Black Belt (2007)

Director: Shunichi Nagasaki

Starring: Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yuji Suzuki

Aka 'Kuro-obi'. Director Shunichi Nagasaki and screenwriter George Iida ponder the delicate balance between fierce confrontation and moral reflection... Read more

Kaidan (2007)

Director: Hideo Nakata

Starring: Kikunosuke Onoe, Hitomi Kuroki, Asaka Seto

A period shocker based on the work of Encho Sanyutei, a 19th-century writer. 250 years ago, Soetsu is a moneylender who is struck down by a samurai un... Read more

Death Note: Volume 4 (2007)

Volume 4 of 9. Episodes 13-16. Light becomes the hunter when he's forced to track down Misa, the second Kira. When she finds him first, Light realises... Read more

Appleseed (1994)

Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama

Set after W.W.II in the megacity of Olympus, this 'anime' epic follows a female SWAT team officer and her Biodroid (artificial humanoid) partner as th... Read more

Royal Space Force: The Wings Of Honneamise (1994)

Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga

Starring: Melody Lee, Robert Matthews, Lee Stone

Stunning animation and Ryuichi Sakamoto's amazing score highlight this tale of politics and love set against the backdrop of social unrest in a war-ra... Read more

The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)

Director: Osamu Dezaki

Ta Kao Saito's Duke Togo, the brutal hitman-for-hire known as Golgo 13, one of the most popular anti-heroes in Japanese comics, made his animated debu... Read more

Street Fighter II (1994)

Director: Gisaburo Sugii

The future is a dark place where the forces of Shadoland attempt to harness psychic power. If they succeed, it could be the end of civilization. Only... Read more

Empire of the Passions (1978)

Director: Nagisa Oshima

Starring: Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

A.k.a. 'Ai No Borei', 'Empire of Passion', 'In the Realm of Passion'. This sensual, provocative and beautifully filmed story is set in Japan in 1895 a... Read more

Magnificent Obsession: Frank Lloyd Wright's Buildings and Legacy in Japan (2005)

Director: Karen Severns, Koichi Mori

Starring: Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, was deeply indebted to Japan for aesthetic inspiration - this is the story of... Read more

Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray) (2008)

Presented in a unique anime-inspired style, this cartoon anthology features six all-new short stories, each penned by a different writer, chronicling... Read more