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• Tonikawa - Over the Moon For You - Season 1 (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (09/12/2024) from £34.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ring | Blu Ray | (18/03/2019) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introducing a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film's success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata's original masterpiece, which melded traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary anxieties about the spread of technology. A group of teenage friends are found dead, their bodies grotesquely contorted, their faces twisted in terror. Reiko (Nanako Matsushima, When Marnie Was There), a journalist and the aunt of one of the victims, sets out to investigate the shocking phenomenon, and in the process uncovers a creepy urban legend about a supposedly cursed videotape, the contents of which causes anyone who views it to die within a week unless they can persuade someone else to watch it, and, in so doing, pass on the curse Arrow Video is proud to present Ring, the film that started it all, restored from the original negative in glorious high definition and supplemented by a wealth of archival and newly created bonus materials. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, approved by director of photography Junichiro Hayashi High definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Lossless Japanese DTS-HD master audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 soundtracks Optional English subtitles New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat The Ring Legacy, a series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ring series and its enduring legacy A Vicious Circle, a new video interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata Circumnavigating Ring, a new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the Ring series Sadako's Video Theatrical trailers Limited edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork

• Tekkonkinkreet | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From the creators of Animatrix comes this visually-stunning new anime film based on a popular Japanese manga written by Taiyo Matsumoto. In Treasure Town where the moon smiles and young boys can fly life can be both gentle and brutal. This is never truer than for our heroes Black and White two street urchins who watch over the city doing battle with an array of old-world Yakuza and alien assassins vying to rule the decaying metropolis. Tekkonkinkreet is a dynamic tale of brotherh

• Summoned to Another World for a Second Time - The Complete Season | Blu Ray | (05/08/2024) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Setsu is just your average teen except he was once the hero of a magical world! In the realm of Eclaire, he and his party brought peace until a trap sent him back to the real world. Now years later, war is looming, and Setsu is needed once again.

• Okkos Inn | DVD | (07/10/2019) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Feature-length anime based on the novels by Hirokko Reijo. After the death of her parents, Okko (voice of Seiran Kobayashi) goes to live with her grandmother who runs a countryside inn. When she sees the ghost of a young boy who tells her she must take over the running of the inn after her grandmother, Okko throws herself into learning the ropes, even when she finds it difficult.

• One Punch Man Season 2 (Episodes 1-12 + 6 OVAs) | DVD | (13/09/2021) from £8.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the wake of defeating Boros and his mighty army, Saitama has returned to his unremarkable everyday life in Z-City. However, unbeknownst to him, the number of monsters appearing is still continuously on the rise, putting a strain on the Hero Association's resources. Their top executives decide on the bold move of recruiting hoodlums in order to help in their battle. But during the first meeting with these potential newcomers, a mysterious man calling himself Garou makes his appearance. Claiming to be a monster, he starts mercilessly attacking the crowd.

• Bungo Stray Dogs - Season 4 | Blu Ray | (09/09/2024) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After a flashback to Rampo and Fukuzawa's first case, the agency finds itself at the whim of a reality-altering book. Its wielders, a group known as the Decay of Angels, have framed the agency for murder. Could this spell the end of the Armed Detective Agency?

• A Returner's Magic Should Be Special - Season 1 | Blu Ray | (10/03/2025) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Okkos Inn Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (07/10/2019) from £7.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Feature-length anime based on the novels by Hirokko Reijo. After the death of her parents, Okko (voice of Seiran Kobayashi) goes to live with her grandmother who runs a countryside inn. When she sees the ghost of a young boy who tells her she must take over the running of the inn after her grandmother, Okko throws herself into learning the ropes, even when she finds it difficult.

• HAIKYU!! - Movie: The Dumpster Battle Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (03/11/2025) from £25.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama use clashing styles to help Karasuno High win big at the spring nationals. Now, they face new rival Nekoma High in the decisive Dumpster Battle. Who will reign supreme in a match of cats and crows?

• Black Rain | DVD | (04/09/2000) from £6.97   |  Saving you £6.02 (86.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, Black Rain is a ridiculously entertaining thriller by Ridley Scott (Alien), starring Michael Douglas as a tough New York cop who--along with his partner (Andy Garcia)--goes to Japan to deliver a local mobster. When the latter escapes, Douglas's brand of gonzo crime fighting rubs his Japanese hosts the wrong way. Slick, mechanistic, and absurd, the film is all surface action and attitude (not to mention Scott's incredibly busy, trademark art direction); and one can get lost in the sheer indulgence of it. However, if you can buy Douglas as an iconoclastic lawman, you can buy anything else here, including the notion of Kate Capshaw as a blonde escort highly desired by Japanese businessmen. -- Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Blue Exorcist (Season 2) Kyoto Saga Volume 2 (Episodes 7-12) | DVD | (28/05/2018) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Rin's anger towards Ryuji Suguro releases as blue flame in front of everyone, resulting in Rin being thrown into prison. While locked up, Shura delivers a letter to Rin from Tatsuma, Ryuji's father and the head priest of Myohda Sect. From the letter they learn of the relationship between Tatsuma and Shiro Fujimoto, as well as the secret of the demon sword, Kurikara.

