaba '92

Sanbaba '93

Tenkou shoujo Y

Migimagari No Dandy

Yûgure made

Yasashii dake ga otoko janai

The King of Highway

Sanbaba '91