Author Archive: Retro

Adventure drama about a dog saving lives in South Seas.

A gut-wrenching, violent psychological crime drama from start to finish, this award-winning film by noted Japanese director Shohei Imamura is based on a true story. Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) is a murderous sociopath who kills two money lenders in a gory opening scene. Then flashbacks are interspersed with Enokizu’s flight across Japan as his miserable childhood and the development of his malevolent, anti-social behavior are portrayed. Vicious and sexually aggressive, Enokizu’s rage simmers during an earlier stay in prison as he imagines his wife is bedding down his father. Once on the run from the police, his aberrant sexual life and violent nature are further revealed in a series of gripping events.

Boxer Teddy Wilcox is framed for murder, escapes custody, and hunts the real killer

Doctor discovers mermaid Miranda and takes her to London, causing romantic entanglements

Working-class boy wins scholarship to elite school, faces snobbery and struggles for acceptance

High schooler Craig befriends Darby, who has terminal cancer, and learns about love and faith

Rival pearl divers clash in the Solomon Islands; natives mistake one for a sea god

Two naïve veterans join Mussolini’s blackshirts, gradually realizing the betrayal of fascist promises

Young Harry is in love and wants to marry an actress, much to the displeasure of his family. Harry thinks that Bishop Armstrong knows nothing about love, so Armstrong tells him the story of Rita and himself.