Hidden Blade (2004)

Director: Yoji Yamada

Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Min Tanaka

One of Japan's most celebrated filmmakers, Yoji Yamada (director of the Oscar-nominated 'Twilight Samurai') has once again created stunning cinema wit... Read more

Godzilla: All Monsters Attack (1969)

Director: Ishiro Honda

Starring: Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki, Kenji Sahara

A bullied schoolboy dreams of befriending Godzilla's son, Manilla, on Monster Island. Through this ethereal relationship Ichiro sees Godzilla and Man... Read more

Zatoichi 26: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Director: Shintaro Katsu

Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai, Yudai Okumura

This 26th instalment capped one of Japan's most loved and enduring movie franchises. With a gap of more than 15 years between this and number 25, Ich... Read more

My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

From legendary Manga director Hayao Miyazaki comes that rare delight - a family film that really appeals to all ages. While their mother is in hospit... Read more

Hanzo the Razor 2 - The Snare (1973)

Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura

Starring: Shintaro Katsu

Based on the manga of Kazuo Koike, this is the second part in the Hanzo trilogy as our dubious and well-endowed hero gets on the wrong side of a bunch... Read more

Hanzo the Razor 3 - Who's Got The Gold? (1974)

Director: Yoshio Inoue

The last in the Hanzo trilogy, this time our hard-as-nails super-stud cop is on the trail of a plot to smuggle gold out of the national treasury. Nat... Read more

Godzilla vs Mothra (1964)

Director: Ishiro Honda

Starring: Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi

'Mosura tai Gojira', probably the finest and best-loved by fans of the Godzilla series. Once again the tiny citizens of Tokyo tremble before the migh... Read more

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Starring: Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, Shima Iwashita, Shin-Ichiro Mikami, Keiji Sada

One of the world's most celebrated filmmakers, Yasujiro Ozu, observes the tangled relationships of Japanese families with an amazing blend of intimacy... Read more

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Starring: Voices Of, Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Blythe Danner, Billy Cr...

With its otherworldly beauty and charm Miyazaki's magical tale of adventure and self-discovery is testament to his limiltiless imagination. 18-year-ol... Read more

Marebito (2004)

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Starring: Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara, Miho Ninagawa, Shun Sugat...

A cameraman captures a suicide on tape and becomes obsessed with what the man saw just before his death. This leads him on a harrowing journey throug... Read more