TAXING WOMAN'S RETURN, A (JAPANESE)

MINBO (JAPANESE)

TAXING WOMAN, A (JAPANESE) (DVD)

FUNERAL, THE (JAPANESE) (DVD)

TAMPOPO (JAPANESE) (CRITERION) (BLU-RAY)

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

TAMPOPO (JAPANESE) (CRITERION) (DVD)

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

FUNERAL, THE (JAPANESE) (CRITERION) (BLU-RAY)

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.

FUNERAL, THE (JAPANESE) (CRITERION) (DVD)

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.

TALES OF A GOLDEN GEISHA (AGEMAN) (JAPANESE) (DVD)

The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.

SUPERMARKET WOMAN (JAPANESE) (DVD)

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

WOMAN IN WITNESS PROTECTION (JAPANESE) (DVD)

Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.

QUIET LIFE, A (JAPANESE) (DVD)

A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.