Lone Wolf and Cub 3: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)

Director: Kenji Misumi

Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama

"Child and Expertise For Rent" reads the sign on the crude baby cart that Ogami Itto pushes, carrying his infant son, Daigoro, as they wander the Japa... Read more

Azumi (2003)

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Starring: Aya Ueto, Jo Odagiri, Aya Okamoto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya

Set in feudal Japan, "Azumi" is an anime come to life. Azumi is a part of an elite group of assassins - raised from birth to carry out deadly missions... Read more

Ichi the Killer (2001)

Director: Takashi Miike

Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto

Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku, and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic... Read more

Zatoichi (2003)

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ogusu, Yui Natsukawa

Aka "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi". The sightless Zatoichi - hero of over two dozen films from 1962 to 1989 - is revived by scripter/director/star Ta... Read more

Dead Leaves (2004)

Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi

Pandy and Retro are two unlikely renegades who awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a crime spree for food, clothi... Read more

Floating Weeds (1959)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Starring: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Haruko Sugimura, Hiroshi Kawaguchi

"Floating Weeds" tells the story of a travelling Kabuki acting troupe, led by Komajuro, who arrive in a small coastal town. There, Komajuro is reunite... Read more

The End of Summer (1961)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Starring: Setsuko Hara, Ganjiro Nakamura, Yoko Tsukasa

Aka "Early Autumn". The penultimate film by Yasujiro Ozu examines the difficulties faced by the Kohayagawa family as they struggle to adapt their trad... Read more

Kurosawa (2000)

Director: Adam Low

The man regarded by many as Japan's greatest filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa, is the focus of this retrospective documentary. Kurosawa's family and colleagu... Read more

Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

Director: Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku

Starring: Sonny Chiba, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yoshiko Mita, Takeshi Kitano, Aki Maeda

It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down... Read more

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Director: Satoshi Kon

In this unofficial animated remake of John Ford's "3 Godfathers" from director Satoshi Kon ("Perfect Blue"), three homeless people - an alcoholic, a t... Read more