Kagemusha (1980)
A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lords double When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place
Ran (1985)
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons However, he vastly underestimates how the new found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other and him
Farewell to the Land (1982)
The film opens with the drowning deaths of farmer Yukios two sons Their deaths send him on a course of self destruction
Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni (1982)
The palmist blue moth Seiga is rumored to manipulate the Japanese political and business from behind Journalist Omoda had inquired into the blue moth but is killed Sudo who is Omodas juniors of the newspaper he used to be
Nudo no yoru (1993)
A private investigator takes on an odd job to retrieve a lost Rolex, only to find himself lured into a case filled with violence and sex by his mysterious employer Japanese with English subtitles
Angels Egg (1985)
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg
Balloon (2019)
A family struggles against the conflicting dictates of nature, spirituality, politics, and free will