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• Rashomon | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Famously, Rashomon - which won both the Golden Lion in Venice and the Oscar for Foreign-Language Film - introduced Western audiences to Japanese cinema in general and to the thrilling artistry of Akira Kurosawa in particular.

• Slumdog Millionaire | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £3.90   |  Saving you £16.09 (412.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It's the moment of truth in the studio of India's smash hit TV show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' as a young orphan from the slums of Mumbai finds himself on the verge of winning 20 million rupees!

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Complete Series Collection - Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (06/08/2018) from £41.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such technology, leading to new and sometimes, very dangerous crimes. In response to such innovative new methods, the Japanese Government has established Section 9, an independently operating police unit which deals with such highly sensitive crimes. Led by Daisuke Aramaki and Motoko Kusanagi, Section 9 deals with such crimes over the entire social spectrum, usually with success. However, when faced with a new A level hacker nicknamed The Laughing Man, the team is thrown into a dangerous cat and mouse game, following the hacker's trail as it leaves its mark on Japan. Includes: INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR) INTERVIEW WITH ATSUKO TANAKA (ACTRESS) INTERVIEW WITH OSAMU SAKA (ARAMAKI) INTERVIEW WITH YOKO KANNO (COMPOSER) INTERVIEW WITH AKIO OHTSUKA (BATOU) INTERVIEW WITH WAKABAYASHI KAZUHIRO (SOUND) INTERVIEW WITH KOICHI YAMADERA (TOGUSA) INTERVIEW WITH TAMAGAWA SAKIKO (TACHIKOMA) INTERVIEW WITH TERAOKA KENZI & TSUNEKI SINOBU (MECHANICAL DESIGNERS) INTERVIEW WITH KOJI TANAKA (DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY),ENDO MAKOTO (3D DIRECTOR) INTERVIEW WITH JUNICHI FUJISAKI, YOSHIKI SAKURAI,NOBUTOSHI TERADO (SCREENPLAY) INTERVIEW WITH DAI SATO, SHOTARO SUGA (SCREENPLAY) INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR) TRAILERTV SPOTS WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR) INTERVIEW WITH YUSUKE TAKEDA (ART DIRECTOR),HIROSHI KATO (CONCEPTUAL ARTIST) INTERVIEW WITH TAKAYUKI GOTO,TETSUYA NISHIO (CHARACTER DESIGN PART 1) INTERVIEW WITH TAKAYUKI GOTO,TETSUYA NISHIO (CHARACTER DESIGN PART 2) INTERVIEW WITH KENICHI TAKESHITA,TOSHIYUKI KONO (ANIMATION DIRECTORS) INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR) TEXTLESS OPENING WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR),TORU OHKAWA (SAITO),TAKASKI ONOZUKA (PAZ), INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR),SAKIKO TAMAGAWA (TACHIKOMA), YUTAKA NAKANO (ISHIKAWA) INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR),ATSUKO TANAKA (MOTOKO), AKIO OHTSUKA (BATOU) INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR),KOICHI YAMADERA (TOGUSA), TARO YAMAGUCHI (BORMA) INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR),OSAMU SAKA (ARAMAKI),YOSHIKO SAKAIBARA (PRIME MINISTER KAYABUKI) INTERVIEW ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH KENJI KAMIYAMA (DIRECTOR),KEN NISHIDA (GOHDA), RIKIYA KOYAMA (KUZE)

• Arifureta: From Commonplace to World s Strongest: Season 1 Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (21/12/2020) from £16.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The ordinary life of 17-year-old otaku Hajime Nagumo is disrupted when he and his classmates are summoned to a fantasy world and tasked with saving mankind. While his classmates are gifted with impressive abilities useful in combat, Hajime is belittled for only gaining an inferior transmutation skill that lacks any real offensive power. During an expedition in the Great Orcus Labyrinth, Hajime is betrayed by one of his classmates, plummeting him to the bottom of an abyss. Though he survives the fall, Hajime is faced with menacing monsters and misfortunes that send him spiraling into a grim nightmare. Desperate to live and return home one day, he resolves to fight for his survival only to meet an imprisoned vampire he names Yue, who is also seeking to escape the labyrinth. Taking an interest in him, Yue and a few others along the way accompany Hajime on his journey to find a way back home, while steadily transforming from commonplace to the world's strongest.

