"Actor: Chiyonosuke Azuma"

• Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/08/2024) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Weary of the rigid codes of the underworld, gambler Tokijiro (Kinnosuke Nakamura, Goyokin) wanders Japan in search of freedom. But escape proves to be impossible when an obligation to a gang boss leaves him with no choice but to kill a man. To atone for his crime, he vows to take care of his victim's widow and young son. But the gang won't rest until they've killed the entire family - including the man who stands in their way. With this breathtakingly stylised film, Tai Kato broke all the conventions of the yakuza genre, fusing blood-spurting action with melodrama worthy of Japanese cinema's greatest masters.

• Zipang | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Zipang is a sumptuous visual feast. Set in a kind of alternative Japan where modern technology meets ancient legend the film tells of the quest for the mythical Zipang land of gold. A motley band of renegades discover the keys to this magical kingdom. Unfortunately they also attract the attention of a beautiful female bounty hunter who has her sights set on their leader the handsome Jigoku. With supernatural ninja warriors astonishingly choreographed sword-play and wildly unpr