"Director: Takashi"

• Wise Mans Grand Child: The Complete Series - DVD | DVD | (18/05/2020) from £9.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A young man dies in a car accident and is reborn in a magical new world. The old, yet wise Merlin finds the boy, names him Shin, raises him from infancy, and teaches him combat and powerful magic along the way. 15 years later, Shin is ready to travel the globe on his own, but Merlin forgot to teach him something major common sense!

• One Missed Call Trilogy | Blu Ray | (24/02/2020) from £24.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An iconic trilogy of J-horror films comes to Blu-ray for the first time! Tapping into the same brand of terror as the Ring and Grudge movies, visionary director Takashi Miike (Audition, Blade of the Immortal) presents a modern, high-tech twist on that mainstay of Japanese folklore, the yurei or vengeful spirit, in the form of its own iconic antihero the terrifying Mimiko. In the first installment in the trilogy, 2003's One Missed Call, student Yoko (Anna Nagata, Battle Royale) receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream. Two days later, she dies in a horrific rail collision. As the mysterious phone curse spreads, claiming more young lives, Yoko's friend Yumi (Kou Shibasaki, Battle Royale, 47 Ronin) joins forces with detective Hiroshi (Shinichi Tsutsumi, Space Battleship Yamato), whose sister met the same gruesome fate. But can they unravel the mystery before the clock runs out on the next victim Yumi herself? Mimiko's curse continues to wreak bloody havoc in two sequels 2005's One Missed Call 2 and 2006's One Missed Call: Final, in addition to spawning a TV series and an American remake. This lavish collection from Arrow Video gathers together the original trilogy with the third instalment making its UK debut and a swathe of in-depth bonus features for the ultimate spine-tingling experience. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentations Lossless Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 soundtracks Optional English subtitles New audio commentary on One Missed Call by Miike biographer Tom Mes The Making of One Missed Call, an hour-long archival documentary on the film's production Archival interviews on One Missed Call with actors Kou Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi and Kazue Fukiishi, and director Takashi Miike Archival interview on One Missed Call with director Takashi Miike Archival footage from the One Missed Call premiere Live or Die TV special A Day with the Mizunuma Family One Missed Call alternate ending The Making of One Missed Call 2, a half-hour archival documentary on the film's production Gomu, a short film by One Missed Call 2 director Renpei Tsukamoto One Missed Call 2 deleted scenes, introduced by Renpei Tsukamoto One Missed Call 2 music video The Making of One Missed Call: Final, an hour-long archival documentary on the film's production Maki and Meisa, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on One Missed Call: Final with actresses Maki Horikita and Meisa Kuroki Behind the Scenes with Keun-Suk Jang, an archival featurette with One Missed Call: Final's South Korean star The Love Story, a short film tie-in for One Missed Call: Final Candid Mimiko, an archival location tour with the series' iconic villain Theatrical trailers and TV spot

• Visitor Q | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £8.60   |  Saving you £6.15 (89.91%)   |  RRP £12.99

  More outrageous and deranged fare from Japanese director Miike Takashi featuring everything from incest sodomy and necrophilia to a lactating mother who breastfeeds her husband and adult daughter. Failed reporter Kiyoshi Yamazaki (Kenichi Endo) visits a brothel to make a documentary about debauched youths and is surprised to encounter his estranged daughter who has become a prostitute. He then meets a stranger 'Q' and invites him back to his home to meet the rest of his staggeringly dysfunctional family. 'Q' embarks on a mission to teach each family member a lesson they'll never forget.