• Wildhood (DVD) | DVD | (07/11/2022) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Bodyguard From Beijing 4K Ultra HD | Blu Ray | (26/08/2024) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. Complications arise when the bodyguard and the witness must confront their deep feelings for one another.

• 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

• Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom | DVD | (15/05/2023) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Rome, Open City | DVD | (30/03/2015) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A landmark of Italian neorealism and often cited as one of the greatest films ever made Roberto Rossellini’s portrait of life under the Nazi occupation remains remarkable for its sheer immediacy tension and power. Rome Open City tells the story of an Italian partisan Francesco (Marcello Pagliero) his fiance Pina (Anna Magnani) one of the heads of the Italian resistance Manfredi and a Catholic priest Don Pietro (Aldo Fabrizi). The groundbreaking film is the first part of Rossellini’s celebrated War trilogy (followed by Paisà and Germany Year Zero). Features: Remastered presentation

• All Quiet on the Western Front 4K UHD & Blu-Ray Steelbook | Blu Ray | (29/01/2024) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. Winner of 4 Oscars, including Best Cinematography and Best International Film Winner of 7 BAFTAs, including in the categories of Best Film , Best Director , Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Adapted Screenplay Product Features Making-of Featurette Theatrical trailer Teaser

• Funeral Parade of Roses (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (17/02/2025) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Trans actor Peter gives an astonishing performance as Eddie, hostess at Bar Genet where she's ignited a violent love-triangle with reigning drag queen Leda for the attentions of club owner Gonda. One of Japan's leading experimental filmmakers, Matsumoto bends and distorts time, and freely mixes documentary interviews, Brechtian film-within-a-film asides, Oedipal premonitions of disaster, his own avant-garde shorts, and even on-screen cartoon balloons. Funeral Parade of Roses is a celebration of youth and subcultures, a condemnation of intolerance, and a one-of-kind cinematic experience. A kaleidoscopic masterpiece, and one of the most subversive, intoxicating films of the 60s. Extras ¢ 4K digital restoration, presented in High Definition ¢ Feature-length commentary by Chris D, punk poet, singer, actor, film historian and author of Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film ¢ Original Japanese trailer (1969) ¢ US theatrical trailer (2017)

• Bocchi The Rock (Sub Only) | Blu Ray | (12/05/2025) from £32.58   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  On the fateful night of October 31st, a Curtain falls upon Shibuya. Geto and his cursed alliance are waiting to spring their trap when Gojo storms in, as Itadori and other Jujutsu Sorcerers gather outside the Curtain. Will humans or Curses laugh in the end?

• Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Blu Ray) | Blu Ray | (21/08/2017) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This is the film which features the - literally - epoch-making, iconic, striptease by Sophia Loren! Presented for the very 1st time in its English spoken version (also optional original Italian with revised subtiles) for the 1st time restored in its longer original version from new HD materials with faithful filmic look. Director DeSica (Two Women, Umberto D, Bicycle Thieves) tells three rambunctious stories celebrating beautiful women (all played by Loren) and suave Latin lovers (all played by Mastroianni), his joyous YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW made La Dolce Vita, the sweet-life, attainable for all - less cerebral than Fellini.. and more fun! Time to get on our scooters and go Ciao Bella! Extras: Sophia, yesterday, today and tomorrow: a candid intimate interview with of Loren with exclusive footage of her family, close friends and collaborators such as Woody Allen, Giorgio Armani and others Vittorio D: Tribute to multi-awarded maestro filmmaker De Sica, a milestone of Cinema history. With participations from the likes of Clint Eastwood, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh,etc

• The American Friend | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Today a cult film The American Friend is based on the novel Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith and won the German Critics Prize in 1977. Frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying from a blood disease and his American friend displaced cowboy Ripley (Dennis Hopper) decides to use his illness to his advantage. Ripley introduces him to a gangster who proposes to the dying man that he should become a professional mob assassin assuring a large legacy for his wife and children. Since he is facing death anyway what has he to lose? Ripley had originally intended to allow Jonathan to do the dirty work that he didn't feel like doing but has second thoughts when he becomes friends with the doomed man.

