The House by the Lake

Story of a Prostitute (1965 Japan)

 Story of a Prostitute (1965 Japan)

Disappointed by the marriage of her lover to a woman he does not love, prostitute Harumi drifts from the city to a remote Japanese outpost in Manchuria to work in a "comfort house," or brothel, during the Sino-Japanese war. The commanding adjutant there takes an immediate liking to the new girl, but she is at first fascinated, and comes to love, Mikami, the officer's aide. At first he is haughty and indifferent to the girl, which enrages her, but they are drawn together eventually. Abused and manipulated by the adjutant, she grows to hate the officer and seeks solace in Mikami's arms. They carry on a clandestine affair, which is a dangerous breach of code for both of them.

Tragedy strikes when the Chinese attack the outpost, and Mikami is severely wounded in a trench. Harumi runs to him and they are both captured by the enemy while he is unconscious. The Chinese dress his wounds and he is given the opportunity to withdraw with them; but as a Japanese soldier, he is bound by a code not to be captured at all, and only Harumi's intervention prevents him from killing himself. Once again in the custody of the Japanese, Harumi is sent back to the brothel, and Mikami is to be court-martialed and executed in disgrace. During another attack on the outpost, he escapes with Harumi's aid, but instead of fleeing with her, he intends to blow himself up to clear his and his battalion's honor. She leaps on his body and they die together.

Based on the story Shunpu den by Taijiro Tamura. Tamura's story was also made into a more romantic film, Escape at Dawn (1950).

Chain Gang Women (1971)

 Chain Gang Women (1971)

A murderer escapes from a chain gang, forcing his co-inmate to go along. The latter's girlfriend helps, but gets raped by the aggressive prisoner. The desperate duo next invades the home of an older farmer and his teen-aged wife.

The Punisher (1989)

 The Punisher (1989) 

When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he 

wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only 

as the Punisher. 

Vampyr (1932 Germany)

 Vampyr (1932 Germany) 

A traveler obsessed with the supernatural visits an old inn and finds evidence of vampires. 

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer 

1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971)

 1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971)

The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates her her Dad's prison.