• Black Society Trilogy | Blu Ray | (16/01/2017) from £21.01   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of V-cinema in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese society, families both real and surrogate, and the possibly hopeless task of finding one's place in the world. His first films made specifically for theatrical release, and his first for a major studio, the Black Society Trilogy was the beginning of Miike's mature career as a filmmaker and they remain among the prolific director's finest works. Set in the bustling Kabuki-cho nightlife neighborhood of Tokyo, Shinjuku Triad Society follows a mixed-race cop (Kippei Shiina, Outrage) struggling with private issues while hunting a psychotic criminal (Tomorowo Taguchi, Tetsuo the Iron Man) who traffics in children's organs. Rainy Dog, shot entirely in Taiwan, is about an exiled yakuza (Dead or Alive's Show Aikawa) who finds himself saddled with a son he never knew he had and a price on his head after the Chinese gang he works for decides to turn on him. Ley Lines moves from the countryside to the city and back, as three Japanese youths of Chinese descent (including The Raid 2's Kazuki Kitamura) seek their fortune in Tokyo, only to run afoul of a violent gang boss (Naoto Takenaka, The Happiness of the Katakuris). Three of the most dramatically moving films created by the director, the Black Society Trilogy offers clear proof that Miike's frequent pigeonholing as a specialist in bloody spectacle is only one aspect of his filmmaking career, and taken as a whole, the films are among the finest works ever to deal with the way violence and brutality can unexpectedly destroy even the most innocent of lives. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfers of all three films Original uncompressed stereo audio Optional English subtitles for all three films New interview with director Takashi Miike New interview with actor Show Aikawa (Rainy Dog, Ley Lines) New audio commentaries for all three films by Miike biographer Tom Mes Original theatrical trailers for all three films Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the films

• The Grudge | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £6.34   |  Saving you £13.65 (215.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The deadly supernatural force returns in this sequel to the chilling 2005 horror.

• Slayers Evolution - R - Season 4 Pt. 2 | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £21.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (13.64%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The final 13 episodes from the fourth season of the 1990s Japanese anime series. Lina Inverse is a fire-throwing sorceress who spends her life robbing the rich. As Lina and her crew search for the Hellmaster's jar they arrive at a village that is being harassed by a headless knight named Hans. Episodes comprise: 'New Comer' 'Oh My Head!' 'Partner!' 'Quality Time' 'Raider' 'Seek' 'Townscape' 'Uncover' 'Voice' 'Wisdom' 'Xeno' 'Yesterday's Memory' and 'Zero Hour'.

• Audition Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (29/02/2016) from £14.30   |  Saving you £6.68 (59.06%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Much of the controversy surrounding Takashi Miike's Audition centres on the disturbing nature of the later part of the film--understandable when you consider the imprint these admittedly horrific images leave on the viewer--but fails to note the intricate social satire of the rest. This is a film that offers insight into the changing culture of Japan and the generation gap between young and old. Shigeharu Aoyama is looking for an obedient and virtuous woman to love and asks, "Where are all the good girls?"--a comment that seals his fate. A fake audition is organised to find Aoyama a wife. Asami Yamazaki is introduced as the virtuous woman he is looking for, dressing for the majority of the film in white and behaving with the courtesy of an angel, especially when juxtaposed against the brash stupidity of the other girls at the audition. Although his friend takes an immediate "chemical" dislike to her, Aoyama begins a love affair to end all love affairs. But as Asami's history unfolds we see her pain and torture and slowly understand that the tortured in this instance holds the power to become the torturer. Aoyama is slowly drawn away from his white, metallic and homely environment into the vivid- red and dirty-dark environment of Asami's sadistic world. Audition can be viewed on a number of levels, with important feminist, social and human rights issues to be drawn from the story. However, the real power of this film is its descent into the subconscious, to a point where reality is blurred and the audience is unable to decide whether the disturbing images on screen are real or surreal. This refined, hard-hitting and essentially Japanese style of horror is ultimately much more powerful than anything offered by Hollywood. This is a film that will get under your skin and infect your consciousness with a blend of fearless gore and unimaginable torture. It is not for the faint-hearted. --Nikki Disney

• Audition | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £13.79   |  Saving you £1.20 (8.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  'Audition' is an eerie tale of a man (Ryo Ishibashi) who in his search for a new wife at the insistence of his son holds an audition for potential mates. He disguises his actual intentions by saying that the audition is for an actress to star in a new movie that he is making. When at last he finds the perfect woman (the model Eihi Shiina) she disappears leaving a bizarre trail of gruesome murders in her path... This collector's edition of 'Audition' features specially prepared

