 | Based on police records and a prize-winning book by Ryuzo Saki, VENGEANCE IS MINE chronicles the terrifying crime spree of Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata), a hollow man with no kokoro, which means either "self" or "heart" in Japanese. A dissatisfied public... |
 | In director Akira Kurosawa's comedic YOJIMBO, a masterless samurai, Sanjuro (Toshirô Mifune), wanders into a town divided by two warring clans. After displaying his formidable swordsmanship before both clans in a brawl with street thugs, Sanjuro... |
 | Akira Kurosawa's DREAMS consists of eight short films based on actual dreams of the director. The first sequence, "Sunshine Through the Rain," features a young boy sneaking off into the forest on a rainy day to watch a procession of enchanted foxes.... |
 | The famous three-part series based on the life of Musashi Miyamoto. Includes MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, DUEL AT ICHIJOJI TEMPLE, and DUEL AT GANRYU ISLAND. See individual titles for detailed information. |
 | PARASITE EVE is best known in the US as a hit game for Sony's PlayStation, but before it was made into a game, PARASITE EVE was a best-selling novel in Japan which was made into this popular live action film. In it, a biologist named Toshiaki... |
 | One of Japan's most shocking splatter-horror franchises, GUINEA PIG, finally makes its North American debut with the release of two features. In "Devils Experiment," a video tape and a letter are given to the Tokyo police in a small discreet envelope... |
 | Exactly one week after staying at a remote cabin, a group of Japanese teenagers all meet sudden inexplicable deaths. A cousin of one of the victims, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima), begins an investigation that leads to the discovery of a... |
 | Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but it's only for viewers with strong stomachs. One... |
 | Model and rising pop star Yumiko Shaku stars as Princess Yuki in this thrilling Japanese martial arts actioner based on comic-book characters created by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura. Yuki is the last surviving royal of the House of Takemikazuchi,... |
 | In episode thirteen of the action-packed ZATOICHI series, the blind swordsman (Shintaro Katsu) encounters a man who is nearing death. The man gets Zatoichi to promise that he'll make a delivery to the man's son, Taichi, but along the way, he must... |
