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• Yakuza Apocalypse | DVD | (02/05/2016) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (117.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  “Demented brilliance.” 5 Stars - Robbie Collin The Telegraph From acclaimed cult director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins Ichi The Killer Audition) and the producers of The Raid and Starring Yayan Ruhian (”Mad Dog” The Raid) and Hayato Ichihara (All About Lilly Chou Chou). In the ruthless underground world of the yakuza no one is more legendary than boss Kamiura. Rumored to be invincible the truth is he is a vampire-a bloodsucking yakuza vampire boss! Among Kamiura's gang is Kageyama his most loyal underling. However the others in the gang view Kageyama with disdain and ridicule him for his inability to get tattooed due to sensitive skin. One day assassins aware of boss Kamiura's secret arrive from abroad and deliver him an ultimatum: Return to the international syndicate he left years ago or die. Kamiura refuses and during a fierce battle with anime-otaku martial-arts expert Kyoken is torn limb from limb. With his dying breath Kamiura bites Kageyama passing on his vampire powers to the unsuspecting yakuza. As he begins to awaken to his newfound abilities Kageyama's desire to avenge the murder of boss Kamiura sets him on a course for a violent confrontation with Kaeru-kun the foreign syndicate's mysterious and seemingly unstoppable leader!

• Naked Youth | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £11.48   |  Saving you £10.50 (110.64%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Oshima's second feature is a shocking tale of youthful delinquency in post Hiroshima japan. Conveying the pent up sexuality and disillusionment among Japan's post war generation it tells the story of teenage lovers Makato and Kiyoshi. She's a good girl gone bad dropping out of school and out of home; he's a violent hoodlum gambler and hustler. Making a living by performing shakedowns and attempting blackmail on unsuspecting middle aged men the film affords a bleak nihilistic take to the 'taiyo-zako' (Japanese cinema's 'delinquent youth' films). Often billed as Japan's Rebel Without A Cause but whereas Jame Dean's Jim Stark had the proverbial heart of gold Kawazu's Kiyoshi is filled only with rage and disgust. All of life's harsh realities await Makoto and Kiyoshi - this is no morality lesson or cautionary tale just a window into a terrible vision of humanity.