REVIEW: Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)

September 9, 2020 Grant Watson

In the 1860s Japan is in a turbulent period of transition as the Americans’ gunboat diplomacy forces the country to interact with a broader world. In a Tokyo brothel a grifter named Saheji (Frankie Sakai) overstays with no money, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)

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REVIEW: You Can Succeed, Too! (1964)

May 27, 2020 Grant Watson

Yamakawa (Frankie Sakai) and Nakai (Tadao Takashima) are salesmen working for Tokyo firm Towa Tours, which is seeking to secure lucrative American travel contracts over rival Kyokuto Tours. When the president’s daughter Yoko (Izumi Yukimura) takes over their department, she … Continue reading REVIEW: You Can Succeed, Too! (1964)

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REVIEW: Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)

REVIEW: You Can Succeed, Too! (1964)