"Actor: Takeshi Ito"

• Battle Royale (Director's Cut) | Blu Ray | (10/07/2017) from £15.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With the Japanese currently leading the way in thought-provoking cinematic violence it’s only fitting that Kenta Fukasaku’s Battle Royale is being touted as A Clockwork Orange for the 21st century. Based on the novel by Koshun Takami, the film opens with a series of fleeting images of unruly Japanese schoolkids, whose bad behaviour provides a justification for the "punishments" which will ensue. To be honest, anyone who has grown up with Grange Hill will view these aggressive teenagers’ acts as pretty moderate, but in the context of Japanese culture, their lack of respect is a challenge to the traditional values of respecting your elders. Once the prequel has been dispensed with the classmates are drugged and awaken on an island where they find they have been fitted with dog collars that monitor their every move. Instructed by their old teacher ("Beat" Takeshi) with the aid of an upbeat MTV-style video, they are told of their fate: after an impartial Lottery they have been chosen to fight each other in a three-day, no-rules contest, the "Battle Royale". Their only chance of survival in the "Battle" is through the death of all their classmates. Some pupils embrace their mission with zeal, while others simply give up or try to become peacemakers and revolutionaries. However, the ultimate drive for survival comes from the desire to protect the one you love. The film looks like a war-flick on occasions, with intense Apocalypse Now-style imagery (check out the classical score blasted over the tannoys with sweeping shots of helicopters). Yet, Battle Royale works on many different levels, highlighting the authorities’ desperation to enforce law and order and the alienation caused by the generation gap. But whether you view the film as an important social commentary or simply enjoy the adrenalin-fuelled violence, this is set to become cult viewing for the computer game generation and beyond. On the DVD: Battle Royale has been re-released in this new and improved version. Now offered in progressive scan, utilising NTSC technology which has enhanced the picture quality. Please be aware though that not all DVD players are compatible, if unsure your best to opt for the first release.--Nikki Disney

• Boiling Point | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £4.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (101.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Masaki a gas station attendant and local baseball player incurs the wrath of the local yakuza the notorious Japanese criminal organization he heads to Okinawa to buy a gun so he can stand up for himself. While there he is joined in his quest for revenge by a former gangster (Kitano) who seemingly has his own reasons for revenge. Violence escalates until the mild-mannered Masaki takes an oil truck from his gas station and drives it straight into yakuza headquarters...

• Shinjuku Triad Society | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The first of three films linked by theme rather than by character or story which form Takashi Miike's acclaimed Triad Society trilogy (followed by 'Rainy Dog' and 'Ley Lines') 'Shinjuku Triad Society' charts the bloody gangland battle for control over Tokyo's seedy Sinjuku district. When the Dragon's Claw gang from Taiwan attempts a take-over of the dope extortion and gay prostitution rackets run by the ruling Japanese Yakuza a lone cop predicts carnage. In a crusade against t

• Fudoh - The New Generation | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When a Yakuza commits a terrible error he must pay a tribute to show loyalty to the other Yakuza families by killing his eldest son. Ten years later his youngest son uncovers the grisly act and organizes his friends to take revenge against his father and all the other Yakuza leaders for practicing outdated customs...

• Despite All That | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (-26.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  'Despite All That' is a strange black comedy that deals with a couples slow flirtation with madness and perversion. The woman Naoko spends her time cutting vegetables and herself while having lesbian encounters with suicidal school girl Kimiko. Her husband Yoshio begins an affair with the same school girl and the menage a trois then begins to disintegrate as each of their fragile egos begins to fall apart..... Short Film Showcase - Bird Of Prey: A stark disquieting story

• That Swing | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £18.85   |  Saving you £-3.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Swing directed by one of the leading names in Japanese pink cinema Mitsuru Meike follows the story of a woman whose boring life takes a turn and becomes one of a world of sexual experimentation and partner swapping!

• Boiling Point | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Masaki a gas station attendant and local baseball player incurs the wrath of the local yakuza the notorious Japanese criminal organization he heads to Okinawa to buy a gun so he can stand up for himself. While there he is joined in his quest for revenge by a former gangster (Kitano) who seemingly has his own reasons for revenge. Violence escalates until the mild-mannered Masaki takes an oil truck from his gas station and drives it straight into yakuza headquarters...

• Modern Japanese Horror | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hypnosis: Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. A middle aged detective investigating one of the cases begins to suspect a connection between the three when he discovers that each person mentioned the words 'green monkey' before they died... Pyrokinesis: Junko Aoki has always kept away from other people. Held to be rude and unfriendly her co-workers make no effort to associate with her. But Junko's remote appearance hides a deadly secret

• Raigyo | DVD | (26/05/2004) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Set amidst the desolate background of a warped and twisted Japan 'Raigyo' takes its concept from a real life event in which a black-clad woman murders a man that she had just met by chance through a phone sex club. Her chosen place for this execution where he will be stabbed to death is a Love Hotel... Erotica from Japan's acclaimed 'pink' cinema.

• Empty Room | DVD | (28/05/2004) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Adult erotica from Japan's 'Pink Cinema'.