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• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Unknown | (04/08/2025) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Paul Schrader's visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society. Taking place on the last day of Mishima's life, when he famously committed public seppuku, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's past as well as gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. With its rich cinematography by John Bailey, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka, and unforgettable, highly influential score by Philip Glass, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right.United States, Japan1985121 minutesBlack and White/Colour1.85:1JapaneseSpine #432DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES4K digital restoration of the director's cut, supervised and approved by director Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresTwo alternate English narrations, including one by actor Roy ScheiderAudio commentary featuring Schrader and producer Alan PoulProgram on the making of the film featuring Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko IshiokaProgram on Yukio Mishima featuring his biographer John Nathan and friend Donald RichieAudio interview with co-screenwriter Chieko SchraderInterview excerpt from 1966 featuring Mishima talking about writingThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishima, a 1985 documentary about the authorTrailerPLUS: An essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film's censorship in Japan, and photographs of Ishioka's setsCover by Neil Kellerhouse

• ONIBABA (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (25/02/2013) from £12.65   |  Saving you £7.34 (58.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kaneto Shindo, one of Japan's most prolific directors, received his biggest international success with the release of Onibaba (The Demoness) in 1964. Its depiction of violence and graphic sexuality was unprecedented at the time of release. Shindo managed - through his own production company Kindai Eiga Kyokai - to bypass the strict, self-regulated Japanese film industry and pave the way for such films as Yasuzo Masumura's Mojuu (1969) and Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses (1976). Onibaba (or Onibabaa, in its alternate spelling) is set during a brutal period in history, a Japan ravaged by civil war between rivaling shogunates. Weary from combat, samurai are drawn towards the seven-foot high susuki grass fields to hide and rest themselves, whereupon they are ambushed and murdered by a ruthless mother (Nobuko Otowa) and daughter-in-law (Jitsuko Yoshimura) team. The women throw the samurai bodies into a pit, and barter their armour and weapons for food. When Hachi (Kei Sato), a neighbour returning from the wars, brings bad news, he threatens the women's partnership. Erotically charged and steeped in the symbolism and superstition of its Buddhist and Shinto roots, Kaneto Shindo's Onibaba is in part a modern parable on consumerism, a study of the destructiveness of sexual desire and - filmed within a claustrophobic sea of grass - one of the most striking and unique films of Japan's last half-century, winning Kiyomi Kuroda the Blue Ribbon Award for Cinematography in 1965. The memorably frenetic drumming soundtrack was scored by long-time Shindo collaborator Hikaru Hayashi. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Onibaba for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special Features: Gorgeous New 1080p HD Transfer Full-length Director's Audio Commentary by Director Kaneto Shindo and the Stars of the Film, Kei Sato, and Jitsuko Yoshimura Video Introduction by Alex Cox 8mm Footage (40-minutes) Shot on Location by Lead Actor Kei Sato Optional English Subtitles Original Theatrical Trailer Production Stills and Promotional Art Gallery 36-Page Booklet with a New Essay by Doug Cummings - An English translation of the original short Buddhist fable that inspired the film and a statement from Writer/Director Kaneto Shindo about why he made Onibaba

• Attack on Titan - Complete Season 3 | Blu Ray | (19/04/2021) from £20.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The truth about the Titans begins to come to light. Political secrets, a false king, and the reality that will shake the foundation of the worldall falls on the shoulders of Eren and his friends, as they fight to survive. With Historia set to be the rightful Queen, the Levi Squad must act. But a figure from Levi's past, the deadly Kenny, could turn this into a losing battle. Are Eren and his friends prepared to face the true monsters that lie within the walls?

• Watcher in the Attic (Blu ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (16/12/2024) from £20.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A perverted loner roams the rafters of a boarding house in 1920s Tokyo in Watcher in the Attic, directed by one of the Nikkatsu˜s top Roman Porno filmmaking talents, Noboru Tanaka, peeping on the unusual sexual antics of its residents in this dreamlike tale of voyeurism, obsession and murder drawn from the erotic grotesque literature of Japan's foremost master of mystery and the macabre, Edogawa Rampo.

