Published in 1987 and since translated into 33 languages Norwegian Wood is a story of loss and heartbreak in a time of global instability. Haruki Murakami's bestselling novel is brought to the screen by Tran Anh Hung (Golden Lion winner for Cyclo and Academy Award nominee for The Scent Of Green Papaya) and features Japanese rising star Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note Detroit Metal City) and Oscar nominee Rinko Kikuchi (BABEL) alongside newcomer Kiko Mizuhara. Original soundtrack from Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood. Tokyo the late 1960s... Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Toru Watanabe's personal life is similarly in tumult. At heart he is deeply devoted to his first love Naoko a beautiful and introspective young woman. But their complex bond has been forged by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Watanabe lives with the influence of death everywhere. That is until Midori a girl who is everything that Naoko is not - outgoing vivacious supremely self-confident - marches into his life and Watanabe must choose between his past and his future.
Gantz is based on a hit manga series created by Hiroya Oku and stars leading Japanese actors Kazunari Ninomiya (Letters from Iwo Jima) and Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City).GantzAfter an accident on the train platform, recently deceased childhood friends Kei and Kato find themselves transported to an empty apartment populated by other confused strangers and a mysterious black ball known only as Gantz, which issues them a set of strange suits and alien weapons, instructing them that their lives are forefit and now they must exterminate dangerous aliens from Earth in a series of games.Gantz 2: Perfect AnswerPerfect Answer begins several months after the events of the first film. Kurono (Ninomiya Kazunari) is still fighting aliens under the order of Gantz and he is close to reaching the score he needs to resurrect his friend Kato (Matsuyama Kenichi). As the missions begin to get increasingly dangerous for both the alien fighters and the general public, Kurono discovers that the endgame for Gantz is quickly approaching.
Reviled and revered in equal measure Genghis Khan's legacy as the man who built the greatest empire in history remains unchallenged; though how he went about it is a matter of contention among historians. Was he a great military leader who improved relations between the West Middle East and Asia or was he a destructive and genocidal warlord who left death and destruction in his wake? Big-budget epic Genghis Khan: To The Ends Of The Earth And Sea attempts answer that very question by portraying the Mongolian ruler's life against a backdrop of conflict betrayal and unbridled ambition. Reviled and revered in equal measure Genghis Khan's legacy as the man who built the greatest empire in history remains unchallenged; though how he went about it is a matter of contention among historians. Was he a great military leader who improved relations between the West Middle East and Asia or was he a destructive and genocidal warlord who left death and destruction in his wake? Big-budget epic Genghis Khan: To The Ends Of The Earth And Sea attempts answer that very question by portraying the Mongolian ruler's life against a backdrop of conflict betrayal and unbridled ambition.
Kaiji Ito (Tatsuya Fujiwara - Death Note/Battle Royale) moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large Kaiji spends his days gambling vandalising cars and drinking booze. Two years later and his life no better a debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money. The debt collector then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt and possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji believing he won't come back from his voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life......
Published in 1987 and since translated into 33 languages Norwegian Wood is a story of loss and heartbreak in a time of global instability. Haruki Murakami's bestselling novel is brought to the screen by Tran Anh Hung (Golden Lion winner for Cyclo and Academy Award nominee for The Scent Of Green Papaya) and features Japanese rising star Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note Detroit Metal City) and Oscar nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) alongside newcomer Kiko Mizuhara. Tokyo the late 1960s... Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Toru Watanabe's personal life is similarly in tumult. At heart he is deeply devoted to his first love Naoko a beautiful and introspective young woman. But their complex bond has been forged by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Watanabe lives with the influence of death everywhere. That is until Midori a girl who is everything that Naoko is not - outgoing vivacious supremely self-confident - marches into his life and Watanabe must choose between his past and his future.
Gantz is based on a hit manga series created by Hiroya Oku and stars leading Japanese actors Kazunari Ninomiya (Letters from Iwo Jima) and Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City).Gantz 2: Perfect Answer begins several months after the events of the first film. Kurono (Ninomiya Kazunari) is still fighting aliens under the order of Gantz and he is close to reaching the score he needs to resurrect his friend Kato (Matsuyama Kenichi). As the missions begin to get increasingly dangerous for both the alien fighters and the general public, Kurono discovers that the endgame for Gantz is quickly approaching.
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