"Actor: Shin Saburi"

• The Japanese Godfather Trilogy (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/02/2026) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  At the dawn of the 1970s, Japan is becoming an economic superpower and the Nakajima crime syndicate extends its grasp across the nation. Politicians and corporations seek the gang's favour to form strategic and highly prosperous partnerships, but its leaders disagree about whether to leave the old ways behind for the sake of money and respectability. Directed by Toei yakuza film specialist Sadao Nakajima (The Rapacious Jailbreaker), this sprawling epic is based on the true story of Japan's largest crime syndicate and features a cast of genre legends, including Koji Tsuruta (Big Time Gambling Boss, Sympathy for the Underdog), Bunta Sugawara (Battles Without Honour and Humanity) and Sonny Chiba (The Streetfighter, Hokuriku Proxy War).BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURESHigh-Definition digital transfers of each film on three discs, on Blu-ray for the first time everUncompressed mono PCM audioArchival interview with Sadao Nakajima (2020)Newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (2025)New interview with scriptwriter Koji Takada (2025)TrailersNewly improved English subtitle translationsReversible sleeves featuring artwork based on original promotional materialsLimited edition booklet featuring new writing by Akihiko Ito and Tom MesLimited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

• Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (18/05/2020) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Made the year before his career defining masterpiece, Tokyo Story, Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice is one of Yasujiro Ozu's most beautiful domestic sagas, a subtly piercing portrait of a marriage coming quietly undone. Secrets and deceptions strain the already tenuous relationship of a childless, middle aged couple, as the wife's city bred sophistication clashes with the husband's small town simplicity, and a generational sea change in the form of their headstrong, modern niece sweeps over their household. Ozu's expert grasp of family dynamics receives one of its most spirited treatments, with a wry, tender humour and an expansiveness that moves the action from the home, to the baseball stadiums and the shops of postwar Tokyo. Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits Extras TBC

• Equinox Flower / There Was a F | Blu Ray | (17/01/2011) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From acclaimed Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) comes this much loved family comedy. Shin Saburi plays Wataru Hirayama an old-fashioned father whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love match. Outwitted and outflanked by his wily female relatives Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat. The director's playful use of colour poetry and arch humour combine to make this tale of old versus new at once deeply moving and razor-sharp. Also contains full length feature There Was a Father Ozu's powerful war-time drama as an extra.

• Ozu - Tokyo Twilight / Equinox Flower / Good Morning | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A collection of classic movies from lauded Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. Regarded by many as the world's finest director and renowned for his formalist style Yasujiro Ozu made his first film in 1927 and went on to direct 55 films before his death in 1963. It was only during his final years however that his genius as a film-maker was recognized in the West alongside such contemporaries as Buuel Bergman and fellow countryman Akira Kurosawa. This box set features three works

• Ozu - Record of a Tenement Gentleman / Flavour of Green Tea over Rice | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Regarded by many as one of the world's finest directors and renowned for his most 'Japanese' of styles Yasujiro Ozu made his first film in 1927 and went on to direct 55 features before his death in 1963. It was after his passing that the interest in the films of his contemporaries Bunuel Bergman and compatriot Kurosawa resulted in a small tour of his films in the US and screenings at international film festivals ensuring that his films and style are recognised worldwide. This beaut