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grisly act and organizes his friends to take revenge against his father and all the other Yakuza leaders for practicing outdated customs...
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...
In a cruel future, teenagers live brief, loveless lives in an oppressive system. But a chance kiss between a girl with klaxosaur blood and a fallen prodigy named Hiro ignites a sparkone that'll unleash their passion and burn this world to the ground!
This penultimate film by Japanese master director Yasujiro Ozu examines the difficulties faced by the Kohayagawa family as they struggle to adapt their traditional values to a rapidly changing post-war Japan. As the family's generations-old sake making business begins to fail in the face of increasingly fierce competition Manbei the incorrigible elderly patriarch rekindles an affair with an old flame much to the disapproval of his daughter Fumiko. He is further distracted by his a
A highly unusual war movie with as many detractors as fans, this first English-language feature directed by Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses) stars David Bowie as a silent, ethereal POW in a Japanese camp. In the face of the camp's brutal conditions and treatment of prisoners, Bowie's character earns the respect of the camp commandant (played by Japanese pop star Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also wrote the score) through his own enigmatic rebellion. While the two seem locked in an unspoken, spiritual understanding, another prisoner (Tom Conti) engages in a more conventional resistance against a monstrous sergeant (Takeshi). The film has a way of evoking as many questions as certainties, and it is not always easy to understand the internal logic of the characters' actions. But that's generally true of Oshima's movies, in which the power of certain relationships is almost hallucinatory in self-referential intensity. The cast is outstanding, and Bowie is particularly fascinating in his alien way. --Tom Keogh
Sasahara (Mifune) has spent his life as a retainer in the service of his lord. Yet when his lord seizes his daughter-in-law for his own gratification Sasahara is brought into conflict not only with his master but also his oldest friend Asano (Nakadai)...
Created by premier Japanese novelist Ryunosuke Akutagawa (creator of Rashomon) 'Portrait of Hell' is a mesmerising look into humans creating hell on earth in thier own unique ways. Must be seen to be believed.
From Shiro Toyoda director of the nightmarish Portrait Of Hell comes a chilling story of love betrayal and vengeance. Tatsuya Nakadai stars as the selfish samurai Iyemon who after the loss of his lord has been left impoverished. He become outraged that his father-in-law intends to sell his two daughter's into prostitution. It is not love but respectability that Iyemon desires...
A thirty five year old woman becomes romantically involved with a young man but when he leaves her she is incapable of letting go. A bizarre story of an almost mute woman who works in a post office and whose fascination with a co-worker leads to a passionate affair which consists of nothing but eating and sex. The object of her obsession soon tires of his continuous diet of sex and food and he tries to leave her. The mute woman seeks solace and answers from a number of talking bowling balls...
With the winds of change sweeping through Japan overthrowing three centuries of Shogunate rule Gonzo (Toshiro Mifune) a peasant enlists in the Imperial Restoration Force which promises to reform the oppression of the past. Gonzo persuades his commander to lend him his Red Lion Mane a symbol of authority and rides into his old home town where he receives a hero's welcome. This tale both touching and hilarious traces the difficulties of a simple boastful humane man caught in the web of political intrigue. Casting a cold eye on politicians of all hues at its climax it achieves true tragic intensity.
We're all connected... There is the world around us a world of people tactile sensation and culture. There is the wired world inside the computer of images personalities virtual experiences and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide Lain a thirteen year-old girl discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: ""I just abandoned my body. I still live here..."" Has the line between the real world and t
Lluis Pasqual's powerful new production for the Spanish capital sets Da Ponte's timeless story of sleaze and seduction into the dark world of 1940s Spain. Carlos Alvarez, in the title role, toys with the affections of Donna Anna, Zerlina and the Spanish lady Donna Elvira, before his overpowering methods finally bring his own destruction. Filmed with high definition cameras and true surround sound.
In Chicago ace courier Bean Bandit rules the road and operates on both sides of the law. If a cargo has to absolutely positively be there now Bean's your man - for a price. Want to make sure that the getaway from your next heist goes smoothly? No problem - but it will cost you. Bean's latest cargo is a ten year old girl worth 50 grand when delivered home. What he doesn't know is that she has already been kidnapped and he's about to be framed for the snatch. Meanwhile the real
A talk show hostess asks her viewers to send in home videos to profile on her program. When she receives a snuff video she and her crew set out to follow the path of the video and locate the scene of the crime and get to the bottom of this mystery. The only problem is that there is someone or something waiting for their arrival...
SOL BIANCA 1: A space pirate travels on his space ship with his five sisters. One day his sister met a boy named Rim who was on his way to attempt a coup d'etat against the military dictatorship. In exchange for promises to receive information about palace treasure the sisters go with Rim to his planet and here the space war begins... SOL BIANCA 2: Space pirate Sol Bianca is on a search mission for a very rare crystal. After a furious fight the five sisters succeed in gaining
""Who am I?"" The question is asked over and over again throughout the noise. Lain destroys her own creator and loses her best friend now she must decide what to do - should she delete herself from everyone's memory? If she does will she have ever really existed? Includes the final episodes 11-13: Infornography Landscape Ego.
Plastic Little: When her father tries to sabotage the army's newest project Elysse becomes a target for the military police. Luckily for her she runs into or or is run over by Tita a street-wise teenager who decides to help out. Tita is a Pet Shop Hunter dedicated to collecting rare creatures for other planets. But Elysse is the rarest of all for she is the only one who knows the password to the ultimate weapon. The deadly game of cat and mouse begins but the cats are armed and the mice are made out of stainless steel... Black Magic M-66: From the creator of Appleseed and Dominion Masamune Shirow's feature Black Magic M-66 is based on the story 'Booby-Trap' from the original Manga Black Magic. Sybel a free-lance video journalist becomes involved in a dangerous military fiasco when two top-secret military androids are lost in an accident. The surviving M-66 android battles a special forces commando team led by Colonel Arthur. The Deadly M-66 unit escapes with a mission to eliminate ferris the grandfather of its creator. It's a race agianst time...
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