One of my favorite Yakuza series. Very well made, great story, great actors, all around just great flicks. (fukasaku also directed Battle Royale, and Graveyard of Honor, the original one)
Japanese mythology at it's finest.
I've seen all WKW's flicks, these two are my favorites.
really sad flick from kore-eda, he also did "Happy Times"
very similar to the american flick know as "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" except French.
Im a big Ozu fan too. Both versions of Floating Weeds were great, along with Tokyo Story.