Paprika (2006)

Director: Satoshi Kon

Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon's visually stunning exploration of the boundaries between dreams and reality tells the magical tale of a revolutio... Read more

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

Director: Michael Arias

Based on the popular manga by Taiyou Matsumoto and directed by Michael Arias this visually arresting anime tells the tale of young, self-appointed her... Read more

Love and Honour (2006)

Director: Yoji Yamada

Starring: Takuya Kimura, Nenji Kobayashi, Ken Ogata

The conclusion to Yoji Yamada's loose Samurai trilogy (following 'Twilight Samurai' and 'Hidden Blade'), focussing on the themes of the title, and a m... Read more

A Tattooed Life (1965)

Director: Seijun Suzuki

Starring: Hideki Takahashi, Akira Yamauchi, Hiroko Ito, Masako Izumi, Kayo Matsuo

Another yakuza classic from maverick director Seijun Suzuki ('Tokyo Drifter', 'Branded to Kill') about a recently retired assassin who finds he made s... Read more

Tales from Earthsea (2006)

Director: Goro Miyazaki

The son of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki makes his directing debut with this adapatation of the third and fourth books in Ursula K. LeGuin's belov... Read more

Ballad of Narayama (1958)

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yuko Mochizuki, Danko Ichikawa, Keiko Ogasawara

Based on the novel by Shichiro Fukazawa, and recounting an ancient Japanese custom whereby, in times of hardship, the young inhabitants of a remote vi... Read more

Devilman (2004)

Director: Hiroyuki Nasu

Starring: Hisato Izaki, Yusuke Izaki, Ayana Sakai, Asuka Shibuya, Ryudo Uzaki

An ambitious live adaptation of the popular long-running manga, created in 1972 by Go Nagai ('Cutie Honey'), this sprawling apocalyptic tale begins wi... Read more

Reincarnation (2005)

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Starring: Karina , Yuka , Shun Oguri, Kippei Shiina, Tetta Sugimoto, Taro Suwa

An actress starts having disturbing visions and visitations after accepting a role in a film about a real-life mass murderer who stalked Tokyo Univers... Read more

Afro Samurai (2007)

Director: Fuminori Kizaki

Starring: Voices Of, Samuel L Jackson, Kelly Hu, Ron Perlman

Samuel L Jackson is the titular sword-slinger desperate to avenge the death of his father at the hands of Justice (Ron Perlman), who also happens to b... Read more

Monkey: Season 1, Episodes 14-26 (1979)

Director: Yusuke Watanabe

Starring: Masako Natsume, Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe

Season one of this surreal cult series continues with 12 more classic Kung Fu adventures. Episodes include: 'Catfish, Saint And The Shape-Changer', 'M... Read more