Japanese Movies - The Old, Modern, Fun, and Bizarre!

Rashomon - Criterion Collection

Brimming with action while incisively examining the more...4 points

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. Toshiro Mifune gives another commanding performance in the eloquent masterwork that revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema to t...4 points

Bayside Shakedown 2 (The Movie 2) Region 2

Bayside Shakedown 2 - International Version - Japa more...2 points

Bayside Shakedown 2 - International Version - Japanese Language with English Subtitles2 points

Yojimbo & Sanjuro - Two Films By Akira Kurosawa - Criterion Collection

Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in more...2 points

Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa's oeuvre Yojimbo surpassed even Seven Samurai in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small dusty village was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later Sanjuro matches Yojimbo?s storytelling dexterity yet adds a layer of world-weary p...2 points

Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman DVD Collector's Edition Box

Katsu Shintaro stars as Zatoichi, the Blind Swords more...1 point

Katsu Shintaro stars as Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman, in seven of his finest adventures all presented in full color anamorphic widescreen! This box set contains seven full Zatoichi features on seven discs!1 point

Kibakichi

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Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman: Vols. 1-4

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Ran

As critic Roger Ebert observed in his original review more...1 point

As critic Roger Ebert observed in his original review of Ran, this epic tragedy might have been attempted by a younger director, but only the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, who made the film at age 75, could bring the requisite experience and maturity to this stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. It's a film for the ages--one of the few genuine screen masterpieces--and arguably serves as an artistic summation of the great director's career. In this version of the Shakespeare trage...1 point

Red Sun

This "East meets West" "spaghetti w more...1 point

This "East meets West" "spaghetti western" flick has Toshiro Mifune, Charles Bronson, and Ursula Andress starring together in a wild romp through the west in a fashion comparable to Jackie Chan's "Shanghai Noon". It's a bit more serious and the humor is more subtle... but the movie really shows the different cultural views on life, honor, betrayal, and service.1 point

The Sea is Watching

To film lovers around the world, The Sea Is Watching more...1 point

To film lovers around the world, The Sea Is Watching is a welcome parting gift from Akira Kurosawa, who wrote the screenplay based on two short stories by one of his favorite authors, Syugoro Yamamoto, but was unable to make the film prior to his death in 1998. Kurosawa left detailed storyboards and production notes, entrusting veteran director Kei Kumai to bring his vision to the screen. The results are both glorious and rather mild, by Kurosawa standards, but this gentle melodrama about love,...1 point

Tampopo

Like seeds of a dandelion blowing in the wind, the more...1 point

Like seeds of a dandelion blowing in the wind, the plot of Tampopo wanders in several directions, following the lives of a quirky collection of characters. At the heart of this film is a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), who is struggling to make ends meet by running a noodle restaurant. Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a truck driver, saves Tampopo's young son from being beaten by a group of school girls and is rewarded with a bowl of very bad ramen (noodles). Goro tells Tampopo the awful truth...1 point

Mr. Baseball

Okay, it's sort of an "American" movie, more...0 points

Okay, it's sort of an "American" movie, but it also is a "Japanese" movie. It really shows the cultural differences and clashes, while at the same time shows sensitivity and humor. Great flick!0 points

Kimba The White Lion Ultra DVD Box Set (Limited Edition)

Now Kimba's enchanting adventures of friendship, j more...0 points

Now Kimba's enchanting adventures of friendship, jungle survival and harmony return once again in this beautifully restored complete DVD collection ready to be introduced to a whole new generation of fans. Join Kimba along with his pals Pauly the Parrot, Daniel Baboon, and a charming assortment of other loveable characters, as he follows in the footsteps of his late father, the great lion king, making the jungle a safer, better place for everyone to live. This DVD Box Set collects all 52 color e...0 points

Speed Racer - Episodes 12-23

In this second set of adventures, Speed and his friends more...0 points

In this second set of adventures, Speed and his friends race against a madman's robot-controlled car in "Race for Revenge." Trixie gets jealous when Speed pays too much attention to the pretty title character in "The Girl Daredevil." In "The Desperate Desert Race," the gang is taken prisoner by rebel army leader Ali ben Schemer, a character who may offend Arab-American viewers. When Mach Go Go Go debuted in syndication in the U.S. as Speed Racer in 1967, the series had been extensively re-edited...0 points

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

If you want to visit Maiku Hama, you have to pay t more...0 points

If you want to visit Maiku Hama, you have to pay the price of admission!0 points

Memoirs of a Geisha (Full Screen 2-Disc Special Edition)

... a visually stunning adaptation of Arthur Golde more...0 points

... a visually stunning adaptation of Arthur Golden's best-selling novel." (Barry Caine OAKLAND TRIBUNE) The director of Chicago Rob Marshall transports us into a mysterious and exotic world that casts a potent spell. A Cinderella story like no other MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA stars Ziyi Zhang Ken Watanabe Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li. "Gorgeously photographed meticulously directed and hypnotically acted. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA is luxurious ethereal and intoxicating. It will leave you breathless." (Rex Reed....0 points

Naruto the Movie - Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (Deluxe Edition)

3-disc set in collector's tin packaging! Contains more...0 points

3-disc set in collector's tin packaging! Contains bonus disc with extra content and the complete CD Soundtrack! Also includes bonus collector's NARUTO THE MOVIE art prints and movie program guide! Naruto and his team are sent on a mission to guard Yukie Fujikaze a popular actress starring the hit movie "The Adventures of Princess Gale." The crew is heading toward the Land of Snow a land forever covered in snow to shoot the final scenes of the film. When Yukie refuses to go and escapes from the s...0 points

Inuyasha TV Series Collections (1-8)

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