All Films

The Crane

1993 • 16 min • United Kingdom

An enigmatic fragment of a bigger story, showing events leading up to a pivotal moment in the life of a strange, troubled young man. After losing his home, fiancée and job, he finds a moment of hopefulness.

Sex Crazy Heaven

1993 • 60 min • Japan

Miho is no longer feeling any excitement from sex with her boyfriend Shigeki. At a secondhand bookstore, she finds a book called "The Secrets of Female Body Development" that claims to turn any woman into a master of her vagina. She immediately tries to put into practice what is written in the book, but...

Terminal USA

1993 • 60 min • United States of America

In a Japanese-American family, the mother is stealing the terminally ill grandpa's morphine, the airhead sister is having sex with the family lawyer, one brother gets perfect grades but is hiding a secret gay love of skinheads, and the other brother is a junkie. Over the course of one evening, the family falls apart due to their bizarre behaviour.

Hardcase

1993 • 6 min

Malibu Films, in association with Wizard, released a 6-minute music video style short film, starring British kickboxer Gary Daniels as Hardcase, directed by Darren Doane.

Sleepless Oedo

1993 • 30 min • Japan

We are now in the early 18th century, the Kyouhou era, when the merchant culture was flourishing. In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and Tokugawa Yoshimune (who was a real historical character and the 8th Shogun of Japan), but the power struggle in these times doesn't allow her to be with her father. Her fate is about to change when she meets the blond haired thief, Kikunosuke. With Kikunosuke, a doctor named Aoto Touichirou, who uses the yet unfamiliar Western medicine, and her pet cat, Kotetsu, Usugumo forms a thief group, the Kikugumi. In the meanwhile, a member of a mysterious group appears, aiming for Usugumo...

Black Rider

1993 • 12 min • Germany

A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge.

Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi

1993 • 30 min • Japan

The encounter and parting of a man and woman in Hokkaido

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

1993 • 47 min • Japan

From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the commercial films which had preceded it. This piece contrasts Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang, two rivals who were the driving force behind New Taiwanese Cinema. The closing of a cinema invites us to reflect on society and the passage of history.

Drag

1993 • 40 min • United States of America

The world is dead. A lone woman, Victoria, struggles valiantly to stay alive on this desolate planet once known as Earth. But Victoria is not alone here. She shares her horrifying new world with beings of a different kind... the living dead, ferocious beasts hungrily searching for human flesh. With a sawed-off shotgun strapped to her back, Victoria drags a dead body through this horrifying new world in a desperate attempt to hold onto her humanity... to hold on to her past.

Suikoden Demon Century

1993 • 45 min • Japan

In the early 21st century, an earthquake destroyed Tokyo. Japan lost its center of government and industry, and turned into a lawless territory. Looking for his sister, Takateru Suga learns that she was kidnapped by the powerful Koryukai gang. He decides to ally himself with a drag queen, two ex-mercenaries and a nun to destroy the crime organization and save his sister!

Recycle Rex

1993 • 12 min • United States of America

A group of '90s-looking anthropomorphic dinosaur kids must come up with a way to get rid of their trash without just throwing it away or their favorite playfield will be turned into a landfill. One of them, Recycle Rex, has an idea.

Disturbed

1993 • 12 min • Spain

It tells the story of a psychopath, an asocial geek so obsessed with sex that he continually connects everything he sees with sexual organs and behaviors. One night he explodes murdering a sensual woman, followed by a series of attempts by psychiatrists to try to cure his obsession.

Kiss Me on the Apple of My Eye

1993 • 31 min • Japan

Ibuki Morisato's dream of kissing a prince turned into reality when her dream prince appeared as the new transfer student?!

The Gigolo

1993 • 45 min • Japan

Jin is a twenty-two year old stud, with good looks. He's challenged by sexy Ai Mizushima to make her orgasm - it's a wager he can't refuse especially when the prize is a brand new sports car.

Naomi

1993 • 55 min • Japan

Tomoko and Naomi have had a lesbian relationship since their high school days. They meet again a few years later, and this film depicts the course of their love. Tomoko's strong obsession with Naomi and her intense sexual desire excite the audience. The beauty of the last scene is a must-see!

Delivering

1993 • 23 min • United States of America

Two brothers spend a harrowing day together concerned about the future of their family.

Bear

1993 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Bear (10 minutes, 35 seconds) was Steve McQueen's first major film. Although not an overtly political work, for many viewers it raises sensitive issues about race, homoeroticism and violence. It depicts two naked men – one of whom is the artist – tussling and teasing one another in an encounter which shifts between tenderness and aggression. The film is silent but a series of stares, glances and winks between the protagonists creates an optical language of flirtation and threat.

Anata ga furikaeru toki

1993 • 30 min • Japan

Firearm

1993 • 35 min

Private investigator Alec Swan, against his own wishes, becomes embroiled in a case involving the strange and the ultra-human. The first movie that's faithful to the comic book... because it IS the comic book! This VHS film was bundled with Malibu Comics' Firearm #0, part of its Ultraverse line.

The Japanese Obscenity

1993 • 57 min • Japan

The sexual experiences of self-proclaimed sexualist Tetsu Hashimoto (Shinji Kubo) from 6 years old to 87 years old.

Groper Train: Open It With Your Fingers!

1993 • 60 min • Japan

A man named Bunjin is a herbivorous man who can grope women but cannot have sex. He has no success in his relationship with his girlfriend Natsuko, and he continues to hone his techniques on the train. Meanwhile, Natsuko's desire grows stronger...

Inran hisho: Special onanie

1993 • 60 min • Japan

This is a rental office with a secretary, Motoko. After reaching orgasm, she puts her panties into a plastic bag. Then Ebata, a dull middle-aged man, enters. He signed a contract saying it was a mail order company, but in reality it was a porn mail order company...

Groper Train: Naughty Lower Body

1993 • 52 min • Japan

Marumi Sakurada is a second year high school student. Marumi, who lost her virginity early on, indulges in lesbian play with her best friend Tama-chan. Still, Marumi is far from the love she longs for, and Marumi coldly hits her classmate Marugame, who has feelings for her..

Scandalous Body

1993 • 60 min • Japan

Misa, a Japanese female photographer visiting Spain to cover the Olympics, is captivated by the young and handsome bullfighter Mario, and is unable to leave Spain even after the Olympics are over. Misa's boyfriend, Nonaka, urges her to return home, but she is captivated by Mario's mysterious charm...