Okiku and the World
Apr 28, 2023 | IMDB 7.5
90 min Watch NowDrama, Comedy
Two rogue vagrants make their living as "manure men", turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing piles of excrement, a well-nourished love story unfolds.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Hell in the Pacific
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Bonobono
Not in Textbooks 3
Not in Textbooks 4
A Bad Summer
47 Ronin
After the Quake
Adrenaline Drive
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Inu-Oh
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu
The Castle of Sand
Sayonara, Girls.
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
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IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 1961
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1968
During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1971
Comedy about a young man who causes pandemonium by raiding a bar patronized by his father, winning the favors of a hostess and ends up feeling the breasts and hips of all the girls in his father's office.Bonobono
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1993
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IMDB 3.7 | Jun , 2017
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IMDB 3 | Jun , 2017
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IMDB 8.8 | Mar , 2025
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IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1994
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.After the Quake
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
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IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1999
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IMDB 8.1 | Jan , 1959
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IMDB 7.3 | May , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1953
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1954
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IMDB 7.2 | Jul , 1955
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 1956
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1952
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IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 1974
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IMDB 9 | Feb , 2023
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1959
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