What are the Toho Guys doing in a women’s prison?! Trying to keep their wits about them as they attempt to navigate the world of creeper cops, devious inmates, and the vengeful Matsu the Scorpion in FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION! Directed by Shunya Ito, Starring Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Yayoi Watanabe, Yoko Mihara, Isao Natsuyagi, […] The post Toho Yaro #23, “Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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The frightened kid with a crossbow? The psycho with a paper fan? The innocent couple with a pot lid and pair of binoculars? Who will survive in BATTLE ROYALE, the film that puts an entire high school class on an island and instructs them to fight to the death?! Directed by Kinji Fukusaku, Starring Tatsuya […] The post Toho Yaro #22, “Battle Royale” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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Takashi Miike takes on the manga about a guy who is kept alive by worms in his blood in his 100th film! The Toho Guys load up on weapons and talk BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL! Directed by Takashi Miike, Starring Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Erika Toda, and Chiaki Kuriyama. The post Toho Yaro #21, “Blade of the Immortal” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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Laugh, cry, and feel awkward with the Toho Guys as they return to the world of OTOKO WA TSURAI YO in Episode 20: TORA-SAN’S LOVE CALL! Directed by Yoji Yamada, Starring Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Gin Maeda, Junko Ikeuchi, and Takashi Shimura. The post Toho Yaro #20, “Tora-san’s Love Call” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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The Toho Guys have disguised a new podcast as a pile of sticks and smuggled it across the border for your listening pleasure! It’s the classic samurai romp of Episode 19: THE HIDDEN FORTRESS! Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Starring Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Takashi Shimura. The post Toho Yaro #19, “The Hidden Fortress” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Disaster strikes podcastland as a giant beast emerges from the sea… Look out! Call a meeting! It’s the bureaucratic body-horror of Episode 18: SHIN GODZILLA! Directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Satomi Ishihara, Mikako Ichikawa, Ren Osugi, and Akira Emoto. The post Toho Yaro #18, “Shin Godzilla” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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Dangerous hair, frozen yokai, music-loving warriors, and drinkable specters. Dim the lights and gather ’round to hear the Toho Guys talk ghost stories in Episode 17: KWAIDAN! Directed by Masaki Kobayashi, Starring Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Katsuo Nakamura, Takashi Shimura, Kunie Tanaka, Noboru Nakaya, and Kei Sato. The post Toho Yaro #17, “Kwaidan” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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Meet a colorful cast of gangsters, killers, and hotel employees. It’s crime and makeovers in SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL! Directed by Katsuohito Ishii, Starring Tadanobu Asano, Shie Kohinata, Ittoku Kishibe, and Susumu Terajima. The post Toho Yaro #16, “Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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Get your chainsaws ready! The Toho Guys leave the big city behind and learn a trade in Episode 15: WOOD JOB! Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, Starring Shota Sometani, Masami Nagasawa, Hideaki Ito, and Akira Emoto. The post Toho Yaro #15, “Wood Job!” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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It’s yakuza action, avant-garde set design, frenetic editing, and musical numbers that may or may not be breaking the 4th wall! The Toho Guys do their best to make sense of TOKYO DRIFTER! Directed by Seijun Suzuki, Starring Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara and Hideaki Nitani. The post Toho Yaro #14, “Tokyo Drifter” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

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