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Yakuza Princess (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Vicente Amorim
Starring: Charles Paraventi | Eijiro Ozaki | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Kenny Leu | Lucas Oranmian | Mariko Takai | MASUMI | Tsuyoshi Ihara

Yakuza Princess
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For Love’s Sake (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Emi Takei | Ito Ono | Sakura Andô | Satoshi Tsumbuki | Takumi Saito | Tsuyoshi Ihara

For Love’s Sake

Jason says: “FOR LOVE’S SAKE is the sort of crazy mix of adolescent emotions that seem over-the-top when you describe it, often going from pure sweetness to eye-rolling to angry violence in the very same scene. It’s just what one

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Retribution (2007)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Koji Yakusho | Manami Konishi | Tsuyoshi Ihara

Retribution

Bruce says: “RETRIBUTION is a thought-provoking mixed genre film – . part police procedural, part horror, part thriller – which is a bit of a muddle. The acting, editing, set design and cinematography are all outstanding so there is much

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Letters from Iwo Jima (2007)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya | Ken Watanabe | Tsuyoshi Ihara

Letters from Iwo Jima

Bruce says: “Clint Eastwood has proven himself a gifted filmmaker over the years but there is nothing in his portfolio indicating he would create one of the best war films in the history of cinema. The Hollywood hype machine declared

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