231. Fires on the Plain ( Nobi )
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Actors: Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Mantarô Ushio, Kyu Sazanaka, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
232. Maborosi ( Maboroshi no hikari )
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama, Naomi Watanabe, Midori Kiuchi
233. New Tale of Zatoichi ( Shin Zatoichi monogatari )
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tokuzo Tanaka
Actors: Shintarô Katsu, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Seizaburô Kawazu, Fujio Suga, Mieko Kondo, Chitose Maki
234. Taxing Woman 2, A ( Marusa no onna 2 )
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jûzô Itami
Actors: Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Tetsurô Tanba, Yasuo Daichi, Tôru Masuoka, Kinzoh Sakura
235. Over Your Dead Body ( Kuime )
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Ko Shibasaki, Hitomi Katayama, Hideaki Itô, Maiko, Toshie Negishi, Hiroshi Katsuno
Plot: The production of a play based on the classic horror story Yotsuya Kaidan
follows the star, Miyuki Goto, who manages to secure a part for an unknown
actor, Kosuke Hasegawa, who is also her lover. But soon some of the other
actresses in the play also become attracted to him and as the line between
the play and reality begin to blur, things take a frightening turn for all
involved.
236. Gintama
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yûichi Fukuda
Actors: Shun Oguri, Kôichi Yamadera, Takayuki Yamada, Masaki Suda, Masami Nagasawa, Yûya Yagira
237. Lust, Caution
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Ang Lee
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen, Lee-Hom Wang, Chung Hua Tou, Chih-ying Chu
Plot: In Shanghai during World War II, a young woman develops a thing for a political figure in that area as espionage and intrigue continue to drive the plot of this Ang Lee directed thriller/drama/romance.
238. Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ten Shimoyama
Actors: Yukie Nakama, Jô Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani, Erika Sawajiri, Kippei Shiina, Takeshi Masu
Plot: The leaders of the Manjidani Koga and Tsubagakure Iga clans, warring clans of Shinobi (ninjas who train their skills to superhuman levels) are called to Lord Hattori Hanzou's palace. A competition is placed between them. The leaders are to pick their five greatest fighters and pit the groups against each other. This ends a peace agreement between the two clans. Leading these groups are a pair of star-crossed lovers Koga Gannesuke and Iga Oboro. Gannesuke, curious about the sudden end to the peace, takes his group to the Lord's castle. Along the way, they are challenged by the opposing Tsubagakure Iga clan. Will love ultimately conquer all? And is there something more nefarious at work?
239. Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ishirô Honda, Terry O. Morse
Actors: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Frank Iwanaga
Plot: Remake of the Japanese original in which a giant beast wrecks havoc on Japan after being awakened by nuclear bomb testing.
240. Death Note: L Change the World
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Thriller/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideo Nakata
Actors: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Shunji Fujimura, Sota Aoyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yûta Kanai, Mayuko Fukuda