• Blade Of The Immortal | DVD | (02/04/2018) from £7.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Arrow Video is proud to present Blade of the Immortal, the thrilling, action-packed 100th feature from the Japanese master of genre films, Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins). Based on the Manga series of the same name by Hiroaki Samura, Blade stars Takuya Kimura (Love and Honour) as Manji, a highly skilled samurai, who becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain him his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin (Hana Sugisaki) avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu (Sôta Fukushi). The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine... This blistering samurai film matches impressive performances with an impossibly high body-count and expertly-filmed scenes of combat. Blade is set to become one of its directors most revered films, and is presented here by Arrow Video with a wealth of special features. Features: Standard Definition DVD presentation Original 5.1 surround sound Optional English subtitles Takashi Miike on Blade of the Immortal, a new interview with the legendary director filmed exclusively for Arrow Video at the 2017 London Film Festival Audio commentary by Asian cinema expert Tom Mes Manji vs. 300, behind the scenes featurette documenting the shooting of the film's thrilling climax Extensive cast and crew interviews filmed on the set during production Stills gallery Original trailers Reversible sleeve featuring Arrow Films theatrical poster art and original artwork

• Lesson of Evil | Blu Ray | (29/09/2014) from £17.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Directed by Takashi Miike Lesson of the Evil is a twisted psycho thriller based on the bestselling novel by Yusuke Kishi. Hasumi is a popular teacher among students at Shinko Academy a private high school and well respected by the faculty and the PTA. However one of the students Reika feels something menacing lurking beneath his shining reputation. While Hasumi brilliantly solves one problem after another from a teacher-student sexual harassment to group cheating to bulling he starts to take control of the school. As the problems go away Reika is uneasy about the way they are solved. Tsurii an unpopular teacher at the school despises the popular Hasumi and starts investigating Hasumi's past and discovers that Hasumi is a real psycho. Special Features: 2 Hour Making Of New UK Trailer

• Reincarnation | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Reincarnation is a mysterious thriller that explores the complicated relationship between past and present directed by Takashi Shimizu the director of Ju-On: The Grudge. An ominous sense of fear and mystery spook a film crew producing a movie about a real-life murder. However the events of the past loom large over the set and may be connected to the curse over the production.

• Battle Vixens Collection | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £29.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.10%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Once again blood flows in the streets of Kanto. The eternal fate that has been handed down for over 1800 years is now being fought by ancient warriors who have been reincarnated into the students of the seven top schools. One such student Hakufu Sonsaku arrives on the scene and is rumored to be the legendary Shou Haou (The one who is said to be the one to defeat many in battle). But can this blonde air-head with the overly endowed assets actually be the legendary Shou-Haou? Contains all 13 episodes!

• The Grudge/The Grudge 2/The Return | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: The Grudge (2004): American nurse Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar) living and working in Tokyo is drawn to an odd house and exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim... Produced by Sam Raimi 'The Grudge' sees Sarah Michelle Gellar changing tack from her 'Buffy' guise in this superior chiller directed by Takashi Shimizu adapted from his own Japanese horror classic. The Grudge 2 (2006): In Tokyo young Aubrey Davis (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar in the previous film). The supernatural force which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their very lives. The Return (2006): A supernatural thriller starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as Joanna Mills a tough young Midwesterner determined to learn the truth behind the increasingly terrifying supernatural visions that have been haunting her. Joanna has made a successful career for herself as sales representative for a trucking company. But her private life has been difficult; estranged from her father (Sam Shepard) stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend (Adam Scott) and with few friends Joanna fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder of a young woman she's never met at the hands of a heartless killer a man who appears to be making Joanna his next target. Determined to fight back Joanna is guided by her nightmares to the murdered woman's hometown. Once there she will discover that some secrets can't be buried; some spirits never die; and that the murder she is trying to solve may be her own.

