Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema(2018)

Love, Antosha(en)

From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues, this film looks not just at Anton's impressive career, but at a broader portrait of the man.

Boccaccio '70(it)

An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.

Happy as Lazzaro(it)

Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.

Woman in the Dunes(ja)

A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

The Nutty Professor(en)

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

The Seventh Continent(de)

Chronicles three years of a middle class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, only troubled by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence however, they are actually planning something sinister.

American Gigolo(en)

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Two Women(it)

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I(ja)

A collection of short parodies of the Mobile Suit Gundam saga. Episode 1 pokes fun at key events that occurred during the One Year War. In episode 2, Amuro, Kamille and Judau fight over who runs the better pension when Char comes in to crash their party. Episode 3 is the SD Olympics, an array of athletic events pitting man with mobile suit.

Satantango(hu)

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

Bonanza: The Return(en)

A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa.

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces(en)

Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.

Un Chien Andalou(fr)

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

Annie Hall(en)

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Return of the Outlaws(en)

Miraculously escaping a painful demise in the gallows, a notorious outlaw cons a crooked judge, an attractive saloon girl, and an old partner into carrying out the heist of a lifetime. As the plan gets underway, a small town sheriff makes it his personal mission to capture the outlaw and ensure that justice is served.

The Passion of Joan of Arc(fr)

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

The Killers(en)

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

L'Argent(fr)

A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.

Return of the Jedi(en)

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

Late Spring(ja)

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

Akasaka sex zone: Gaijin baishun-fu(ja)

That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses(ja)

A documentary compilation that shows various clips from the Roman Porno series of movies from 1971 to 1988.

Pink Coffins(es)

In a temple in Thailand, an order of Buddhist monks are performing a ceremony for people who headed there to get re-incarnated. There, we meet Tarn, a young Thai woman who lived in the Basque Country some years ago and who is still fascinated with that region, food and culture.

O-To-Ko's Secret Spot(ja)

The story is about Shinji Kubo, a famous porn actor, infiltrating gay spots in Kansai and getting into wet sex parties everywhere he goes. These gay spots are real gay bars, gay saunas, and hatten bars.

Za gyakutai: Nyotai ikedori-hen(ja)

From a window of a mansion overlooking the sea a woman, her master and a dominatrix hungrily eye a lone woman walking along on the beach below. With a whip and a manservant the dominatrix goes out to collect the new “slave” for the pleasure of all.

Watashi o okashite(ja)

Early pink film by Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu, produced by Wakamatsu Production.

Gynecology Ward: Caress Me Tenderly(ja)

A female hair stylist is torn between two lovers as she waits for treatment in a gynecological ward. She meets the other patients who are there and gets to know their stories.

Curry Girl(ja)

Bunji is a famous traditional curry shop. Many people in the district love its taste of curry and also Chako, the curry girl. One day, people from a big enterprise comes to propose taking over the curry shop to build food chain-shops. To keep Curry Shop Bunji, Chako has to take part in a special curry competition between Japanese curry and Indian curry. It is also a love competition between Chako and her boyfriend Hayami......

Sukeban: Niku dorei(ja)

A woman working at a trading company is soon to be married to the boss. But one day a punk schoolgirl forces her way into their office and threatens to reveal her past gang life.

Ura honban: Tōsui bideoku~īn(ja)

The extreme play of the wild woman "Kalbi," who seeks sex just by instinct like an animal. The climax of lust that unfolds not only on the bed, but also on the street without worrying about other people's eyes, is truly the most powerful of the series.

Wet Vase(ja)

Naomi Tani plays bar-owner Aki, whose entire world appears to be crumbing whenever she discovers her husband is having an affair along with her own mama. Truly the only individual she can trust is Iwasaki, the woman club supervisor. One time, she asks Iwasaki to accompay her to a company meeting with a trader Hanamatsu, the owner of a mannequin factory. At the warehouse, Miss Aki is abnormally aroused when she sees Hanamatsu toching the mannequins. She allows by herself to be seduced by the businessman…

Kyôretsu sex: Yokujô kangofu(ja)

Pink film by Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu

Waka okusama no nama shitagi(ja)

A woman is interrogated by a young detective for a crime. Much to his discomfort the woman confesses the steamy details of her erotic life.

Hensa-chi H kurabu(ja)

A beautiful new teacher, with ambitions to become an educator, goes to a school called "Lust High School," which is a very lewd and unpleasant school. She uses her body to sooth the sexual troubles of her students and herself.

Hentai zôsan: Watashi no momoiro shidô(ja)

The sales department of the insurance company Elephant Insurance. Komori, a rookie salesman who can't get a contract, was yelled at by General Manager Gonda almost every day. On the other hand, Gonda was lenient towards Minami, whose contract was similarly stagnant. That's because Minami was Gonda's affair partner, but she was also treated rudely by the director.

熱い肉体、濡れた一夜(ja)

Eriko went to Tokyo with the dream of becoming an actress, but it didn't go well, so she decided to return to the countryside. The day before, on the way back from a farewell party held by friends, he was talked to by office worker Naoya, who was drinking alone after being dumped by his lover, Kumiko. At first, Eriko was wary and immediately ran away, but he chased after Eriko with a bouquet of flowers she had forgotten, so the two talked drunkenly in the park, and when they got along, they went straight to the hotel. The compatibility of the body was also good, and it was just a fateful encounter. The next morning, Naoya, who overslept, hurriedly asked Eriko for her phone number. Eriko gave her home number, but didn't say that she would be moving today. Work settled down, and Naoya called Eriko, but couldn't get through. He thought he had been given a fake phone number.

Hanjuku Madonna: Oishii futomomo(ja)

Kobayashi Hitomi vs Takasugi Rei: Daburupettingu(ja)

Love hotel: Keshi wasure dai-zenshû(ja)

"Hidden cameras" capture couples at a love hotel: a high school teacher and a female student, an SM model and a man trying to pick up girls, and a woman in the nightlife industry and a boy.

Kôkô kyôshi: bôkei(ja)

A female teacher is about to get married to her colleague, but is bored with her mundane daily life...