"Director: Takashi"

• Shock Labyrinth 3D | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Shock Labyrinth follows a group of teenagers dealing with the disappearance of one of them Yuki at an amusement park's ghost house. On a rainy day 10 years later Yuki inexplicably returns. However no sooner is she united with her former friends than she collapses and the group rushes Yuki to a nearby hospital. But after checking in they discover that things are not quite as they seem at the medical center. As the night wears on the group sinks deeper and deeper into the events from a decade ago that led to Yuki's disappearance.

• Yakuza Apocalypse Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (02/05/2016) from £7.72   |  Saving you £9.53 (147.52%)   |  RRP £15.99

  “Demented brilliance.” 5 Stars - Robbie Collin The Telegraph From acclaimed cult director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins Ichi The Killer Audition) and the producers of The Raid and Starring Yayan Ruhian (”Mad Dog” The Raid) and Hayato Ichihara (All About Lilly Chou Chou). In the ruthless underground world of the yakuza no one is more legendary than boss Kamiura. Rumored to be invincible the truth is he is a vampire-a bloodsucking yakuza vampire boss! Among Kamiura's gang is Kageyama his most loyal underling. However the others in the gang view Kageyama with disdain and ridicule him for his inability to get tattooed due to sensitive skin. One day assassins aware of boss Kamiura's secret arrive from abroad and deliver him an ultimatum: Return to the international syndicate he left years ago or die. Kamiura refuses and during a fierce battle with anime-otaku martial-arts expert Kyoken is torn limb from limb. With his dying breath Kamiura bites Kageyama passing on his vampire powers to the unsuspecting yakuza. As he begins to awaken to his newfound abilities Kageyama's desire to avenge the murder of boss Kamiura sets him on a course for a violent confrontation with Kaeru-kun the foreign syndicate's mysterious and seemingly unstoppable leader!

• Ju-on: The Grudge Collection | Blu Ray | (12/12/2022) from £115.26   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ju-On: the name given to a deadly curse spawned when someone dies in the grip of a violent rage. All who come into contact with it are doomed... Collected together for the first time, writer-director Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge series represents the flesh-crawling pinnacle of Japanese chillers that swept the globe at the turn of the millennium. The films introduce the anonymous family house in the suburbs of Tokyo where an unspeakable evil lingers alongside its residents, the ghastly mother-son pairing of Kayoko and Toshio Saeki. Shimizu's disconcerting approach to plotting, unnerving eye for the uncanny details in the dark corners of the frame and an innate talent for effective jump scares so impressed Evil Dead director Sam Raimi that he invited the director to helm two Hollywood remakes. The quintessential J-horror series make its Blu-ray debut with a brand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge and a wealth of new and archival extras, including Shimizu's two The Curse straight-to-video precursors (previously unreleased outside Japan) and the White Ghost/Black Ghost diptych of tales unfolding within the same terrifying universe. Product Features Brand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge from the original camera negative by Arrow Films 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation of Ju-On: The Grudge in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all films Home video premiere outside Japan of Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-On: The Curse 2 Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (except The Curse and The Curse 2) and 2.0 stereo audio Optional English subtitles Exclusive 60-page collector's booklet featuring writing by Grady Hendrix, James Marsh, Tom Mes, William Carroll and Lindsay Nelson [Limited Edition Exclusive] Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Oink Creative Twenty-four double-sided, postcard-sized artcards [Limited Edition Exclusive] Reversible poster with new and original artwork [Limited Edition Exclusive] DISC 1 JU-ON: THE CURSE AND JU-ON: THE CURSE 2 (BLU-RAY) Introduction to both films by writer-director Takashi Shimizu Introduction to Ju-On: The Curse by actor Takako Fuji DISC 2 & 3 JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY / BLU-RAY) Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat Audio commentary by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel Alternate English dub track in 5.1 Surround Haunting in Monochrome, a new interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On films Being Kayako, a new interview with Takako Fuji on her role as Kayako The Evolution of Ju-On, a brand new featurette with authors and Japan specialists Tom Mes and Zack Davisson discussing the cultural forces that shaped the series Through a Glass Darkly, an archive interview with Takashi Shimizu Whispers in the Dark, an archive interview with actor Megumi Okina on her role as Rika Fade to Black, an archive interview with actress Kayoko Shibata, who plays Mariko On-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara and Yui Ichikawa Deleted scenes with commentary by Takashi Shimizu Almost an hour of behind-the-scenes footage Ju-On True Stories, two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films, narrated by Hiroyoshi Kihara Original trailers Image gallery DISC 4 JU-ON: THE GRUDGE 2 (BLU-RAY) Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu New audio commentary with scholar Raechel Dumas and critic Jasper Sharp Alternate English dub track in 5.1 Surround Interview with Takashi Shimizu from the time of making Ju-On: The Grudge 2 On-set interviews with Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Emi Yamamoto and Shingo Katsurayama Deleted scenes 55 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage On-set reports by cast members Noriko Sakai, Yui Ichikawa and Erika Kuroishi Premieres and stage greetings footage from Japan, Taiwan and Korea Trailers and TV spots Image gallery DISC 5 JU-ON: WHITE GHOST AND JU-ON: BLACK GHOST (BLU-RAY) Introduction to Ju-On: Black Ghost by writer-director Mari Asato New interview with Mari Asato Original trailer Image galleries

