A girl is assaulted on the highway and Zatoichi is embarassed to find himself acting as midwife to a dying woman. Entrusted with the baby he embarks on a mission to the village of Dashu to deliver the baby to the father Satoro. When there he is waylaid and cheated by Seji a young stooge of the local gang whose ageing father is Dashu's law enforcement officer. To add to his miseries he is dogged by a boy who delights in stoning him and running away. Dashu's loan shark gamblers
This TV movie focuses on the key years 1967 - 1971 with John Lennon's break from the Beatles his troubled relationship with his father his all consuming romance with Yoko Ono and his eventual move to America. In this exciting and powerful film Christopher Eccleston's portrayal of Lennon so spookily inhabiting the great man will give audiences a huge nostalgia trip whilst telling a story which until now hasn't been shown on screen. In Supporting roles are Naoko Mori (Torchwood) Chris Fairbank (Only Fools and Horses) Rory Kinnear (Margaret/Finchley First Men in the Moon) Claudie Blakley (Larkrise Cranford) and Andrew Scott (John Adams). The film is directed by BAFTA award winning director/producer Edmund Coulthard who recently received multiple awards (Cannes Sydney Bafta IFTA) as producer of Hunger a film about the hunger-striker Bobby Sands and a BAFTA as director of Soundproof and written by Robert Jones known for Party Animals and No1 Ladies Detective Agency.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo The gentle breeze the murmur of a babbling brook the scent of plums. These memories call Zatoichi the blind swordsman back to a once-loved village. But memories are deceptive and he arrives to find things much changed. The former boss Hyoroku has been reduced to a carver of statues of Jizo the Buddha of Healing and his daughter Umeno has become a hostess and as she describes herself one of the bad ones. Control of the village is split between a former travelling merchant Eboshiya and his son Masagoro. Eboshiya befriends Zatoichi and seeks his aid against Masagoro's minder the drunken samurai Yojimbo the crooked crook. When a masseur is killed amidst rumours that a large amount of gold has been secreted in the village the two factions begin to size each other up. It is at this point that Masagoro's younger son suddenly decides his father needs more protection and calls on the services of the contract killer Kuzuryu... Zatoichi's Pilgrimage A girl is assaulted on the highway and Zatoichi is embarassed to find himself acting as midwife to a dying woman. Entrusted with the baby he embarks on a mission to the village of Dashu to deliver the baby to the father Satoro. When there he is waylaid and cheated by Seji a young stooge of the local gang whose ageing father is Dashu's law enforcement officer. To add to his miseries he is dogged by a boy who delights in stoning him and running away. Dashu's loan shark gamblers are on the point of seizing Satoro's sister Oyae to become a sex slave in forfeit for an unpaid debt and with the arrival of Satoro the town begins to heat up. In the process of resolving Oyae's financial difficulties Zatoichi reveals himself as master of a wide range of martial skills as well as finding time to teach certain hoodlums the intricacies of nude dancing... Zatoichi At The Blood Fest The endless travels of the blind swordsman have unexpectedly led him back to the town of Kasama. Zatoichi's arrival has coincided with a welcome home feast for Shinbei his childhood friend. Shinbei has returned home a successful businessman and pays the town's taxes which it cannot afford apparently due to the poor rice harvest. But Shinbei's motives are far from pure. With the peasants now in his debt he is free to plunder their quarry and to sell their stone across country. In order to save his hometown Zatoichi must confront his former friend and end the conspiracy of rice and stone. Zatoichi Meets The One Armed Swordsman A one-armed swordsman saves the life of a young boy sentenced to death for stopping an official procession. The local peasants however suffer in the aftermath as all are massacred and Zatoichi is caught up in the maelstrom...
Includes Babycart In The Land Of Demons Zatoichi's Pilgrimage and Lady Snowblood - Love Song Of Vengeance. Babycart In The Land Of Demons Hired to ensure that the succession of the clan passes to the legitimate heir the son of Lord Kuroda Lone Wolf becomes enmeshed in a web of intrigue that leads in turn to the Yagyu. Before he can break free he must turn against the very men who hired him the loyal retainers of the Kuroda clan... Zatoichi's Pilgrimage A girl is assaulted on the highway and Zatoichi is embarassed to find himself acting as midwife to a dying woman. Entrusted with the baby he embarks on a mission to the village of Dashu to deliver the baby to the father Satoro. When there he is waylaid and cheated by Seji a young stooge of the local gang whose ageing father is Dashu's law enforcement officer. To add to his miseries he is dogged by a boy who delights in stoning him and running away. Dashu's loan shark gamblers are on the point of seizing Satoro's sister Oyae to become a sex slave in forfeit for an unpaid debt and with the arrival of Satoro the town begins to heat up. In the process of resolving Oyae's financial difficulties Zatoichi reveals himself as master of a wide range of martial skills as well as finding time to teach certain hoodlums the intricacies of nude dancing. Lady Snowblood 2 - Love Song Of Vengeance Lady Snowblood (Shurayukihime) is caught by the authorities and sentenced to death for her crimes of bloodthirsty vengeance on the behalf of her long deceased mother. However on her way to certain death at the end of a hangman's rope she is rescued by officers of the secret police who offer her freedom if she agrees a deadly and perilous mission to assassinate a band of revolutionaries...
Desert Punk: Vol.1
The Great Kanto Desert is a place of extremes; an arid stretch of sand without moisture or mercy. In the struggle to survive, it's each for his own and water holds a higher price than life. With his reputation on the rise, Desert Punk finds himself the honored guest of a village in need of protection. True to his nature, he wears out his welcome by abusing both their hospitality and their women, turning the villagers against him. But Desert Punk's not finished playing yet... From double-crossed to double whammy, our hero finds himself with an annoying apprentice who quickly puts him back into debt and a cursed job no one else will dare attempt. Convinced that the young Kosuna will grow up - and fill out - to become the first stunningly gorgeous member of his future harem, Desert Punk accepts both challenges. Will his raging hormones actually prove to be his salvation?
The 21st Century is when it all changes and you've got to be ready... - Captain Jack Harkness. Set in modern-day Cardiff Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack from Doctor Who. Captain Jack and a group of renegade criminal investigators are charged by the British government to find and retrieve alien technology and respond to any extra-terrestrial threats posed to Earth! Episodes Comprise: 1. Everything Changes 2. Day One 3. Ghost Machine 4. Cyberwoman 5. Small Worlds 6. Countrycide 7. Greeks Bearing Gifts 8. They Keep Killing Susie 9. Random Shoes 10. Out Of Time 11. Combat 12. Captain Jack Harkness 13. End Of Days
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