"Actor: Takeshi"

• Blood and Bones | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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.

• Ninja Resurrection - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1 And 2 | DVD | (12/02/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Join a nightmarish journey through faith and betrayal as the infamous warrior Jubei confronts the ultimate evil! Japan 1614 the Tokugawa Shogunate bans the practice of Christianity and ruthlessly slaughters its adherents. The scattered survivors place their faith in a prophecy of salvation: a Child of Heaven will be born to deliver the faithful from their enemies. Yet hidden within the same prophecy is a dark omen. For it is written that should the promised saviour falter he will

• Ninja Scroll | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A peak achievement of Japanese animation (anime), this propulsive mix of samurai action adventure and supernatural fantasy from writer-director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Supernatural Best City) is defiantly animation for grown-ups, complete with fountains of blood, plenty of naked flesh, and (in both the subtitled and dubbed versions) some decidedly strong language. (Students of Japanese language could pick up some useful expressions.) The plot sounds like a 16th century variation on the X-Files: an entire village has been wiped out by a mysterious plague and an anti-government conspiracy of invulnerable demons seems to be responsible. A wandering ninja, Jubei, and his female counterpart, Kagero, team up to defeat the plotters. Jubei is a classic reluctant hero, agreeing to participate in the mission only after being fed a slow-acting poison; the antidote will be supplied after he cooperates. And Kagero, a looker whose embrace is lethal, is a femme fatale with a difference that seems distinctively Japanese: sexual contact itself is poisonous, especially for a warrior with a pure-soul. --David Chute, Amazon.com

• Raigyo | DVD | (26/05/2004) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Set amidst the desolate background of a warped and twisted Japan 'Raigyo' takes its concept from a real life event in which a black-clad woman murders a man that she had just met by chance through a phone sex club. Her chosen place for this execution where he will be stabbed to death is a Love Hotel... Erotica from Japan's acclaimed 'pink' cinema.

• Ninja Scroll - 10th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A peak achievement of Japanese anime, Ninja Scroll is a propulsive mix of samurai action-adventure and supernatural fantasy from writer-director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Supernatural Best City). This is defiantly animation for grown-ups, complete with fountains of blood, plenty of naked flesh and (in both the subtitled and dubbed versions) some decidedly strong language. (Students of Japanese language could pick up some useful expressions.) The plot sounds like a 16th-century variation on The X-Files: an entire village has been wiped out by a mysterious plague and an antigovernment conspiracy of invulnerable demons seems to be responsible. A wandering ninja, Jubei, and his female counterpart, Kagero, team up to defeat the plotters. Jubei is a classic reluctant hero, agreeing to participate in the mission only after being fed a slow-acting poison; the antidote will be supplied after he cooperates. And Kagero, a looker whose embrace is lethal, is a femme fatale with a difference that seems distinctively Japanese: sexual contact itself is poisonous, especially for a warrior with a pure soul. --David Chute

• Empty Room | DVD | (28/05/2004) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Adult erotica from Japan's 'Pink Cinema'.

• Martial Arts - Vol. 1 | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One Down Two To Go: (Dir. Fred Williamson 1982) During a high-stakes east-west karate tournament coach Chuck suspects the match is rigged against him. When looking around the other team's locker room gets him shot he calls in Cal and J his partners from California. After exercising a little persuasion and a lot of brute force they discover who's behind it all. Now the only problem is getting back the money Chuck is owed. Undefeatable: (Dir. Godfrey Hall 1993) Ou