• Hara-Kiri - Death Of A Samurai | DVD | (12/05/2014) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A tale of revenge honour and disgrace centring on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his Ronin son-in-law setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord. Special Features: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Trailer

• The Grudge/The Grudge 2 | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Grudge: American nurse Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar) living and working in Tokyo is drawn to an odd house and exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim... Produced by Sam Raimi The Grudge sees Sarah Michelle Gellar changing tack from her 'Buffy' guise in this superior chiller directed by Takashi Shimizu adapted from his own Japanese horror classic. The Grudge 2: In Tokyo young Aubrey Davis (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar in the previous film). The supernatural force which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their very lives.

• Yatterman (DVD) | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (62.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Classic seventies anime series Yatterman flies to the silver screen in a brilliant crime-fighting explosion of candy-coloured camp, over-the-top adventure, and pure popcorn entertainment. Directed by legendary cult director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi The Killer, Audition) and featuring a brand new plot and re-imaged characters, this live action debut of Yatterman will re-define the robot action adventure genre. Gan, the only son of a toy shop owner, and his girlfriend Ai are just normal teens who like to tinker away with robotic inventions - that is, when they're not out keeping the world safe from evil! Together with their giant robot dog Yatterwoof, and their small incompetent robot Toybotty, Gan & Ai transform into crime-fighting duo Yatterman to fight for world peace. Waging battle against perennial nemesis, the Doronbo gang. Formed by sexy villainess Doronjo and her lackeys Boyacky, and Tonzra, the Doronbo trio will stop at nothing to recover the powerful wish-granting Skull Stone, but they'll have to get past Yatterman first!

• Grudge 2 | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £6.25   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The deadly supernatural force returns in this sequel to the chilling 2005 horror.

• Slayers Next Collection | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  In a land beset by the forces of evil a solitary light shines forth with the hope of salvation... but that's a far different story! Meet Lina Inverse a spunky sorceress with a penchant for fire who enjoys nothing more than liberating the unearned from those less deserving. With her strapping yet strapped for brains faithful sidekick Gourry her ambitious young protege Amelia and the ever-stoic Zelgadis this ragtag team of misfit adventurers set out in search of a cure and end up on a quest to save the world. Together they find more trouble than they could possibly hope for and nowhere near enough plunder!.

• Ichi The Killer | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £15.94   |  Saving you £4.05 (25.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Yakuza boss Anjo disappears with 100 million yen. His loyal gang members led by Kakihara start a search but their aggressive methods worry the other yakuza gangs. Kakihara's most scary counterpart is the mysterious Ichi a psychopathic killer with a dark childhood secret...

• Slayers Try Collection | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £19.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (50.03%)   |  RRP £29.99

  All 20 episodes from the third season of the Japanese action comedy anime series based on the novels by Hajime Kanzaka. A band of adventurers led by feisty firestarter Lina Inverse stumble into a prophecy of doom and become engaged in yet another desparate struggle to save the world.

• Black Society Trilogy | DVD | (16/01/2017) from £10.66   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of V-cinema in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese society, families both real and surrogate, and the possibly hopeless task of finding one's place in the world. His first films made specifically for theatrical release, and his first for a major studio, the Black Society Trilogy was the beginning of Miike's mature career as a filmmaker and they remain among the prolific director's finest works. Set in the bustling Kabuki-cho nightlife neighborhood of Tokyo, Shinjuku Triad Society follows a mixed-race cop (Kippei Shiina, Outrage) struggling with private issues while hunting a psychotic criminal (Tomorowo Taguchi, Tetsuo the Iron Man) who traffics in children's organs. Rainy Dog, shot entirely in Taiwan, is about an exiled yakuza (Dead or Alive's Show Aikawa) who finds himself saddled with a son he never knew he had and a price on his head after the Chinese gang he works for decides to turn on him. Ley Lines moves from the countryside to the city and back, as three Japanese youths of Chinese descent (including The Raid 2's Kazuki Kitamura) seek their fortune in Tokyo, only to run afoul of a violent gang boss (Naoto Takenaka, The Happiness of the Katakuris). Three of the most dramatically moving films created by the director, the Black Society Trilogy offers clear proof that Miike's frequent pigeonholing as a specialist in bloody spectacle is only one aspect of his filmmaking career, and taken as a whole, the films are among the finest works ever to deal with the way violence and brutality can unexpectedly destroy even the most innocent of lives. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfers of all three films Original uncompressed stereo audio Optional English subtitles for all three films New interview with director Takashi Miike New interview with actor Show Aikawa (Rainy Dog, Ley Lines) New audio commentaries for all three films by Miike biographer Tom Mes Original theatrical trailers for all three films Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the films