• FLOATING WEEDS | Blu Ray | (03/12/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Towards the end of his career, Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story; Late Spring; Early Summer; An Autumn Afternoon; Good Morning) returned to a story he had made some 25 years earlier as a silent, Ukigusa monogatari [A Story of Floating Weeds], for a magnificent colour reworking, photographed by legendary cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashomon, Ugetsu monogatari).When a travelling theatre troupe brings their show to a seaside port, Komajuro (Ganjiro Nakamura), an ageing actor, is reunited with his former lover, sake bar owner Oyoshi (Haruko Sugimura), and his illegitimate son Kiyoshi (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), to the distress of his current mistress Sumiko (Machiko Kyo).From this simple scenario, Ozu builds, one exquisite image at a time, a saga of profound humanity and rich understanding. Encompassing a novelistic range of emotions and tones with the utmost delicacy, Floating Weeds stands tall even amidst a body of work as extraordinary as Ozu's. Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Floating Weeds in a beautiful new high-definition restoration.

• Premonition | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £6.89   |  Saving you £8.10 (117.56%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hideki Satomi (Mikami) his wife Ayaka (Sakai) and their young daughter Nana (Inoue) are driving blissfully through the countryside when the workaholic Satomi stops at a roadside phone booth to send an e-mail from his laptop. In the booth he discovers a smudged scrap of newsprint with Nana's picture on it -- and an article describing her death in a traffic accident. Three years later Satomi has not recovered from his failure to prevent the accident while his marriage has also ended

• Laputa - Castle In The Sky | Blu Ray | (09/05/2011) from £24.82   |  Saving you £0.17 (0.68%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Available for the first time in high definition on Blu-ray Double Play courtesy of Studio Ghibli and master animator Hayao Miyazaki 'Laputa: Castle In the Sky' is an imaginative tale full of mystery and adventure. The high-flying journey begins when Pazu, an engineer's apprentice, finds a young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant.Together, they discover both are searching for the legendary floating castle, Laputa, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around her neck. Their quest won't be easy, however. There are sky pirates, secret agents and monumental obstacles stopping them from discovering the truth - and each other. However, Laputa is more than it appears, and some seek to use it for evil.'Laputa: Castle In the Sky' continues Hayao Miyazaki's obsession with air travel, featuring some truly remarkable designs, especially for the floating fortress Laputa itself. It is said that he based a lot of the environments on rural Wales, following his time spent there during the miner's strikes. Special Features: Storyboards Promotional Video Behind the Microphone Behind the Studio The World of Laputa Creating Castle in the Sky Character Sketches Producer's Perspective: Meeting Miyazaki Textless Opening and Ending Credits TV Spots Original Japanese Theatrical Trailers Studio Ghibli Collection Trailers

• Mothra (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (15/11/2021) from £14.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the most iconic Japanese kaiju, Mothra has appeared in over a dozen feature films. Presented here is her debut, a gloriously vibrant piece of filmmaking that forever changed how kaiju eiga would be produced in Japan. Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called Shobijin who guard a sacred egg. The overzealous expedition leader kidnaps the Shobijin to exhibit in a Tokyo stage show but soon they summon their protector, hatching the egg and releasing a giant caterpillar. When Mothra arrives in Japan and transforms into her final form, the nation and its people face their destruction. Psychedelically colourful, with an intelligent, benevolent protector as its lead kaiju, Mothra was radically different to every other monster movie that had come before it, and it remains a classic of the genre to this day. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Ishirō Honda's Mothra on Blu-ray. Special Features Includes both Japanese and English versions Original audio presentations English subtitles (Japanese version) and English SDH (English version) Audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat Audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Kim Newman on ˜Mothra' an interview with film critic and author Kim Newman on the history and legacy of Mothra Stills Galleries featuring rare archival stills and ephemera Trailers PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring an essay by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (Midnight Eye) and an extract from Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski's Ishirō Honda biography

• Sympathy for the Underdog (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/06/2024) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Returning from a ten-year prison sentence, former gang leader Gunji (Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss) finds that his turf has been taken over by his former enemy, now a large crime syndicate with a legal corporate front. Looking for new opportunities, he gathers his old crew and heads for the island of Okinawa, a legal grey zone ripe for the taking. Made just before Kinji (Yakuza Graveyard) Fukasaku's 1970s streak of yakuza movie masterpieces, Sympathy for the Underdog is a key film in the development of this director's unique style and themes.LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High-Definition digital transfer Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by yakuza film expert Nathan Stuart (2024) Interview with Fukasaku biographer Olivier Hadouchi (2024) Visual essay on Okinawa on screen by film historian and author Aaron Gerow (2024) Trailer New and improved English subtitle translation Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Bastian Meiresonne and an archival review of the film

