Norihei Miki

Directed by Isao Takahata, this animated film explores the struggle of a group of tanuki, or raccoon dogs, as they face the encroachment of urban development on their forest home….

The blind itinerant masseur and skilled swordsman, Zatoichi, finds himself near the village of his mentor, Hikonoichi, and decides to pay a visit. Upon arrival, he discovers that Hikonoichi has…