From Kang Je-gyu, the critically acclaimed and award-winning director of Brotherhood, My Way is a Second World War movie packed with epic action. My Way is the story of two men, Jun-Shik and Tatsuo, one Korean, the other Japanese, bitter rivals and enemies. When war breaks out both men must fight for the Imperial Army, but their unit is brutally shattered and they become prisoners. For each man this is the start of an adventure spanning savage fighting in China, the Soviet Union and, finally, Europe, where they are reunited on the eve of D-Day. Now bonded by blood these unlikely survivors must make a momentous choice: fight again or find a way home... Special Features: A Way to My Way - A 40 minute 'Making of'
In war-torn Shogunate Japan Azumi (Aya Ueto) is a beautiful young girl who has been trained from childhood with nine other orphans to become a fearless assassin. Martial arts master Gessai (Yoshio Harada) has raised the ten children in complete seclusion in the hope that his protgs will one day defeat the merciless warlords and restore peace to the land. To test that they are the ruthless killers they will need to be for the mission Gessai orders them to pair off and fight to the
A traveling mystical doctor a Bugmaster' passes through remote regions of Japan curing the ill effects of supernatural creatures the Mushi who spread plague.
From Kang Je-gyu, the critically acclaimed and award-winning director of Brotherhood, My Way is a Second World War movie packed with epic action. My Way is the story of two men, Jun-Shik and Tatsuo, one Korean, the other Japanese, bitter rivals and enemies. When war breaks out both men must fight for the Imperial Army, but their unit is brutally shattered and they become prisoners. For each man this is the start of an adventure spanning savage fighting in China, the Soviet Union and, finally, Europe, where they are reunited on the eve of D-Day. Now bonded by blood these unlikely survivors must make a momentous choice: fight again or find a way home... Special Features: A Way to My Way - A 40 minute 'Making of' People Behind My Way - 35 minute Documentary with the Cast, Crew and Director (Blu-Ray Exclusive)
Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi (Memoirs Of A Geisha) stars in the latest film from master film maker Seijun Suzuki; a magical musical adaptation of a well known Japanese folktale. Ziyi stars as Tanuki-hime a raccoon spirit princess who falls in love with Amechiyo (Jo Odagiri) a human prince banished from his father's kingdom. With numbers ranging in style from Kabuki to operetta to rock 'n' roll and designs to set the imagination on fire Suzuki's dream project is one of the year's most vibrant entertainments. An extravaganza of sight sound music and romance that will amaze the senses and delight the heart.
Friends Mamoru and Yuji are aimless young men stuck in dead-end jobs in a dreary factory in Tokyo. Mamoru the more antisocial of the two is obsessed with his pet project of acclimating a poisonous jellyfish to fresh water by gradually changing the water in its tank. One night he inexplicably murders his boss' family and is sentenced to death. Yuji left to continue the jellyfish experiment befriends Mamoru's estranged father and the two form a bond. But Yuji's attachment to the j
Throne of Blood (1957): Kurosawa's film career began in 1936 at the Photo Chemical Laboratories in Tokyo. His directorial debut in 1943 Judo Saga bore evidence of his economy of expression and marked his humanist approach. His Rashomon won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 and this led to the 'discovery' of his other works and those of his mentors and peers notably Ozu and Mizoguchi. Kurosawa's transposition of Shakespeare's Ma
Takeshi Kitano is a true legend of Asian cinema both in front of and behind the camera. His ability to captivate audiences with his powerful on-screen performances in films such as Battle Royale and Zatoichi are unrivaled and as such he is hugely admired all over the world. Shunpei (Takeshi Kitano) is a violent man working at the fish factory in Osaka. When he is off he drinks and is continuously consumed by hate. When the factory closes he becomes a loan shark. With no limit to his obsession for money Shunpei's family are soon drawn into his ego-bound quest for riches. Based upon one of the biggest bestsellers in Korea - the Yamamoto-Syugoro prize winning novel ""Chi no Hone"" by Yang Sogiru (Sogil Yan) - the film tells the story the story about Yang Sogiru's father Shunpei who was amongst the first generation Koreans to live in Japan.
Several producers and models from the entertainment industry are being killed one after another. The methods of murder are extremely atrocious and the dead bodies are decorated in an almost artistic manner. At the scene of each crime the perpetrator leaves a black lip print: who will be the next victim of the slayer in the deep darkness of Shinjuku?
Oboro (Yukie Nakama) a granddaughter of Ogen (Riri) is the matriarch of the Iga clan. She meets and falls in love with Gennosuke the son of Danjo Koga (Minoru Terada) the leader of the Koga clan. Living in the remote mountains these two clans have over the centuries perfected the arts of ninjutsu (known as ""Shinobi"") which is far beyond the reach of mere mortals. They are also ancestral rivals and under the order of Hanzo Hattori (Yutaka Matsushige) chief ninja to Shogun Tok
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