• Vinland Saga - Season 2 Part 2 | Blu Ray | (04/11/2024) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Arnheid's husband breaks his shackles and slaughters his way toward saving her. While helping Einar aid their escape, Thorfinn rethinks his vow of non-violence, resolving to find Vinland and build a peaceful land. But first, Canute invades Ketil's farm.

• Akira Kurosawa - The Samurai Collection | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £35.19   |  Saving you £4.80 (13.64%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Akira Kurosawa: The Samurai Collection (5 Discs)

• Ssss.Dynazenon: The Complete Season | Blu Ray | (17/05/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Spirited Away | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £17.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (12.37%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this award winning animated tale from Japan a 10-year-old girl called Chihiro wanders into a world ruled by witches and monsters, where humans are changed into animals.

• Massacre Gun | Blu Ray | (14/08/2017) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Genre icon Jô Shishido stars in this tense and violent yakuza yarn from genre stalwart and Seijun Suzuki s former assistant, Yasuharu Hasebe (Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701 s Grudge Song). Shishido stars as Kuroda, a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji, In the Realm of the Senses) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki, Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious. Strikingly violent for the period and gorgeously photographed in monochrome like genre siblings Branded to Kill and A Colt is My Passport (Shishido s other films from 1967), Massacre Gun is a bold iteration on the genre featuring some stunning compositions and the assured direction of Hasebe.

• Hana-Bi | DVD | (19/02/2001) from £19.00   |  Saving you £0.99 (5.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The ideal starter movie for those who wish to familiarise themselves with the work of the paradoxical Japanese auteur, Hana-Bi (the word means "fireworks" in Japanese) is an echt example of "Beat"'s Takeshi Kitano's distinctive brand of existential crime thrillers. Like Violent Cop, Boiling Point, Sonatine or his LA-set Brother, Hana-Bi juxtaposes shocking bursts of violence with reflective moments of lyricism, setting up a slap-caress-slap rhythm that's as disquieting as it is addictive. Kitano himself plays weary Tokyo cop Nishi, an impassive-faced detective in hock to yakuza mobsters, toughened by a career in violence (at one point he takes out an attacker's eye with a chopstick, an assault so swiftly edited one barely has time to register it). Nishi's Achilles-heel is his love for his wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto) who is dying of cancer, following their late daughter to the grave. When Nishi leaves a stakeout to attend to her in hospital, a colleague, Horibe (Ren Osugi) is paralysed in the ensuing shootout. Nishi, guilt-stricken, goes on the run with Miyuki, taking her to beauty spots to enjoy simple pleasures like kite-flying and picnics before she dies, although the yakuza are never far behind. Meanwhile, Horibe takes up painting, and discovers in the process a calming new vocation (the na&239;ve, disturbing and strangely beautiful images are by Kitano himself, painted after he had his own near-fatal experience in a motorcycle accident). The cumulative effect is a profoundly moving and enigmatic movie, one that discreetly withholds many of the narrative crutches--backstory, motivation--you would expect from a conventional Hollywood movie with the same story. It's not surprising Kitano is so drawn to characters teeming with contradictions, given that his own career seems so bi-polar on paper: he started out a television presenting clown, and his move into glowering policiers represented an image volte-face as surprising to Japanese audiences as it would be if Dale Winton had started making Scorsese-style gangster movies. His comic sensibility shines through in spots in Hana-Bi, even more so in the broad comedy Kikujiro. Considered by many critics Kitano's best film, Hana-Bi^'s power is augmented by Hideo Yamamoto's lapidary cinematography, and Jo Hisaishi's lush, string-laden score. --Leslie Felperin

• The First Purge (DVD + digital download) | DVD | (29/10/2018) from £3.99   |  Saving you £6.01 (150.63%)   |  RRP £10.00

  Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

• Saga of Tanya The Evil: The Complete Series - Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (27/01/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Saga of Tanya the Evil The Complete Series Blu-ray/DVD contains episodes 1-12. A little girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and porcelain skin fights on the front lines of a brutal war set in a fantasy world. What others dont know is that shes a reincarnated Japanese office worker who, in his former life, had a ruthless desire to climb the corporate ladder in hopes of retiring to a cushy corner office. Special Features: Promo Videos Commercials Textless Opening & Closing Songs Trailers