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The Hamat'sa (or "Cannibal Dance") is the most important-and highly represented-ceremony of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of anthropological depictions of the dance and, through the return of archival materials to a First Nations community, presents some of the ways in which diverse attitudes toward this history inform current performances of the Hamat'sa. With a secondary focus on the filmmaker's fieldwork experience, the film also attends specifically to the ethics of ethnographic representation and to the renegotiation of relationships between anthropologists and their research partners.
Taher Mohebi is a well-known writer who, after witnessing a violent murder, breaks down and spends three years in a mental institution. After release he is told that things are just as they were before, but his relentless hallucinations make him want to return to the institution.
When Erica finds Fjällbacka's photographer Stigge murdered in his studio, she can't help but take interest in the investigation regarding his death. Patrik and his colleagues at the Fjällbacka police soon starts to question whether or not Stigge was the sweet old man he seemed to be. Erica is already ahead of them - since her mother-in-law Kristina has confided in her that she is one among many in the neighborhood that Stigge blackmailed... In "The sea gives, the sea takes" we go back to the 1960s to tell the story of how true love corrupted young Stigge and made him cover up a murder with the purpose to win the love of his life.
A mother hides her children in the countryside, forcing them to a cloistered life without joy, freedom and taste. The children, now grown up and eager to know the world, break the rituals of the mother and face the consequences.
An exploration of the passionate dramas experienced by people who spend too much time lying at the beach.
Two fishermen living in a fishing village on the east coast had a son, Yeon-soo, and a daughter, Jung-soon, and they were in love with each other.
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Five "summery" ghost stories are presented, ranging from horrifying ghost stories that will make your hair stand on end to traditional ghost stories that are full of humanity. They reveal the vindictive voices sealed deep in our emotions of sadness, resentment, and envy.
During the early Heian period, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa and his adopted heir Mototsune maintained control over the Imperial Court. Mysterious incidents frequently occurred in ancient Kyoto where a procession of demons would strut through the streets monthly on the day of the Rat, killing anyone who saw them. By chance, Sugawara no Michizane becomes acquainted with Ariwara no Narihira, the head of the police and judicial chief. Recognizing Michizane’s talents, who from a young age was a brilliant and renowned scholar, Narihira asks for his help in solving the mystery. Thanks to the cooperation of Shoki, an obstinate female shopkeeper who deals in Tang Dynasty goods, Michizane gradually draws closer to solving the mystery. In the background, however, swirls the greed of secretive powerful figures who mask their intrigues as the deeds of demons and specters...
32nd entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.
A young man's marriage is put to the test when his wife discovers he is sexually attracted to chairs. In a battle for artistic freedom, and finding one's true self, he must overcome his addiction, all the while crossing paths with a charismatic leader, a kooky counselor, and spiritual visions.
The plump and erotic idol Roku Kano, who has a psychic sense, walks around a haunted spot in a cosplay costume with a very small area of cloth! She talks about her own spiritual experiences, making this a doubly terrifying work.