A wannabe yakuza seems permanently grounded on the lowest rung of the local crime syndicate. However an unsual (and rather unpleasant) incident renders this no-hoper as a formidable cybernetic fighting machine! Another mightily wacky underworld thriller from cult Japanese director Takashi Miike.
Family 1 & 2: (2 Discs) Based on the manga series of the same name 'Family' deals with the story of a small Yakuza clan whose position is being severely threatened by rival gangs. The boss isn't happy and more often that not he finds himself embarking on solo missions to retrieve kidnapped associates and restore the pride of the family. Hisao Maki's Manga comic is brought to life by acclaimed director Takashi Miike so prepare yourself for kidnapping murder boat chases b
From Takashi Miike, the prolific director of such shocking hits including Audition and Ichi the Killer comes The Sound of Music meets Dawn of the Dead ! The Katakuri family run a peaceful country inn at the foot of Mount Fuji. A little more peaceful than anticipated, their only visitors arrive in a series of suicides, murders, and inexplicale deaths. In order not to ruin their reputation, the Katakuris decide to bury the bodies, but will the coverups come back to haunt them... The Happiness of the Katakuris combines scenes of grotesque stop motion animation, surreal musical numbers, and zombies to make one the finest horror-comedies ever made.
Based on the manga series of the same name Family deals with the story of a small Yakuza clan whose position is being severely threatened by rival gangs. The boss isn't happy and more often that not he finds himself embarking on solo missions to retrieve kidnapped associates and restore the pride of the family. This DVD features part 2 of the story.
Beginning with the forty minute version of Dumplings that includes newly shot footage as well as that taken from the feature length release director Fruit Chan explores society's obsession with youth and the lengths to which people will go to prolong it. The second segment is cut-directed by the irrepressible Park Chan-wook the story of a film extra with a grudge who forces a good-natured director to prove that deep down he has a nasty streak. The collection concludes with Box a ritualistic tale of a female novelist who is haunted by a childhood trauma directed by the cult legend Miike Takashi. Narrated almost without words amongst a series of eerie locations the film has all the hallmarks of its director.
After robbing their teacher on their last day at school in the fishing district of Osaka Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon while the two boys settle down to a career of enforcement and protection in their industrial town... A Miike film that is to a degree autobiographical 'Young Thugs - Innocent Blood' follows three school friends through their first year after leaving each trying to make their own way in a large and multi-faceted world full of violence sentiment and humour. The
A psychological period drama adapted from the classic rites of passage novel by Shuguro Yamamoto set during the Tokugawa era from enfant terrible of Japanese cinema Takashi Miike. Framed for a crime he did not commit Eiji is subjected to the harsh realities of the Ishikawa Island workhouse. Sabu Eiji's long-term friend must discover who is responsible for Eiji's incarceration before prison life consumes him completely...
Takashi Miike is one of the world's most prolific directors working today. Miike is one of those directors who is willing to push the boundaries of what is acceptable on celluloid as these two films clearly demonstrate... Full Metal Yakuza (1997): Part Man Part Machine All Yakuza A wannabe yakuza seems permanently grounded on the lowest rung of the local crime syndicate. However an unsual (and rather unpleasant) incident renders this no-hoper as a formidable cybernetic fighting machine! Another mightily wacky underworld thriller from cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. Fudoh: The New Generation (1996): 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...
Including biographical elements 'Nostalgia' centers around the home and school life of a young boy whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and lovable. Though containing elements of the sudden and shocking brutality that many associate with this director 'Nostalgia' is more concerned with a child's moment of leaving the internalized world of fantasy and passing on eagerly to the next stage of life. A wonderful touching startling vision that is uniquely that
Based on the manga series of the same name 'Family' deals with the story of a small Yakuza clan whose position is being severely threatened by rival gangs. The boss isn't happy and more often that not he finds himself embarking on solo missions to retrieve kidnapped associates and restore the pride of the family. Hisao Maki's Manga comic is brought to life by acclaimed director Takashi Miike so prepare yourself for kidnapping murder boat chases big explosions sexual exchanges
From legendary filmmaker Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Audition) comes a classic tale of love, honour and revenge amidst the fall of the Samurai in 17th Century Japan. Seeking a noble end, poverty-stricken Samurai Hanshiro requests to commit ritual suicide at the House of Liu, run by headstrong Kageyu. But after being told a tragic story of another Samurai’s agonizing suicide, that of Hanshiro’s close friend Motome, Hanshiro sets in a motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of this feudal lord.
