Keiko Kishi’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, wistful, moderate, clear, quiet

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Keiko Kishi has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Twilight Samurai.

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973
Crime · Drama

Padre Padrone
1977
Drama

A Prophet
2009
Crime · Drama

Straight Time
1978
Crime · Drama

Undertow
2004
Drama · Thriller

Two Men in Town
1973
Crime · Drama

Bang Bang You're Dead
2003
Drama · Thriller

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005
Drama · Crime

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Dir. Yoji Yamada · With Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Eiji Okada