"Actor: Tadanobu Asano"

• Midway | Blu Ray | (09/03/2020) from £4.37   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Midway is the epic, real-life saga about an undermanned American fleet and the brave Navy leaders and pilots who triumphed, against the odds, over a powerful adversary. With democracy and freedom at stake, these U.S. brothers-in-arms conquered the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway, a most stunning clash by air and sea which marked a heroic feat of naval warfare and pivoted the Allies toward victory in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

• Silence | DVD | (08/05/2017) from £5.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Martin Scorsese's Silence tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson)‰‰at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden. The celebrated director's 28-year journey to bring Shusaku Endo's 1966 acclaimed novel to life, examines the spiritual and religious question of God's silence in the face of human suffering.

• Mortal Kombat | Blu Ray | (05/07/2021) from £8.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritageor why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcanathe immense power from within his soulin time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

• Silence | Blu Ray | (08/05/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Martin Scorsese's Silence tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson)‰‰at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden. The celebrated director's 28-year journey to bring Shusaku Endo's 1966 acclaimed novel to life, examines the spiritual and religious question of God's silence in the face of human suffering.

• Mortal Kombat | Blu Ray | (05/07/2021) from £9.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritageor why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcanathe immense power from within his soulin time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

• 47 Ronin | DVD | (12/05/2014) from £6.19   |  Saving you £13.80 (222.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honour to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)- a half-breed they once rejected - as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity. Helmed by director Carl Rinsch (The Gift) 47 Ronin is produced by Pamela Abdy (Identity Thief upcoming Endless Love) and Eric McLeod (Mr. and Mrs. Smith Austin Powers series).

• 47 Ronin | Blu Ray | (12/05/2014) from £8.24   |  Saving you £16.75 (203.28%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honour to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)- a half-breed they once rejected - as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity. Helmed by director Carl Rinsch (The Gift) 47 Ronin is produced by Pamela Abdy (Identity Thief upcoming Endless Love) and Eric McLeod (Mr. and Mrs. Smith Austin Powers series). Special Features: Deleted Scenes: Mika Regrets Her Love for Kai Mika Attempts to Poison Lord Kira Oishi Attempts to Buy Kai from the Dutch Captain Isogai is Entranced by the Witch Re-forging the Legend Keanu and Kai Steel Fury: The Fights of 47 Ronin Myths Magic and Monsters: The FX of 47 Ronin

• Journey to the Shore (2015) | Blu Ray | (23/05/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Winner of the Un Certain Regard Best Director award in Cannes, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Journey to the Shore confirms the director's place as a contemporary auteur. Mizuki's husband, Yusuke, drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised, instead, Mizuki wonders what took him so long. Together they embark on a journey to meet the people who helped him on his journey in a world where the living and the dead coexist in an almost normal manner Starring two of Japan's biggest actors, Tadanobu Asano and Eri Fukatsu, Kurosawa's film is a beautifully shot love story that challenges our usual conceptions of life, death and half-life. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film to UK audiences in this special edition Dual Format release.

• Mortal Kombat | DVD | (05/07/2021) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritageor why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcanathe immense power from within his soulin time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

• Midway | Blu Ray | (09/03/2020) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Midway is the epic, real-life saga about an undermanned American fleet and the brave Navy leaders and pilots who triumphed, against the odds, over a powerful adversary. With democracy and freedom at stake, these U.S. brothers-in-arms conquered the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway, a most stunning clash by air and sea which marked a heroic feat of naval warfare and pivoted the Allies toward victory in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

• Invisible Waves | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £21.59   |  Saving you £11.39 (61.24%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Kyoji is a Japanese chef working in a Hong Kong restaurant. Whilst having an affair with his employer's wife, he's actually hired by his boss to poison her. He escapes by boat befriending a single mother but they soon part. Once he's installed in a seedy hotel in Phuket, Thailand, his boss sends his henchman to sort out some unfinished business.

• Redline | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £6.19   |  Saving you £13.80 (222.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Redline follows JP, a daredevil driver with his customized vehicle named Trans Am. He enters an interplanetary tournament, held once every five years, where the deadliest racers compete and many people plan to play the game for their own ends. The film is produced by the studio MADHOUSE (Ninja Scroll, Summer Wars), directed by Takeshi Koike (The Animatrix's World Record) and written by Katsuhito Ishii (Piroppo, Trava).

• The Box Man (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (30/06/2025) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gakuryu Ishii, director of such cult classics as Electric Dragon 80000v and The Crazy Family takes on the 1973 novel The Box Man by Kōbō Abe, an adaptation 40 years in the making! A man with a cardboard box over his head wanders the streets of Tokyo. Peering at the world through a peephole, he incessantly writes down in a notebook what he can see. The photographer Myself spots the man and is fascinated. He decides to do the same thing and become a box man himself. But his path to get there is not easy; countless challenges and dangers lie in wait. They include a fake doctor who wants to rob him of his box-man identity; a military man who seeks to use him for the perfect crime; and a mysterious woman who does everything she can to seduce him. Can Myself achieve his dream of becoming a box man?Feature length audio commentary by Tom MesCast and Crew talk eventCast comments from inside the BoxDirector Q&A at the Japan SocietyTrailersSlipcase Edition (Limited to 2000 copies)