A horror triple treat of Ichi The Killer Embrace Of The Vampire and Night Of The Living Dead. Ichi The Killer: Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku and the Home of Kakihara a sadistic Yakuaza killer. He relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man who killed his boss. The mastermind behind the plot is Jijii an ex-cop bent on turning the gangsters of Japan against one another. His trump card is a physically powerful child-like lunatic who is constantly on the verge of snapping. This madman is Ichi the Killer and between him and Kakihara the streets will run red with blood. Embrace Of The Vampire: Martin Kemp Alyssa Milano Charlotte Lewis and Jennifer Tilly head the star-studded cast of this gripping and eerily gothic feast of blood sex and seduction. Infected with the curse of the undead a tortured vampire has been condemned to a lonely search through the centuries for the reincarnation of his long-lost love Charlotte. With only days left before being damned to eternal sleep the love-struck nosferatu discovers his beloved's soul living in the virginal body of a young college student. But before he can suck her into his world of all-consuming darkness and passion he must first regain Charlotte's affections. Seducing her with demonic dream images of sensuality he sows evil seeds of doubt to reap his harvest of salvation. Transforming her from a shy virgin into a wild promiscuous woman hungry for sex with anyone - men and women - the vampire will destroy anyone who threatens his race for unholy matrimony... Night Of The Living Dead: The radiation from a fallen satellite causes the recently deceased to rise from the grave and seek the living to use as food. Seven people barricade themselves inside a farmhouse while the army of flesh-eating zombies roams the countryside... Still one of the scariest horror movies ever made George A. Romero's first feature film was way ahead of its time and heralded a new dawn in horror film-making.
Dead Or Alive (2000): Welcome to Shinjuku - city of darkness and corruption and the setting for this stunning movie by Japanese director Takashi Miike. Here rapid-fire shoot-outs and twisted acts of perverse violence provide the backdrop for a vicious war between the Japanese Yakuza and the Chinese Triads and make for one of the most dizzying and spectacular openings ever committed to film. Ryuichi is a gangster who is driven by a desire for power and the memory of his deprived childhood. His younger brother Toji has just returned from studying in the U.S. Between them they are about to learn some harsh lessons about life on the wrong side of the law. Meanwhile Detective Jojima finds himself drawn deeper into the world of the Yakuza as he continues to make dirty deals he hopes will help raise the money to pay for his daughter's life-saving operation. Uncompromising and fearlessly original Takashi's 'Dead Or Alive' takes a mind-bending journey into the dark and twisted world of ruthless gangsters dealers strippers and hookers... Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000): With Dead or Alive the extraordinarily gifted and prolific Miike Takashi created one of the most extreme and visually stunning films of his career. With Dead or Alive 2 he pushes the boundaries further than ever before. When Otamoko (Sho Aikawa) is hired to assassinate a ruthless gangster he is surprised to find a mysterious gunman make the hit before he gets the chance to pull the trigger. Deciding to take the money for the job he failed to complete Otamoko flees the city with Japanese Yakuza and the Chinese Triads hot on his trail. Hiding out on the island where he grew up he runs into the man who killed his target; an old friend named Sawada (Riki Takeuchi). Together they plan to use their shooting skills to rid the earth of evil and set out to hit the gang bosses and drug dealers who make the world a worse place. Dead Or Alive: Final (2002): Set in a post apocalyptic Yokohama where the population is kept under rigid control by a half crazed mayor Riki Takeuchi is a hard boiled cop and Show Aikawa a mellowed out drifter that hooks up with a gang of rebels. When the gang kidnap Takeuchi's son the wheels are set in motion that leads to an inevitable showdown.
Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku and the Home of Kakihara a sadistic Yakuaza killer. He relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man who killed his boss. The mastermind behind the plot is Jijii an ex-cop bent on turning the gangsters of Japan against one another. His trump card is a physically powerful child-like lunatic who is constantly on the verge of snapping. This madman is Ichi the Killer and between him and Kakihara the streets will run red with blood.
A teen gifted with supernatural power discovers the truth behind his cursed and bizarre bloodline, and the evil that lurks within his town.
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