Manga Essentials - 5 Disc Movie Triple Bill DVD

Akira: In 1988 the landmark Anime film Akira by director Katsuhiro Otomo defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda's motorcycle gang encounters a military operation to retrieve an escaped experimental subject. The military captures Tetsuo and conducts experiments on him that unleash his latent psychic ability but when these... new powers rage out of control Tetsuo lashes out at the world that has oppressed him! (Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo 1988) Ghost In The Shell - Special Edition: Mamoru Oshii's futuristic animated masterpiece 'Ghost In The Shell' is the perfect film to experience on DVD. Seamlessly merging traditional cel animation with the latest computer graphic imagery this stunning sci-fi spectacle has broken the boundaries of mainstream animation with its detailed artistic direction and uniquely intelligent story line. Aided by an esoteric Kenji Kawai score 'Ghost In The Shell' took the world by storm in 1996 introducing a new wave of Japanese animation through its mesmerzing cinematic expression. A movie that questions our own human existence in the fast-paced world of the information age this remarkable award-winning cyber-tech thriller has gone on to become one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time. (Dir. Mamoru Oshii 1995) Ninja Scroll - 10th Anniversary Edition: Feudal Japan: a time of danger intrigue and deception. Jubei is a masterless ninja a ronin who travels the land alone selling his services to those with gold or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and possibly his life. When a small village succumbs to a terrible plague a team of ninjas are sent to investigate and realize that all is not as it seems... (Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri 1994 [show more]

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