Family, Drama
Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and former drinking buddies gather to pay their respects and tell stories, revealing aspects of Masato’s life that complicate his sons’ resentment towards him.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Lost in Translation
Zatoichi
Baby Assassins: Nice Days
Memories of Matsuko
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 2
Suzaku
Merrill's Marauders
The Crucified Lovers
10 Promises to My Dog
Yojimbo
The 100th Love with You
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
The Fish Tale
One Night
You're Not Normal, Either!
Little Peach
SIMILAR MOVIES
Lost in Translation
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2003
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.Zatoichi
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2003
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.Baby Assassins: Nice Days
IMDB 8.4 | Aug , 2024
Teenage assassins Mahiro and Chisato visit the coastal city of Miyazaki for a contract and a vacation when they unexpectedly cross paths with a legendary, bloodthirsty assassin who's looking to add to his kill count.Memories of Matsuko
IMDB 7.7 | May , 2006
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
IMDB 8.2 | Nov , 1959
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
IMDB 8.4 | Jan , 1961
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
IMDB 7.3 | May , 2004
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.Parasyte: Part 1
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2014
Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.Parasyte: Part 2
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 2015
Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.Suzaku
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1997
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.Merrill's Marauders
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1962
Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point.The Crucified Lovers
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 1954
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.10 Promises to My Dog
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2008
One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...Yojimbo
IMDB 8.1 | Apr , 1961
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.The 100th Love with You
IMDB 7.6 | Feb , 2017
On July 27th, university student Aoi Hinata has an accident. When she wakes up, Aoi Hinata finds herself in a classroom from one week before the accident.When the Last Sword Is Drawn
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 2003
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.The Fish Tale
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2022
A young child is obsessed with learning about and drawing fish. The child seems a little odd, but if you are understanding and supportive you will be cheering in the end.One Night
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2019
A family reunites after 15 years. They each have a story to tell as they have not forgotten what happened years ago.You're Not Normal, Either!
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2021
Ono Yasuomi is a cram school teacher with poor communication skills. He hopes to get married but doesn't know what ordinary means and feels awkward on dates with women. He asks Kasumi, a student who knows lots of trivia about romance, to teach him the meaning of ordinary.Little Peach
IMDB 5.8 | May , 1958
Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named Ryokichi. Their life quickly sinks into despair.