Connection
The Face of Jizo is a film of genre Drama directed by Kazuo Kuroki with Rie Miyazawa
The Face of Jizo (2004)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listThe Face of Jizo (父と暮せば, Chichi to Kuraseba) is a Japanese play written by Hisashi Inoue.
Synopsis
Three years after the atomic bombing, there is a young female librarian in Hiroshima.Actors
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to The Face of Jizo
There are 100 films with the same actors, 6 films with the same director, 61805 with the same cinematographic genres, 13460 films with the same themes (including 83 films with the same 4 themes than The Face of Jizo), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked The Face of Jizo, you will probably like those similar films :
The Face of Jizo (2004)
, 1h39Directed by Kazuo Kuroki
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu Asano
Rating71%
Three years after the atomic bombing, young librarian Mitsue live alone, plagued by guilt and sorrow over the death in the bombing of her father, who was her only living relative. One day, a young man, Masa, visits her library to study and find the morgue of the atomic bombing. Mitsue and the young man find themselves attracted to each other, but Mitsue fears that her grief for her father will not permit her to be happy. When she tries to break things off with Masa, she is visited by the ghost of her father, who encourages her to embrace life and pursue her budding romance with the young man.
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
, 1h58Directed by Kazuo Kuroki
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Yūsaku Matsuda, Kaori Momoi
Rating64%
The film details the last three days of Ryōma's life.
, 1h51Directed by Kazuo Kuroki
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Tomoyo Harada, Masatoshi Nagase, Kaoru Kobayashi
Rating73%
In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer comes from Nagayo, but Etsuko is attracted to his friend, Akashi.
Ronin-gai (1990)
, 1h57Directed by Kazuo Kuroki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Actors Kanako Higuchi, Shintarō Katsu, Yoshio Harada, Kaoru Sugita, Hideyo Amamoto, Renji Ishibashi
Rating65%
À quelques enjambées d'Edo, dans une petite bourgade, une taverne tenue par un certain Tahei sert de repère aux prostituées, rōnin, marchands et à quelques paumés... Goemon, le sympathique protecteur de ces dames vit une vie paisible, entre alcool et petits duels. À ses côtés, Oshin, autoproclamée et reconnue comme étant la plus belle et la plus expérimentée des prostituées. Gonbei, un rōnin solitaire secrètement amoureux d'Oshin. Magozoemon, ex-samurai du Shogun, tente une reconversion dans la vente d'oiseaux avec sa jeune sœur Obun. Gennai, un rōnin fêtard et impétueux fait irruption dans leur vie... Une prostituée est retrouvée sauvagement assassinée... suit alors une vague de meurtres visant essentiellement ces femmes des rues. Tahei, témoin de l'un des crimes, est supprimé à son tour.
Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)
, 1h41Directed by Rokurō Mochizuki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Yoshio Harada, Reiko Kataoka, Shō Aikawa, Eiji Okuda, Kazuki Kitamura, Noriko Hayami
Rating66%
Noriyuki Kunihiro vient de purger une longue peine pour meurtres. À sa sortie, il retrouve son ami Naoto Tonigawa, du clan Myojin. Ce dernier, connaissant la réputation de yakuza de Kuni, surnommé Balle de Feu, réussit à le faire entrer dans le clan Myojin comme chauffeur, un boulot provisoire. Alors qu'il attend dans la voiture deux yakuzas du clan partis récolter une dette, il apprend par Myojin qu'ils sont séquestrés. Kuni monte dans le bureau et réussit à sous-tirer l'argent dû par le clan rival. Myojin, stupéfait, décide alors de faire de Kuni le bras droit de Naoto Tonigawa. Dans un bar d'escort-girls, alors qu'il célèbre cette promotion, Kuni jette son dévolu sur la jeune pianiste Asako, avec qui il va passer la nuit. Le lendemain matin, celle-ci lui demande un revolver afin de tuer Akira Fujima, l'amant de sa petite sœur. Mais elle lui cache que celui-ci est en fait son ancien amant, qu'il détient des photos compromettantes, et surtout, qu'il est le petit frère du chef du clan Sato.
Taboo (1999)
, 1h40Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ryūhei Matsuda, Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima
Rating67%
At the start of the movie, the young and handsome Kanō Sōzaburō (Ryuhei Matsuda) is admitted to the Shinsengumi, an elite samurai group led by Kondō Isami (Yoichi Sai) that seeks to defend the Tokugawa shogunate against reformist forces. He is a very skilled swordsman, but it is his appearance that makes many of the others in the (strictly male) group, both students and superiors, attracted to him, creating tension within the group of people vying for Kanō's affections.
Ichi the Killer (2001)
, 2h3Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, BDSM in films, Serial killer films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Tadanobu Asano, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Nao Ōmori, Susumu Terajima, Shun Sugata, Suzuki Matsuo
Rating69%
In a flashback, Ichi masturbates on an apartment balcony while watching a pimp assault a prostitute within.
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
, 2h9Directed by Yōji Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Miki Hirano
Rating80%
At the start of the film, the main character, Iguchi Seibei, becomes a widower when his wife succumbs to tuberculosis. His wife receives a grand funeral, more than what a low-ranking samurai such as Seibei could afford. Seibei works in the grain warehouse, accounting for stores inventory for the samurai clan. His samurai colleagues mock him behind his back with the nickname Tasogare (Twilight). When evening approaches, Seibei rushes home to look after his senile elderly mother and two young daughters, Kayano and Ito, instead of bonding with his supervisor and other samurai colleagues over customary nights of dinner, geisha entertainment, and sake drinking. Even though he is a samurai, Seibei neglects his appearance, failing to bathe and being shabbily dressed. The well-being of his young daughters and medicine for his mother take priority over new clothes or the monthly bath fee and his daughters say they are both happy, even without a mother.
Azumi (2003)
, 2h8Directed by Ryūhei Kitamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Yoshio Harada, Hiroki Narimiya, Aya Okamoto, Tak Sakaguchi
Rating67%
As in the manga, the old master Jiji is tasked by the Tokugawa shogunate to raise a band of assassins. Their task is to finish off Toyotomi Hideyoshi's three allies: Nagamasa Asano, Kiyomasa Kato and Masayuki Sanada, to prevent an outbreak of the new civil war.
Zatoichi (2003)
, 1h56Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Gangster films
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Okusu, Takahito Iguchi, Daigoro Tachibana, Yūko Daike
Rating73%
The film's plot follows a traditional theme, with Zatoichi (a blind swordsman) coming to the defense of townspeople caught up in a local Yakuza gang war and being forced to pay excessive amounts of protection money. Meanwhile, Zatoichi befriends a local farmer and her gambler nephew and eventually offers his assistance to two geisha siblings (one of whom is actually a man) who are seeking revenge for the murder of their parents. The siblings are the only survivors of a robbery and massacre that was carried out on their family estate ten years ago. They soon discover the people responsible for the murders are the same Yakuza wreaking havoc on the small town.