• Charlotte Part 1 - Standard | DVD | (26/06/2017) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A small percentage of adolescents develop special abilities at the onset of puberty. Yu Otosaka is one of these few and deftly uses an ability that takes over a target's body for five seconds to get accepted into a prestigious high school. Just when he is about to start a stable high school life as a popular honour student, a girl named Nao Tomori appears before him. Their encounter reveals the cruel destiny for wielders of special abilities. Contains episodes 1 to 7 on DVD with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• Only the River Flows | Blu Ray | (09/12/2024) from £9.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dragon Ball Z KAI Final Chapters: Part 3 (Episodes 145-167) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (10/12/2018) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dragon Ball Z Kai Part 3 contains episodes 145-167. With their efforts to stop Majin Buu quickly proving futile, the Z Fighters have only one hope against this seemingly invincible foe the Fusion technique. Will the combined power of two Saiyan warriors be enough to stop Majin Buu once and for all? The final battle for the fate of the universe begins! Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.

• Tsukamoto: Killing / Haze / Denchu - Kozo Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (27/01/2020) from £18.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A limited edition set of 3 works by cult Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto. Killing - In exchange for board and lodging, lightning-fast samurai Mokunoshi is helping out in the everyday lives of a couple of local farmers. To keep in shape, he trains with bright farmer s son Ichisuke, while sister Yu furtively watches them. When the ronin Sawamura (played by director Tsukamoto) suddenly appears, asking Mokunoshi to go on a mission in Edo, and at the same time a bunch of bandits are lurking on the edge of the village, the peaceful existence of the three comes under threat. Haze - A man awakes to find himself trapped in a dirty, confined crawlspace. He barely has enough room to move. He also has no memory of why he s there, or why he s bleeding from a stomach wound. Apparently drugged, he occasionally zones out of his surroundings as he tries to edge towards his way to freedom. But the more he explores, the more pain he has to endure, and the more frightening his predicament becomes. Adventures of Electric Rod Boy - Hikari is a boy who is bullied at school because he has an electricity pole growing out of his back. One of his classmates named Momo comes to his rescue and he thanks her by sharing his secret possession with her: a time machine. Activating the time machine transports him 25 years into a dark, dystopian, world of the future. There he encounters members of the Shinsengumi Vampire Gang who are hunting a woman named Dr. Sariba who is revealed to be Momo s future self. He and he alone must save the world Limited Edition Contents Disc 1 Killing feature Audio Commentary by Tom Mes Interview with Shinya Tsukamoto Trailer Disc 2 The Adventures of Denchu Kozo (45min) Haze (48min) Audio commentaries on both films by Tom Mes Limited to 1,000 copies

• A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 Part 2 | Blu Ray | (08/01/2024) from £19.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  On the way to meet his birth parents, super-student Nagi meets brash Erika, who needs a quick favor. Pose as her boyfriend at dinner so she can avoid an arranged marriage. But things get tricky once they realize they're heading to the same spot, and her parents still want them wed. How does he ask out his school crush, keep his grades up, and hide his pending nuptials? No one said love was easy!

• Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online - Part 1 (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (17/04/2023) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the world of guns and steel that is Gun Gale Online, LLENN has been a devoted, female solo player. She is obsessed with two things: donning herself entirely in pink and honing her skills with consistent gameplay. She soon discovers her love for hunting other players (a.k.a. PK or Player Killing), and quickly becomes known as the Pink Devil. Meanwhile, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two click right away. Doing as she is told by Pitohui, she enters the Squad Jam group battle.