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• Classic Kurosawa | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  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

• Shogun Assassin | DVD | (21/02/2000) from £12.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (60.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Banned since 1983 this version is at long last released in uncut form. Astonishingly violent - Shogun Assassin tells the story of Lone Wolf a powerful and feared Ronin a 'masterless' Samurai who lives a peaceful existence with his wife and his son. When he refuses to swear allegiance to Kurando the most vicious Shogun in Japanese history Kurando orders the death of Lone Wolf's wife Azame. Blinded by rage Lone Wolf vows to avenge her death taking his son Daigoro with him on the path of darkness and retribution. Soon lone Wolf's sword of vengeance is unleashed upon the evil Shogun's sons and ultimately the legendary 'Masters of Death'!