• Dead or Alive Trilogy | Blu Ray | (27/03/2017) from £24.69   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Beginning with an explosive, six-minute montage of sex, drugs and violence, and ending with a phallus-headed battle robot taking flight, Takashi Miike's unforgettable Dead or Alive Trilogy features many of the director's most outrageous moments set alongside some of his most dramatically moving scenes. Made between 1999 and 2002, the Dead or Alive films cemented Miike's reputation overseas as one of the most provocative enfants terrible of Japanese cinema, yet also one of its most talented and innovative filmmakers. In Dead or Alive, tough gangster Ryuichi (Riki Takeuchi) and his ethnically Chinese gang make a play to take over the drug trade in Tokyo's Shinjuku district by massacring the competition. But he meets his match in detective Jojima (Show Aikawa), who will do everything to stop them. Dead or Alive 2: Birds casts Aikawa and Takeuchi together again, but as new characters, a pair of rival yakuza assassins who turn out to be childhood friends; after a botched hit, they flee together to the island where they grew up, and decide to devote their deadly skills to a more humanitarian cause. And in Dead or Alive: Final, Takeuchi and Aikawa are catapulted into a future Yokohama ruled by multilingual gangs and cyborg soldiers, where they once again butt heads in the action-packed and cyberpunk-tinged finale to the trilogy. Each of them unique in theme and tone, the Dead or Alive films showcase Miike at the peak of his strengths, creating three very distinct movies connected only by their two popular main actors, each film a separate yet superb example of crime drama, character study, and action filmmaking. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfers of all three films Original uncompressed stereo audio Optional English subtitles for all three films New interview with actor Riki Takeuchi New interview with actor Sho Aikawa New interview with producer and screenwriter Toshiki Kimura New audio commentary for Dead or Alive by Miike biographer Tom Mes Archive interviews with cast and crew Archive making-of featurettes for DOA2: Birds and DOA: Final Original theatrical trailers for all three films Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena

• Audition | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Much of the controversy surrounding Takashi Miike's Audition centres on the disturbing nature of the later part of the film--understandable when you consider the imprint these admittedly horrific images leave on the viewer--but fails to note the intricate social satire of the rest. This is a film that offers insight into the changing culture of Japan and the generation gap between young and old. Shigeharu Aoyama is looking for an obedient and virtuous woman to love and asks, "Where are all the good girls?"--a comment that seals his fate. A fake audition is organised to find Aoyama a wife. Asami Yamazaki is introduced as the virtuous woman he is looking for, dressing for the majority of the film in white and behaving with the courtesy of an angel, especially when juxtaposed against the brash stupidity of the other girls at the audition. Although his friend takes an immediate "chemical" dislike to her, Aoyama begins a love affair to end all love affairs. But as Asami's history unfolds we see her pain and torture and slowly understand that the tortured in this instance holds the power to become the torturer. Aoyama is slowly drawn away from his white, metallic and homely environment into the vivid- red and dirty-dark environment of Asami's sadistic world. Audition can be viewed on a number of levels, with important feminist, social and human rights issues to be drawn from the story. However, the real power of this film is its descent into the subconscious, to a point where reality is blurred and the audience is unable to decide whether the disturbing images on screen are real or surreal. This refined, hard-hitting and essentially Japanese style of horror is ultimately much more powerful than anything offered by Hollywood. This is a film that will get under your skin and infect your consciousness with a blend of fearless gore and unimaginable torture. It is not for the faint-hearted. --Nikki Disney

