Ninja Wars (1982)

Director: Kosei Saito

Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Noriko Watanabe, Sonny Chiba, Hiroshi Tanaka, Akira Nakao

"The epic battle between man and black magic..." An evil magician is enlisted by Lord Donjo to help him marry the beautiful princess Ukio, thus ensur... Read more

Steamboy (2004)

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo

Starring: Voices Of, Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart

The long-awaited new film from 'Akira' director Katsuhiro Otomo does not disappoint. One of the most expensive animes ever made, this is a retro-styl... Read more

Godzilla - Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

Director: Ishiro Honda

Starring: Akira Takarada, Nick Adams, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno

Two astronauts set out to explore a new planet discovered just beyond Jupiter - Planet X. The inhabitants are in distress, under attack from the vici... Read more

Ring: The Spiral (1998)

Director: Joji Iida

Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki, Koichi Sato

This 1998 sequel, shot back to back with 'Ring', was originally screened as a double bill. It begins with Takayama's body being examined by his path... Read more

The Bird People In China (1998)

Director: Takashi Miike

Starring: Mako , Renji Ishibashi, Masahiro Motoki

Set in the beautiful Yunnan Province of China, a comically lyrical story of a Tokyo salaryman and a Yakuza debt collector on the trail of a lucrative... Read more

Casshern (2004)

Director: Kazuaki Kiriya

Starring: Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hiroyuki...

A great war leaves an alternate earth diseased and polluted. Geneticist Dr. Azuma claims he can regenerate humankind but is refused government funding... Read more

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Starring: Sonny Chiba, Sue Shiomi

Princess Shizu is the sole survivor of the Satomi clan after her family is killed by the rival Hikita clan, led by witch-like Lady Tamazusa, who needs... Read more

Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Starring: Takashi Shimura, Denjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryunosuke Tsuki...

Based on a best-seller, the debut film from master auteur, Akira Kurosawa, tells the beginning of Judo in Japan. The eponymous protagonist is on a qu... Read more

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Volume 7 (2002)

Director: Kenji Kamiyama

Section 9's investigations are becoming a little too successful, and the truths they're uncovering hit too close to home for some high-ranking governm... Read more

Appleseed (2004)

Director: Shinji Aramaki

After WWIII there's only one habitable city left - Olympus - where remaining humans live an idyllic life under the watchful eye of a supercomputer and... Read more