Sinking of Japan / Japan Sinks / Nihon chinbotsu (2006)

The Sinking of Japan is about exactly what the title says. There is no obvious metaphor about a changing society or the rise of a new political culture as in sixties movies like The Sun's Burial. Japan is physically sinking under the ocean. This will lead to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, underwater explosions, and the …

Policeman’s Diary/Keisatsu nikki (1955)

There is a type of movie the Japanese have regularly made that I have rarely found in any of the other major film cultures. It's not quite a comedy, though there are often many chuckles (rather than laughs). It's not quite a tragedy, though things often end badly for many of the characters. It's not …