The Blues, and Two Contradictory Films That Claim It
Crossroads follows a young guitarist on a journey through the American South in search of blues history and his own voice.
The New Game of Jou-Ou: The Legendary Woman Returns
Mikayo has become the number one girl at Red Dragon, the most powerful cabaret club in Roppongi. However, after three years, Chizuru, the legendary Mistress King, returns to the club. Not wanting to be outdone by the legend, Mikayo begins to squeeze her customers to the limit. One day, one of Mikayo's customers stabs her because she has not been able to turn her back on him even though he has been paying her a lot of money. Mikayo survives, but is forced to stay in the hospital. Chizuru, on the other hand, lived up to her legendary name and extended her appointment. In fact, Chizuru had been hiding Saejima, the president of the now defunct Saejima Finance, in her own house out of sight of the underworld. Everything seems to be going well until Saejima leaks information that Chizuru is staying with him...
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Mikayo has become the number one girl at Red Dragon, the most powerful cabaret club in Roppongi. However, after three years, Chizuru, the legendary Mistress King, returns to the club. Not wanting to be outdone by the legend, Mikayo begins to squeeze her customers to the limit. One day, one of Mikayo's customers stabs her because she has not been able to turn her back on him even though he has been paying her a lot of money. Mikayo survives, but is forced to stay in the hospital. Chizuru, on the other hand, lived up to her legendary name and extended her appointment. In fact, Chizuru had been hiding Saejima, the president of the now defunct Saejima Finance, in her own house out of sight of the underworld. Everything seems to be going well until Saejima leaks information that Chizuru is staying with him...
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Daisuke Yamanouchi
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Runtime:73 minutes
Studio:Takeshobo, Nextacy
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