"Director: Takeshi Kitano"

• Zatoichi (Collector's Edition) | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Masterless samurai Zatoichi comes to a village that is on the brink of gang war. Always on the run and looking for the next dice game a blind masseur and swordsman soon finds himself a wanted man in town when he protects his landlord's nephew in a slaughter at the makeshift casino. At the same time two geishas come to town to seek revenge for the deaths of their family ten years previously. As they begin to hunt down those responsible Zatoichi and the geishas find themselves targets in a final bloody showdown... Resplendent with Takeshi Kitano's trademark blend of skewed social probing comedy and violence the famous Japanese Zatoichi character gets a new spin helping the film secure four awards at the Venice film festival in addition to the People's Choice award in Toronto.

• Violent Cop | DVD | (05/01/2010) from £13.24   |  Saving you £6.75 (50.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Japanese superstar Beat Takeshi Kitano makes his directorial debut in this critically acclaimed action film in which he also stars as Azuma an urban cop at the end of his rope. Not above using violent tactics in order to punish the lawless Azuma's daily routine involves a new partner and a mentally challenged sister. When his violent ways cause the death of a friend his short fuse comes dangerously close to reaching its' end...

• Sonatine | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Takeshi is Murakawa an established and ruthless Yakuza sent outside his usual turf to intervene in a gang war on the tropical island of Okinawa. Things go badly wrong and he and his gang get caught in the crossfire. Forced to retreat to a seaside hideaway they kill time and fool around on the beach but then their enemies start picking them off one by one. Murakawa decides to go on the offensive for a final and breathtaking showdown... Contrasting lyrical scenes with shocking bursts of violence laughter with gunfire 'Sonatine' is Takeshi at his best.

• Getting Any? | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £9.89   |  Saving you £11.36 (131.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Middle-aged Asao's sole goal in life is to have sex but in order to achieve his dream he is thrown from one wacky situation to the next. From robbing banks to becoming invisible to transforming into a super-sized fly monster Asao will do anything to get any! Internationally renowned actor/writer/director 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano presents a madcap rollercoaster ride of lunatic insanity that will leave you gasping for breath and ready for more!

• A Scene At The Sea | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-5.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Scene At The Sea

• Gangster: The Yards, Brother, Ghost Dog | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Yards:'The Yards' is a tense thriller set in the vast New York City subway yards. After serving time in prison for taking the fall for a group of friends Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) just wants to get his life back on track. So he goes to the one place he thinks he'll be safe: home. There he takes a job with his highly connected and influential uncle Frank (James Caan) and is reunited with his long-time friend Willie Gutierez (Joaquin Phoenix) and Willie's girlfriend Erica (Charlize Theron). But in the yards where his uncle now pulls the strings safe is not how they do business. Unwittingly he's drawn into a world of sabotage high stakes payoffs and murder. And the secret he discovers will make him the target of the most ruthless family in the city: his own. Now in the name of justice he'll have to do everything in his power to bring them down. Brother:In Japan the sworn brotherhood of the Yakuza is described as being 'thicker than the blood of kindred brothers'. With his life under threat disgraced Yakuza hard man Yamamoto escapes to Los Angeles in search of his half-brother Ken a small-time drug dealer. Unable to speak the language and confused by his surrounding Yamamoto teams up with Ken and his friend and fellow gang-member Denny. Soon Yamamoto finds himself back in the old routine. His ruthless efficiency in terrorising and killing rival gang members shocks even the blood hardened Americans and before long Yamamoto's gang is strong enough to join forces with a rival Japanese crime lord called Shirase. Ghost Dog:Ghost Dog lives above the world alongside a flock of birds in a homemade shack on the roof of an abandoned building. Guided by the words of an ancient Samurai text Ghost Dog is a professional killer able to dissolve into the night and move throughout the city unnoticed. When Ghost Dog's code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him he must find a way to defend himself without breaking the code of the samurai.