• Blade Of The Immortal | Blu Ray | (02/04/2018) from £9.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Arrow Video is proud to present Blade of the Immortal, the thrilling, action-packed 100th feature from the Japanese master of genre films, Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins). Based on the Manga series of the same name by Hiroaki Samura, Blade stars Takuya Kimura (Love and Honour) as Manji, a highly skilled samurai, who becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain him his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin (Hana Sugisaki) avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu (Sôta Fukushi). The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine... This blistering samurai film matches impressive performances with an impossibly high body-count and expertly-filmed scenes of combat. Blade is set to become one of its directors most revered films, and is presented here by Arrow Video with a wealth of special features. Features: Standard Definition DVD presentation Original 5.1 surround sound Optional English subtitles Takashi Miike on Blade of the Immortal, a new interview with the legendary director filmed exclusively for Arrow Video at the 2017 London Film Festival Audio commentary by Asian cinema expert Tom Mes Manji vs. 300, behind the scenes featurette documenting the shooting of the film's thrilling climax Extensive cast and crew interviews filmed on the set during production Stills gallery Original trailers Reversible sleeve featuring Arrow Films theatrical poster art and original artwork

• Daphne In The Brilliant Blue: Volumes 1-6 | DVD | (19/08/2013) from £17.98   |  Saving you £22.01 (55.00%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Beautiful Dangerous and Desperate for Work... Maia is having a very bad day. Her dream to join the elite Ocean Agency dies when she fails the entrance exam. Then no longer a student she is evicted! Broke homeless and unemployed Maia finds herself in the middle of a shoot-out between fugitive convicts and the Nereides - sexy Agents who only take the highest paying and dangerous jobs. Desperate Maia takes the first job offered to her: a starring role in the next Nereides operation - as bait!

• Three...Extremes | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £13.93   |  Saving you £1.06 (7.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A collection of three horror shorts from three of Asia's most revered directors: Fruit Chan Takashi Miike and Park Chan-Wook. This anthology offers three inventively chilling tales from three masters of Asian terror. Takashi Miike's Box presents us with a troubled writer haunted by the memory of her sisters death. Park Chan-wook's Cut delights in more revenge with a film extra deciding to torture a director and his wife. And the final terror tale is Fruit Chan's bite-size version of Dumplings.

• Tales Of Terror | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The cream of Japan's horror elite were invited to contribute their short ghost films for a major Japanese television series Tales of Terror. This double disc set contains the whole collection amounting to nearly three hours of shock and terror from Japan's rising stars and grandmasters of horror. Each director has condensed thirty three of the purest ghost stories into five minutes of terror. Step inside to the world of Japanese ghosts... a place that the living should neve

• Dead Or Alive | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £5.49   |  Saving you £9.50 (63.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The director of Dead or Alive, Takashi Miike, made his name on the international scene with Audition, a chilling psychological thriller that builds from a quiet start towards a prolonged torture sequence almost too unbearable to watch. But such deliberate pacing isn't typical of Miike, whose movies often assault the viewer with an onslaught of slam-bang action that makes John Woo look like Eric Rohmer. Dead or Alive, his most successful cops-vs-yakuza thriller to date, kicks off with six non-stop minutes of machine gun-paced violence, sex and slaughter, all set to a pounding heavy-metal beat. Thereafter things calm down a little, though not much. Given Miike's penchant for murky, livid-toned visuals and skewed camera angles, it's not always too easy to work out exactly who's doing what to whom, but the general outline's clear enough. The Tokyo underworld is being torn apart by a turf war between the yakuza gangs and the invading Chinese triads. Ambitious yakuza member Ryuichi isn't above playing both sides off against each other in his bid for power, while police detective Jojima, himself none too scrupulous in his methods, is out to destroy the gangs. Into this conventional plot framework Miike piles enough warped characters and bizarre, twisted happenings to fuel half-a-dozen Tarantino movies, while cheerfully borrowing--and inflating--key moments from such hard-boiled gangster-noirs as The Big Heat and Kiss Me Deadly. One character deep-fries his own hand, a stripper is drowned in a paddling-pool filled with her own excrement, and the literally apocalyptic finale, the showdown to end all showdowns, will leave you gasping. The appallingly prolific Miike, who regularly makes about five movies a year, has since directed two sequels--the first only three months after the original.--Philip Kemp