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1) Vital
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
日本語
Description
Hiroshi Takagi (played by the fantastic Tadanobu Asano - Zatoichi, Ichi the Killer), a young man in his 20s, awakens in a hospital bed to find an auto accident has completely wiped his memory away. Back home with his parents and attempting to rebuild his life, he comes across a medical textbook full of detailed drawings of dissection. Utterly fascinated by the subject, Hiroshi is drawn to the medical school to which he was once accepted, but refused...
2) Maborosi
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
日本語
Description
After the sudden, self-inflicted death of her husband, a young mother (Makiko Esumi) remarries and moves to a remote village on the Sea of Japan with her infant son. She finds herself haunted by the many tragedies of her life, but time begins to heal her wounds as she rediscovers love, understanding, and a sense of peace. One of the finest pieces of Japanese cinema ever made with elegant camerawork, striking visuals and almost entirely natural lighting,...
Series
Publisher
Crescendo House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
日本語
Description
On the last night of its existence, a small movie theater in Onomichi-the seaside town of Obayashi's youth where he shot nearly a dozen films-screens an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men are transported into the world onscreen where they experience the violent battles of several wars leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
日本語
Description
One of Japan's most beloved characters returns in this bold tale of Zatoichi-the blind, nomadic samurai whose sword made him a hero and whose courage made him a legend. His appearance may be humble, but his gift for lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision makes him the perfect weapon. After Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful assailant, he discovers two geishas avenging their parents' murder.
5) 47 Ronin
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kai is an outcast who joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. They embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
Series
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
日本語
Description
Takashi Miike's ICHI THE KILLER has endured as one of the most influential pieces of genre filmmaking of the last two decades, and now it returns in a stunning all-new digitally restored special edition approved by Miike himself. This visceral, bloody, and often hilarious film follows Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano), a notoriously sadistic yakuza enforcer whose search for his boss' killer brings him into the orbit of a demented costumed assassin known as...
8) Ruined Heart
Series
Publisher
Stray Dogs
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A hitman falls in love with the crime boss's girl. Now the pair must run for their lives as the boss brings down the full fury of his mob upon them. Nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the **Tokyo International Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **London Film Festival**.
9) Maborosi
Series
Publisher
Milestone Film & Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
日本語
Description
Yumiko is a vibrant and happy young wife and mother who is haunted by the childhood memory of watching her grandmother walk away from the family home, never to be seen again. When her husband dies a mysterious suicide, Yumiko is devastated by shock and grief. She struggles to care for her toddler son in the couple₂s cramped Osaka apartment.
10) Minamata
Series
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Three-time Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971. With the glory days of World War II far behind him, Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassioned Japanese translator called Aileen (Minami) urging him to go and a much needed commission from "Life" Magazine...
11) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
12) Mortal kombat
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage but is shaken to the core when a stranger shows up with the same unique birthmark, and a deadly assassin shows up moments later. In order to protect his family -- and the fate of the earth -- Cole and his companions must travel across the world and into other dimensions to discover their unique magical abilities and defeat Outworld's monstrous champions in...
13) Minamata
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
About a celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971. With the glory days of World War II far behind him, Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassioned Japanese translator called Aileen urging him to go and a much-needed commission from "Life" Magazine editor Ralph Graves, Smith is finally convinced...
14) Silence
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.
Series
Thor movie volume 2
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos, but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
16) Thor
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When the arrogant warrior Thor is banished to Earth from his homeworld of Asgard, he must fight to reclaim his lost powers. Pursued by an invasion force sent to destroy him, the fallen God of Thunder must rise to the battle and learn what it takes to become a true hero.