Salaryman Kintaro / Sarariman Kintaro (1999)

Anyone coming to Salaryman Kintaro expecting a “typical” Takashi Miike movie will be surprised, to say the least. Kintaro is a young salaryman now working in the offices of Yamato construction. His honest company runs up against corruption in the government and construction industry and he tries to fight it head on, only to eventually …

Summer Days with Coo / Kappa no Ku to natsuyasumi (2007)

Coo is a kappa, a legendary water creature of Japanese folklore. By accident, young Koichi in modern Tokyo finds what looks like an interesting fossil, but as he cleans it in water, the kappa gradually returns to life. The kappa is immensely grateful and, in the way of animated features everywhere, becomes friends with Koichi. …