A child's abandonment prompts a gentle kidnapping and possible murderous intent in the deliberately paced "Water Flower," a low-key but ultimately rewarding Nipponese pic. Repping the feature bow of ...

Yusuke Kinoshita is forced by his father to work at his restaurant Pia Carrot all summer due to his bad grades in school. What first seems to be a boring job becomes a memorable experience due to his ...

The title of this Keiichi Hara film makes it sound like a documentary, but it's actually a drama covering a key period in the life of director Keisuke Kinoshita (1912-1998). Kinoshita made his share ...

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL: When the story of Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story begins, the yet-to-be famous film director Kinoshita (played by Ryô Kase) already had a couple of film ...

Yusuke Kinoshita is forced by his father to work at his restaurant Pia Carrot all summer due to his bad grades in school. What first seems to be a boring job becomes a memorable experience due to his ...