• Hara-Kiri - Death Of A Samurai | Blu Ray | (12/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A tale of revenge honour and disgrace centring on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his Ronin son-in-law setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord. Special Features: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Trailer

• How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom - Part 1 - Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (17/10/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  !Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won't be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?

• Black Beauty | DVD | (27/04/2005) from £5.47   |  Saving you £2.52 (46.07%)   |  RRP £7.99

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• Gozu | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £8.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (66.74%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Minami a member of the Azamawari crew highly respects his Aniki (brother) Ozaki who has saved his life in the past. However lately Ozaki's eccentricities have been making everyone wonder about his sanity... A typically skewed take on the Japanese Yakuza lifestyle from maverick director Takashi Miike.

• Heavy Object: Season 1 - Part 1 | Blu Ray | (20/03/2017) from £33.33   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  First 12 episodes of the animated series based on the manga by Kazuma Kamachi and directed by Takashi Watanabe. Far into the future, the battlefield is dominated by hulking dreadnoughts called Objects. Practically invulnerable, they swing the tide of battle whenever and wherever they are deployed. Qwenthur Barbotage (voice of Natsuki Hanae) studies the craft of designing these Objects, and Havia Winchell (Kaito Ishikawa) works as a radar analyst. Both serve under the command of Frolaytia Capistrano (Shizuka Itou) in the 37th Mobile Maintenance Battalion. Their duty is to support Object Baby Magnum and its pilot Milinda Brantini (Eri Suzuki). But when the shifting tide of battle places Qwenthur and Havia unprotected in the sights of an enemy Object, the war becomes a series of near-suicide missions for these heroes. Episodes Included: 'The Snowy Deep Winter Battle of Alaska: Part 1' 'The Snowy Deep Winter Battle of Alaska: Part 2' 'The Snowy Deep Winter Battle of Alaska: Part 3' 'Battle to Blockade the Gibraltar: Part 1' 'Battle to Blockade the Gibraltar: Part 2' 'The Invasion of the Oceanian Military State: Part 1' 'The Invasion of the Oceanian Military State: Part 2' 'The Invasion of the Oceanian Military State: Part 3' 'The Battle for Supremacy in Antarctica' 'The Artillery Battle in the Iguazu Mountains: Part 1' 'The Artillery Battle in the Iguazu Mountains: Part 2' 'The Artillery Battle in the Iguazu Mountains: Part 3'

• Space Battleship Yamato | Blu Ray | (19/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The legendary STAR BLAZERS is now a live-action movie! In the year 2194, alien marauders, the Gamilons, bombard the Earth with planetary bombs sent from space. Humanity fights back but is defeated and escapes underground. Five years later, those who remain on the devastated planet gather together for one last plan to save the Earth. Armed with mysterious alien technology and an old battleship called the 'Yamato', they embark on a quest to find a device that has the power to save humanity fr...

• Marebito | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  They didn't see something that terrified them. They saw something because they were terrified. A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman (Shinya Tsukamoto) investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo. Returning to the scene of a grisly subway suicide he uncovers a doorway into a cavernous underworld. Amongst the ghostly creatures he finds a beautiful mute girl whom he takes home but the more he discovers about her the more sinister she becomes and the closer he gets to understanding the true meaning of fear.

• Snow White | DVD | (15/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  When Snow White runs away from her evil Step Mother she runs to an enchanted cottage in the forest.

• Lesson of Evil | DVD | (29/09/2014) from £4.79   |  Saving you £10.20 (68.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Directed by Takashi Miike Lesson of the Evil is a twisted psycho thriller based on the bestselling novel by Yusuke Kishi. Hasumi is a popular teacher among students at Shinko Academy a private high school and well respected by the faculty and the PTA. However one of the students Reika feels something menacing lurking beneath his shining reputation. While Hasumi brilliantly solves one problem after another from a teacher-student sexual harassment to group cheating to bulling he starts to take control of the school. As the problems go away Reika is uneasy about the way they are solved. Tsurii an unpopular teacher at the school despises the popular Hasumi and starts investigating Hasumi's past and discovers that Hasumi is a real psycho. Special Features: 2 Hour Making Of New UK Trailer