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An exiled yakuza leads a drug war against the mafia.
Dolls (2002)
Three separate stories of love lost in the beautiful landscapes of Japan.
Kikujiro (1999)
A boy goes looking for his mum, accompanied by an intolerant thief.
Zatoichi (2003)
Japanese myth of the blind warrior made flesh by Takeshi Kitano.
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