• Rampo Noir Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (06/01/2025) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan's celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, Blind Beast).In Mars's Canal, by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond the reflective surface of a circular pond set in a desolate landscape. Japanese New Wave auteur and longtime director of the Ultraman series Akio Jissoji (This Transient Life, Mandala) harnesses his distinctive stylistic sheen in his story of a mad mirror maker, Mirror Hell. Caterpillar sees the singular vision of cult director Hisayasu Sato (The Bedroom, Naked Blood) at its most grotesque, in his portrait of a wounded war veteran who returns from the frontline as little more than a bloody torso, helpless to defend himself against the increasingly perverted caprices of an embittered wife. Finally, a famous actor is subjected to the obsessive attentions of her limo driver in Crawling Bugs, the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed manga artist Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun).Produced by the same team behind Ichi the Killer and Uzumaki, and with a cast featuring some of Japan's top stars, including Tadanobu Asano (Maboroshi, Silence) and Ryuhei Matsuda (Blue Spring, Gohatto), Rampo Noir is a stylistic tour-de-force that vividly evokes the erotic grotesque worlds created by Japan's pioneering proponent of horror and mystery fiction.LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation ¢ Original lossless Japanese stereo audio ¢ Optional newly translated English subtitles ¢ Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Jasper Sharp and Alexander Zahlten ¢ Another World, a new interview with Suguru Takeuchi, director of Mars's Canal ¢ A Moving Transformation, a new interview with Hisayasu Sato, director of Caterpillar ¢ Butterfly Queen, a new interview with Atsushi Kaneko, manga artist and director of Crawling Bugs ¢ Hall of Mirrors, a new interview with cinematographer Masao Nakabori about working with Akio Jissoji and Mirror Hell ¢ The Butterfly Effect, a new interview with Akiko Ashizawa, the cinematographer of Caterpillar ¢ Looking in the Mirror, a new interview with actor Yumi Yoshiyuki about Mirror Hell ¢ Archive stage greeting footage with the cast and directors from the Japanese premiere of Rampo Noir ¢ Crossing the Lens, a feature-length making-of documentary by Tatsuya Fukushima from 2006 ¢ Image gallery¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect¢ Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Eugene Thacker and Seth Jacobowitz

• Mongol | Blu Ray | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This epic story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world, including Russia, in 1206.

• Electric Dragon 80000V | Blu Ray | (06/03/2023) from £23.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As a child, Dragon Eye Morrison undergoes electro-shock treatment for his aggressive behavior. The levels of sheer energy absorbed by his body over the years allow him to channel and conduct electricity. Now an adult, Morrison works in the city as a reptile investigator and has learned to channel his rage through the performance of aggressive guitar-based noise. Meanwhile, Thunderbolt Buddha, a TV repair man turned vigilante, who has the same electro-conductive powers after a childhood accident, goes after crime bosses and gangsters. When both men learn of each other's existence, Thunderbolt Buddha challenges Morrison to a final showdown on the rooftops of Tokyo. Director Sogo Ishii, musician Hiroyuki Onogawa and producer Takenori Sento Stage Greeting Tadanobu Asano Stage Greeting Masatoshi Nagase Stage Greeting Premiere Stage Greetings Producer Takenori Sento Interview Music Creator Hiroyuki Onogawa interview Synthesized Images with Commentary Storyboards Trailer Slipcase with illustrated artwork by Ian MacEwan Reversible Sleeve Limited to 1500 copies

• Redline | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £22.19   |  Saving you £2.80 (12.62%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Redline follows JP, a daredevil driver with his customized vehicle named Trans Am. He enters an interplanetary tournament, held once every five years, where the deadliest racers compete and many people plan to play the game for their own ends. The film is produced by the studio MADHOUSE (Ninja Scroll, Summer Wars), directed by Takeshi Koike (The Animatrix's World Record) and written by Katsuhito Ishii (Piroppo, Trava).

• Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl | Blu Ray | (14/04/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Samehada (Tadanobu Asano) has ripped off money from the syndicate and is on the run; Toshiko (Shie Kohinata) is also on the run from a creepy manager named Sonezaki (Yohachi Shimida) from the Hotel Symphony where she works, and who is obsessed with controlling her. Brought together by a car crash, they find themselves on the run from the syndicate, Sonezaki, and Yamada (Tatsuya Gashuin), a shy employee of the hotel who just also happens to be a contract killer.

• Mortal Kombat | Blu Ray | (05/07/2021) from £30.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Harmonium (2016) | Blu Ray | (19/06/2017) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the director of Au Revoir L'Ete and Hospitalité, Fukada s Harmonium is an off-kilter take on that most venerable of Japanese genres the family drama, which screened to great acclaim at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Un Certain Regard Jury prize. In this slow-burn Japanese thriller Toshio invites an old acquaintance, Yasaka (just released from prison) to come and live with his family. Toshio lives above the small workshop that he owns with his wife, Akie, and their daughter, Hotaru. It is not clear why Toshio offers Yasaka a job; it doesn t seem to be out of friendship or goodwill. Akie and Hotaru are wary of the new lodger, but with his persistent charm and goodwill, Yasaka befriends Toshio s wife Akié and as Yasaka starts teaching their daughter Hotaru to play the harmonium, the family s fragile domestic bliss is forever altered. Director Kôji Fukada is a master of incremental development, drawing the audience into the unfolding outcome. DUAL FORMAT SPECIAL FEATURES: High definition presentation Uncompressed PCM soundtrack on the Blu-ray Optional English subtitles A new interview with director Kôji Fukada Theatrical Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an appreciation of the film by Jason Wood, Director's Statement and Interview with Kôji Fukada