• One Cut Of The Dead | Blu Ray | (17/06/2019) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The most successful independent film in Japanese cinema history! Opening on just 2 screens, ONE CUT OF THE DEAD grossed more than $30 million and spent more time in the Box Office Top 10 than any other film! A cast of relative unknowns, a brilliantly disguised low budget and an epic, 37-minute opening single take makes Shinichiro Ueda's feature debut a bright, breezy and laugh-out-loud hilarious zombie comedy. A film crew is shooting a zombie horror flick in an abandoned water filtration plant, allegedly used for human experiments by the military. Just as the director browbeats his actors and demands more special effects blood, a real zombie apocalypse erupts, much to his auteur delight.

• AKIRA Limited Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (07/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  AKIRA, the crown jewel of anime and science fiction, returns with remastered 4K visuals and remixed audio. In the future, Kaneda and his motorcycle gang tear through Neo Tokyo, a city divided by growing tensions. But when caught in an accident, Kaneda's friend Tetsuo discovers a secret government project and receives psychic abilities beyond his control. AKIRA 4K LIMITED EDITION INCLUDES: 1x 4K UHD Blu-ray 1x Standard Blu-ray (Feature Film) 1x Standard Blu-ray (Special Features) 1x 40 page booklet featuring: ˜The Energy Of Akira Stimulates The Human Mind' by Ryusuke Hikawa, ˜The Music of Akira Continues to Evolve' by Reiji Asakura, a round table interview with the Japanese cast and sound director, and ˜Timeline of Events in Akira' Bonus Blu-ray special features include: AKIRA sound making 2019, AKIRA soundclip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi, End credits for 1998 theatrical release, Theatrical preview - Trailer collection with English subtitles, Story board collection. All packaged in a rigid collectors box. Special Features: Blu-Ray Disc 1 - MANB8793 Akira Sound Clip (1988) (JPN 2.0 with ENG narration) Music for Akira Kaneda's Theme Exodus Ethnic Meets Hi-Tech Awakening Mutation Requiem Director Interview (JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles) Storyboard Collection The Writing on the Wall (8 still menus containing translated background text) Original Trailers (2 videos - JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles) Original Commercials (3 videos - JPN 2.0 with ENG subtitles) Restoring Akira (ENG 2.0) Picture English Voice Over English 5.1 Audio Mix Glossary U.S. Trailer (2013) Blu-ray Disc 2 - MANB8793 AKIRA SOUND MAKING 2019 (Akira4K_CON_Extra_SoundMakingof_QT) AKIRA SOUND CLIP BY GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI (Akira4K_CON_SoundClip_QT) End Credits (From the 1988 theatrical release) (Akira4K_CON_EndingCredits_QT) Trailer Collection PV PV 1 (Akira4K_CON_PV_QT) PV 2 (Akira4K_CON_PV2min_QT) PV 3 (Akira4K_CON_PV30s_01_QT) PV 4 (Akira4K_CON_PV30s_02_QT) PV 5 (Akira4K_CON_PV60s_QT) CM CM 1 (Akira4K_CON_TVspot_QT) Storyboard Collection (Still images)

• Akira | Blu Ray | (27/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Neo-Tokyo 2019. The city is being rebuilt post World War III. Kaneda and Tetsuo two high school drop outs stumble on a secret government project to develop new weapons - telekinetic humans. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira the project's most powerful subject and determines to challenge him...

• Akira | DVD | (27/06/2011) from £6.93   |  Saving you £13.06 (188.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Neo-Tokyo 2019. The city is well on the way to rebuilding after World War III. The central characters Kaneda and Tetsuo two high school drop-outs are members of a joy-riding motorcycle gang. In the opening scene Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble upon a secret government project to develop telekinetic humans apparently for use as weapons. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira the project's most powerful subject and determines to challenge him...

• Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda (blu-ray boxset) | Blu Ray | (12/08/2019) from £43.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Kore-eda (Blu-ray) Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda This new Blu-ray collection combines four career-defining titles by Palme d'Or winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda one of Japanese cinema's most celebrated auteurs. The set features his austerely beautiful debut Maborosi and lyrical fantasy After Life, alongside Nobody Knows and Still Walking, films that cemented Kore-eda's reputation as an heir to Ozu and a chronicler of the modern Japanese family. Available on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK, the four films included in Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Kore-eda celebrate the richness, diversity, beauty and humanity of the director's work and essential viewing for fans of contemporary world cinema. Special features: Q&A with Hirokazu Kore-eda (2019): a newly filmed interview with the director, recorded at the BFI Southbank during its major retrospective of his work New feature-length audio commentary on Maborosi by Jasper Sharp New feature-length audio commentary on After Life by Tara Judah New feature-length audio commentary on Nobody Knows by Kenta McGrath New feature-length audio commentary on Still Walking by Alexander Jacoby Maborosi trailer (2019) Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films and full film credits Other extras TBC

• Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda | Blu Ray | (25/11/2024) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This Blu-ray collection combines four career-defining titles by Palme d'Or winning director Hirokazu Koreeda one of Japanese cinema's most celebrated auteurs. The set features his austerely beautiful debut Maborosi and lyrical fantasy After Life, alongside Nobody Knows and Still Walking, films that cemented Koreeda's reputation as an heir to Ozu and a chronicler of the modern Japanese family. Available on Blu-ray, the four films included in Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda celebrate the richness, diversity, beauty and humanity of the director's work and essential viewing for fans of contemporary world cinema.

• Heroic Age: The Complete Series - Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (22/06/2020) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This Heroic Age Complete Series set contains episodes 1-26. Long ago, the advanced Tribe of Gold vanished from the vast universe. In the void left by their departure, the tyrannical Tribe of Silver ascended to rule, forcing mankind - the Iron Tribe - to the brink of extinction. Now humanity wanders the cosmos in search of a savior. Prophesy has foretold of one who will labor for their freedoms, and on a planet of ruin, a champion is found. A feral boy named Age holds the destiny of their species in his hands and the untold power of the Tribe of Hero within. Special Features: Textless Songs, Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.

• K2 | DVD | (05/01/2004) from £11.39   |  Saving you £-1.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  K2 is a thrilling action adventure about two men Taylor Brooks (Michael Biehn) and Harold Jamieson (Matt Craven) attempting to conquer the most feared mountain in the world. Their quest takes them from America to the sheer peaks of Alaska where they encounter and join a group preparing for the mammoth expedition. Then on to the mighty Karakoram mountain range in Northern Pakistan where K2 ""The Savage Mountain"" awaits. One by one the mountaineers are faced with setbacks and disast

• Chocolate | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £6.94   |  Saving you £9.05 (130.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

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• The Admiral | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £16.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (7.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Japan, 1941: With war raging in Europe, Japan's imperial command sees an opportunity to advance their nation's standing in the world.The plan to attack Pearl Harbor was drawn up, and one man was tasked with its implementation: Admiral Yamamoto. Opposed to the plan, Yamamoto must nevertheless carry out his orders and commit one of the biggest military mistakes in history.The Admiral is a $10.5 million budgeted, action packed masterpiece that explores one man's, and by reflection one nation's, turmoil: what must be sacrificed for country and for duty.

• Prison School: The Complete Series Blu-ray + Free Digital Copy | Blu Ray | (14/09/2020) from £16.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When the prestigious all-girls Hachimitsu Private Academy becomes co-ed, five young men are the first males to attend. But the girls aren't so accepting of their new classmates. Despite their best attempts, Kiyoshi and his friends are met with cold shoulders from the girls. So what better way to deal with rejection than a little bit of peeping? When they chance a peak at the girls during bath time, their plan falls apart and they are caught by the Underground Student Council. Unwilling to hear any excuses, the USC enforces an absurd punishment imprisonment! For a month, the boys must live within the school's very own penal system while enduring long, hard, and grueling tasks. But the work is the least of their worries. With the sharp crack of a riding crop and the harsh discipline from a stiletto heel, it's going to take more than sheer will power to survive the next month especially when the ladies of the USC have their own secret agenda.