The best Naoko Ôtani’s drama movies
We present our ranking of the best Naoko Ôtani’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Naoko Ôtani.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
7.9/10
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.
The Land of Hope
6.5/10
An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area...
Peaceful Death
Zatoichi at Large
6.9/10
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her cruel fate.
Wild Berries
6.8/10
A portrait of an ordinary family that turns unstable when their frivolous son Shuji returns home after a long absence.
The Human Bullet
7.3/10
A soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his dedication to the army has never faltered. However, as the war draws to a close, his commanding officers become increasingly desperate and push their men to ever more absurd extremes. The ridiculousness of the orders from above peak when the hero of the story is assigned to drive a one-man submarine straight into the hull of an enemy battleship.
The Longest Tunnel
6.9/10
After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this project Akutsu becomes involved with Tae Makimura leading to his estrangement from his wife.
Will to Live
6.9/10
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Zero Fighter
6.8/10
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
6.7/10
The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
The Last Game
7/10
Movie set in 1943 about baseball
Joke with a Sorrowful Heart
7.3/10
This is a sad and beautiful story about a father who is a popular comedian and a son who suffered by an incurable disease.
The River with No Bridge
6.2/10
A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.
Her Island, My Island
5.1/10
A young woman returns to the island where she grew up.