• Brother | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-4.24 (-26.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Written, directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano, Brother is the story of a displaced yakuza gangster (Takeshi Kitano), whose crime family is annihilated in a Tokyo gang war, and who flies to LA in search of his brother.

• Takeshi Kitano Collection: Violent Cop, Boilingpoint, A Scene At The Sea, Sonatine, Getting Any?, Kids Return | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £68.83   |  Saving you £-18.84 (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Violent Cop: Japanese superstar Beat Takeshi Kitano makes his directorial debut in this critically acclaimed action film in which he also stars as Azuma an urban cop at the end of his rope. Not above using violent tactics in order to punish the lawless Azuma's daily routine involves a new partner and a mentally challenged sister. When his violent ways cause the death of a friend his short fuse comes dangerously close to reaching its' end... Boiling Point: When Masaki a gas station attendant and local baseball player incurs the wrath of the local yakuza the notorious Japanese criminal organization he heads to Okinawa to buy a gun so he can stand up for himself. While there he is joined in his quest for revenge by a former gangster (Kitano) who seemingly has his own reasons for revenge. Violence escalates until the mild-mannered Masaki takes an oil truck from his gas station and drives it straight into yakuza headquaters... A Scene At The Sea: Kitano relates a touching story about a deaf-mute garbage collector who takes a passion in surfing. His mute girlfriend accompanies him and even though he is hindered at every point he never lets this dampen his passion. The couple does not exchange a single word throughout the entire film Kitano embracing the power of silence and love that transcends words. Sonatine: Takeshi is Murakawa an established and ruthless Yakuza sent outside his usual turf to intervene in a gang war on the tropical island of Okinawa. Things go badly wrong and he and his gang get caught in the crossfire. Forced to retreat to a seaside hideaway they kill time and fool around on the beach but then their enemies start picking them off one by one. Murakawa decides to go on the offensive for a final and breathtaking showdown... Getting Any?: Middle-aged Asao's sole goal in life is to have sex but in order to achieve his dream he is thrown from one wacky situation to the next. From robbing banks to becoming invisible to transforming into a super-sized fly monster Asao will do anything to get any! Kids Return: Two old friends revisit their old schoolyard to remember the times they shared together at school before they left and found their own ways in life one as a boxer and one as part of a local gang. They have done well but revisiting their memories reminds them of their undisciplined ways.

• Kids Return | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kids Return

• Boiling Point | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Masaki a gas station attendant and local baseball player incurs the wrath of the local yakuza the notorious Japanese criminal organization he heads to Okinawa to buy a gun so he can stand up for himself. While there he is joined in his quest for revenge by a former gangster (Kitano) who seemingly has his own reasons for revenge. Violence escalates until the mild-mannered Masaki takes an oil truck from his gas station and drives it straight into yakuza headquarters...

• Getting Any | DVD | (24/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Middle-aged Asao's sole goal in life is to have sex but in order to achieve his dream he is thrown from one wacky situation to the next. From robbing banks to becoming invisible to transforming into a super-sized fly monster Asao will do anything to get any! Internationally renowned actor/writer/director 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano presents a madcap rollercoaster ride of lunatic insanity that will leave you gasping for breath and ready for more!

• The Takeshi Kitano Collection (3 discs) | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Titles Comprise: Dolls: Bound by a long red cord a young couple wanders in search of something they have forgotten. An aging Yakuza returns to the park where he used to meet his long-lost girlfriend. A disfigured pop star confronts the phenomenal devotion of her biggest fan... Zatoichi: Masterless samurai Zatoichi comes to a village that is on the brink of gang war. Always on the run and looking for the next dice game a blind masseur and swordsman soon finds himself a wanted man in town when he protects his landlord's nephew in a slaughter at the makeshift casino. At the same time two geishas come to town to seek revenge for the deaths of their family ten years previously. As they begin to hunt down those responsible Zatoichi and the geishas find themselves targets in a final bloody showdown... Takeshis' i: Beat Takeshi a prominent actor meets a lookalike named Kitano who is a struggling actor but after the meeting Kitano's dreams take a violent surreal turn.