Reiko Ōhara

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
7.3

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
Island of Hell
6.4

Island of Hell

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
6.5

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Based on Ito Hajime's original story, this is the seventh installment in the "Bangaichi" series, adapted jointly by Kamba Fumio and Matsuda Hiroo, and directed by Ishii Teruo of "Kamba 101: Killing Bouncer" fame. The film was shot by Kiichi Inada, who also directed "Abashiri Bangaichi: Confrontation in the South" in the same series.