"Actor: Kazuya Kojima"

• Tokyo Sonata | Blu Ray | (13/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kiyoshi Kurosawa — the hugely acclaimed Japanese director famous for his groundbreaking, existential horror films such as Cure and Kairo [Pulse] — set Cannes alight in 2008 with this highly topical film: an eerie, poignant reflection on the mass uncertainty sweeping the world. When Ryuhei Sasaki (played by Teruyuki Kagawa) is unceremoniously dumped from his ‘safe’ company job, his family's happy, humdrum life is put at risk. Unwilling to accept the shame of unemployment, the loyal salaryman decides not to tell anyone, instead leaving home each morning in suit and tie with briefcase, spending his days searching for work and lining up for soup with the homeless. Outstanding performances; serene, elegant direction; and Kurosawa's trademark chills are evident as he ratchets up the unsettling atmosphere and the grim hopelessness of Sasaki's unemployment. Special Dual Format Edition includes: 1080p Blu-Ray transfer in the original aspect ratio Making of documentary Q&A, Tokyo, September 2008 Premiere footage, Tokyo, September 2008 DVD discussion UK Trailer 28 page colour booklet

• Guilty of Romance (2011) | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A dramatic account of three women and their lives seen through the looking glass of sex words madness death and family Guilty Of Romance - the new crime noir from the award-winning director Sion Sono (Love Exposure Cold Fish) - tells the tale of three women entangled in a mystery...a mystery that is the gate to a hell-bound love like no other! Set just before the turn of the 21st century a grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho Shibuya - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment in the pouring rain. Whilst the police investigate the story interweaves with that of Izumi the wife of a famous romantic novelist whose life seems just a daily repetition without romance. One day to break away from the loveless monotony she decides to follow her desires and accepts a job as a naked model faking sex in front of the camera. Soon she meets with a mentor and starts selling her body to strangers whilst at home she hides behind the facade that she is still the wife she is supposed to be. Bombarding the audience with graphic images and assaulting the emotions with classical music Sion Sono has produced a movie that provokes all your senses blending genres of film noir with drama and mystery and showcasing the directors trademark style and use of vivid colour to portray emotion and mood Guilty Of Romance is the final and most exhilarating part of Sono's hate trilogy.

• Xxxholic - Series 1 Part 2 | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  xxxHolic: Season 1 - Part 2 (3 Disc)