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• Audition | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £13.79   |  Saving you £1.20 (8.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  'Audition' is an eerie tale of a man (Ryo Ishibashi) who in his search for a new wife at the insistence of his son holds an audition for potential mates. He disguises his actual intentions by saying that the audition is for an actress to star in a new movie that he is making. When at last he finds the perfect woman (the model Eihi Shiina) she disappears leaving a bizarre trail of gruesome murders in her path... This collector's edition of 'Audition' features specially prepared

• Audition | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Much of the controversy surrounding Takashi Miike's Audition centres on the disturbing nature of the later part of the film--understandable when you consider the imprint these admittedly horrific images leave on the viewer--but fails to note the intricate social satire of the rest. This is a film that offers insight into the changing culture of Japan and the generation gap between young and old. Shigeharu Aoyama is looking for an obedient and virtuous woman to love and asks, "Where are all the good girls?"--a comment that seals his fate. A fake audition is organised to find Aoyama a wife. Asami Yamazaki is introduced as the virtuous woman he is looking for, dressing for the majority of the film in white and behaving with the courtesy of an angel, especially when juxtaposed against the brash stupidity of the other girls at the audition. Although his friend takes an immediate "chemical" dislike to her, Aoyama begins a love affair to end all love affairs. But as Asami's history unfolds we see her pain and torture and slowly understand that the tortured in this instance holds the power to become the torturer. Aoyama is slowly drawn away from his white, metallic and homely environment into the vivid- red and dirty-dark environment of Asami's sadistic world. Audition can be viewed on a number of levels, with important feminist, social and human rights issues to be drawn from the story. However, the real power of this film is its descent into the subconscious, to a point where reality is blurred and the audience is unable to decide whether the disturbing images on screen are real or surreal. This refined, hard-hitting and essentially Japanese style of horror is ultimately much more powerful than anything offered by Hollywood. This is a film that will get under your skin and infect your consciousness with a blend of fearless gore and unimaginable torture. It is not for the faint-hearted. --Nikki Disney

• Dark Water | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £5.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (150.25%)   |  RRP £14.99

  From the director and producer of the original Japanese world-wide horror hit 'Ringu' ('The Ring') comes another spine-tingling scare.

• Casshern | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £8.53   |  Saving you £11.46 (134.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mankind battles against extinction in this spectacular Japanese sci-fi epic.

• Ring 2 | DVD | (30/07/2001) from £7.64   |  Saving you £7.35 (96.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Rachel and her son relocate to Oregon in this horror sequel - but the evil soon follows.

• Casshern - Limited Edition | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mankind battles against extinction in this spectacular Japanese sci-fi epic.

• Dark Water | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (38.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  From the internationally acclaimed director of the blood curdling Ring comes Dark Water a brooding and unsettling masterpiece of modern horror cinema. When Yoshimi's marriage breaks down she and her daughter are forced to find a new place to live. Desperate for stability during a time of anguish and uncertainty they settle for an apartment in a gloomy run down block of flats. Once there the discovery of a schoolbag left behind by a mysterious young girl along with the appearance of damp patches on the ceiling and walls begins to haunt them. Soon they will both learn the sinister truth behind these events and their lives will change forever... This truly terrifying tale is guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat as its chilling intensity increases to the almost unbearably nerve-shredding climax.

• Ashura | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £5.95   |  Saving you £14.04 (235.97%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In bustling 19th-century Edo demons lurk in the shadows disguised in human form. They are loathe to show their true faces for even in disguise they can easily be spotted and slain by the arrogant Demon Wardens. But then Bizan the beautiful leader of the demons appears to Kuninari the captain of the Demon Wardens and smugly tells him that the rebirth of Ashura the Queen of the Demons has been foretold and that man's reign over the world will soon end. This visually rich an

• Casshern (1 Disc Edition) | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mankind battles against extinction in this spectacular Japanese sci-fi epic.