山田芳文

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poster Lost for Words
Lost for Words
107mn - Drama, Romance
A wounded ex-Marine seeking a fresh start in Hong Kong falls for a talented Chinese ballerina from Beijing, but as their cross-cultural romance deepens through language lessons and shared dreams, mounting…
poster Song of the Scarlet Flower
Song of the Scarlet Flower
(3.4/5)
100mn - Drama, Romance
The son of a wealthy farmer loves a simple maid, for which he's booted out of the house by his father.
poster Shadows
Shadows
(3.1/5)
68mn - Drama
Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathe…
poster Anatahan
Anatahan
(3.5/5)
94mn - Drama
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
poster Romance of a Fruit Peddler
Romance of a Fruit Peddler
22mn - Comedy
Cheng the fruit seller is in love with the daughter of his neighbor the doctor, but the good doctor won't let him marry her unless Chang finds him more patients...
poster Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!
Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!
(2.8/5)
86mn - Western
After years of self-imposed exile in Texas, Fernando returns to his Mexican homeland seeking vengeance for his murdered siblings. What begins as a personal vendetta soon transforms into a revolutionary st…
poster The Fairy of Spring
The Fairy of Spring
3mn - Fantasy
It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.
poster Spring
Spring
(3.6/5)
7mn - Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
The story of a shepherd girl and her dog who face ancient spirits in order to continue the cycle of life.
poster Sun Dragon
Sun Dragon
(2.9/5)
92mn - Action
When ruthless assassins massacre a Black farmer's family in the Old West, the sole survivor teams up with a wandering Chinese martial arts master to unleash devastating vengeance across the Arizona desert…
poster Marching On
Marching On
118mn - War, Drama
After finding a golden coin, a young orphaned boy's wild spending leads him down a path of materialism and debt, until he escapes to his uncle's countryside retreat where he learns three essential life le…
poster Swords and Hearts
Swords and Hearts
17mn - Romance, Drama, War
A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.
poster Fireside Reminiscences
Fireside Reminiscences
8mn - Drama, Fantasy
A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.
poster Katsudō Shashin
Katsudō Shashin
1mn - Animation, Family
A boy in a cadet's uniform paints a statement on the top of the frame and then tips his cap to the audience. Also known as "Matsumoto fragment".
poster Feet of Mud
Feet of Mud
(3.3/5)
17mn - Comedy
As Harry has "cleaned up" on the football field and won the big game, Natalie's dad figured that he should do the same in the world of work before marrying his daughter. Harry's chance to prove himself co…
poster The Penwiper
The Penwiper
4mn - Animation
Mud animation by pioneer San Francisco Chinese American animator Joseph Sunn. From the "Ralph Wolfe's Mud Stuff" series.
poster The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi
The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi
8mn - Documentary
poster Fate of Graduates
Fate of Graduates
(3.7/5)
100mn -
The film tells the tragic story of two recent college graduates, Tao Jianping ("Tao" is a homophone for peach), and Li Lilian ("Li" is a homophone for plum). Married, the two hope to change society for th…
poster Maple Leaf Viewing
Maple Leaf Viewing
6mn - Action, Fantasy, Music
[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V (1844-1903) as an ogress who has disguised herself …
poster Lost Woods
Lost Woods
86mn - Horror, Action, Thriller
A story of what happens when a reluctant man is forced to face his fears, which begins as a fun camping trip and ends in a fight for survival in the remote forest of the pacific northwest.
poster Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
(3.3/5)
120mn - Drama, War
A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young…
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