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Kunie Tanaka has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity.
Lorna's Silence
2008
Crime · Drama
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi · With Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Kokinji Katsura
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto · With Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama, Michiyo Aratama
A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
Dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara · With Hisashi Igawa, Sumie Sasaki, Sen Yano
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
Dir. Yoji Yamada · With Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
Dir. Kinji Fukasaku · With Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kunie Tanaka
