International Films
Here at Pop’s Art Theater, we are staunch advocates for the power of international cinema. From Kurosawa and Bergman to Godard and Fellini, many of cinema’s greatest filmmakers come from around the globe. The movies in this collection are among the best of the best of what we show here at Pop’s, showcasing different perspectives, cultures, and raw unflinching filmmaking talent.
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH
Run Time: 98 min.
Opening March 15, 1997, this is the original film adaptation of the TV anime NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, helmed...
THE END OF EVANGELION
Director: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 1997 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fumihiko Tachiki, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Megumi Ogata, Yuko Miyamura
The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.
Stray Dog
Director: Akira Kurosawa Run Time: 122 min. Release Year: 1949 Language: Japanese
Starring: Eiko Miyoshi, Keiko Awaji, Noriko Sengoku, Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune
The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!
Hope
Director: Na Hong-jin Run Time: 160 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Korean
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Hoyeon, Hwang Jung-min, Michael Fassbender, Zo In-sung
In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to...
Cruel Gun Story
Director: Takumi Furukawa Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 1964 Language: Japanese
Starring: Chieko Matsubara, Joe Shishido, Minako Kozuki, Tamio Kawachi, Yuji Odaka
Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver...
A Colt Is My Passport
Director: Takashi Nomura Run Time: 84 min. Release Year: 1967 Language: Japanese
Starring: Chitose Kobayashi, Jerry Fujio, Joe Shishido, Shōki Fukae, Zenji Yamada
One of Japanese cinema’s supreme emulations of American noir, Takashi Nomura’s A Colt Is My Passport is a down-and-dirty but...
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Run Time: 147 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Japanese
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Yuriko Yoshitaka
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his...
Tokyo Drifter
Director: Seijun Suzuki Run Time: 83 min. Release Year: 1966 Language: Japanese
Starring: Chieko Matsubara, Eiji Gō, Hideaki Nitani, Tamio Kawachi, Tetsuya Watari
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata’s top...
The Red Spectacles
Director: Mamoru Oshii Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 1987 Language: Japanese
Starring: Hideyuki Tanaka, Machiko Washio, Mako Hyodo, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo Genda
What dream are you welcoming?
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Director: Kaizo Hayashi Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1994 Language: Japanese
Starring: Joe Shishido, Kaho Minami, Masatoshi Nagase, Te-chien Hou, Yang Haitin
Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter...