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As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from "The Pillow Book"... (imdb)

A very human story of the unlikely relationship between two men who find their satisfying, status quo existences disrupted by the startling truth that they no longer have any control over both the professional and personal sides of their lives. (Universal)

Walter, a German anarchist poet, is short of money after his publisher refuses to give him an advance... (imdb)

Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people. (imdb)

On the cusp of retirement, an eccentric mortician recounts several of the strangest stories he's encountered in his long career, but things take a turn for the phantasmagorical when he learns that the final story - is his own.

A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. (imdb)

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life, seemingly entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident that results in her lying under a truck, unable to breathe. While he provides life-saving first aid, mesmerized Sissi begins to wonder whether he may be the man of her dreams. But when she tracks him down weeks later her affection is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future. (imdb)

The story centers on a man who is convinced that he has finally met the right girl and marries too quickly. While on his honeymoon and in the process of discovering that his new bride is a nightmare, he meets the girl of his dreams. (imdb)

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. (imdb)

Louis De Funes once again stars as the cop in this situation comedy sequel to Le Gendarme De Saint Tropez. De Funes is unaware his daughter Nicole (Genevieve Grad) is a stowaway on his trip to the international police convention in New York City. He chases his daughter all over the core of the Big Apple in a series of situation comedy capers. (All Movie Guide)