Jungle Emperor Leo (1996)

Director: Yoshio Takeuchi

Kimba the white lion is now fully grown and is the king of the jungle. But human greed threatens his peaceful home and all the animals living in it.... Read more

Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)

Director: Jun Fukuda

Starring: Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita

The undersea world of Seatopia is upset with the surface-dwellers because of nuclear tests being carried out in the Pacific. They send up the giant b... Read more

Kill! (1968)

Director: Kihachi Okamoto

Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Akira Kubo, Naoko Kubo

A samurai satire, equal parts sword-play and jet-black comedy this is full of Japanese cinema inside jokes, double crosses and fast-paced action. Tat... Read more

Zatoichi 16: The Outlaw (1967)

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto

Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Rentaro Mikuni

Zatoichi, played of course by the brilliant Shintaro Katsu, wanders into yet another village in turmoil as rival gambling houses are putting the squee... Read more

Aragami (2002)

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Starring: Takao Osawa, Masaya Kato, Kanae Uotani

Two wounded samurai take shelter in an ancient temple, one dies while the other wakes up miraculously healed. His mysterious host explains the temple... Read more

Zatoichi 25: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Yukiyo Toake, Takashi Shimura

After a long absence, Zatoichi returns to his home village, expecting to be greeted as a hero, only to find few actually remember him. Ostensibly the... Read more

The World (2004)

Director: Jia Zhang-ke

Starring: Zhao Tao, Chen Taisheng, Jue Jing, Zhong-wei Jiang, Yi-qun Wang

Set in the massive theme park outside Beijing where famous world landmarks are recreated, this beautiful allegorical film (and ironic given the endles... Read more

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Director: Mamoru Oshii

This highly anticipated sequel sees the return of Batou, the Section 9 cyborg cop who has almost nothing of his human self left - just a part of his b... Read more

The Sword of Doom (1966)

Director: Kihachi Okamoto

Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yuzo Kayama, Toshiro Mifune, Michiyo Aratama, Yoko Naito

A brutal, amoral samurai, Ryunosuke (played brilliantly by Tatsuya Nakadai) is scheduled to fight an exhibition match. His opponent's wife offers her... Read more

Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa The Dark Angel (1998)

Director: Katsuhito Ueno

Starring: Hinako Saeki, Ayaka Nanami, Bang-ho Cho

Teenage witch Misa follows some disturbing clues to a private girl's school where she joins a drama group staging a play that involves Black Magic. Bu... Read more