Dark Water (2002)

Director: Hideo Nakata

Starring: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno

Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) is about to reach a divorce agreement with her husband concerning the custody of their daughter Ikuko. In order to s... Read more

Versus (2000)

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Starring: Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Kenji Matsuda, Takehiro Katayama

Many believe that there are 666 gates to Hell hidden here on Earth. Legend says that somewhere in Japan's "Forest of Resurrection" lies the 444th gate... Read more

The Sea is Watching (2002)

Director: Kei Kumai

Starring: Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tohno, Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Renji Ishibashi...

From legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa comes his final screenplay; a beautifully crafted tale set in 19th-century Edo that centers on O-Shin,... Read more

Lost in Translation (2003)

Director: Sofia Coppola

Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Fumihiro Hayashi

In writer/director Sofia Coppola's lyrical romantic tale, Bill Murray is a past-his-prime American movie star who comes to Tokyo to shoot a television... Read more

Avalon (2001)

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Starring: Malgorzata Foremniak, Wladyslaw Kowalski

Anime master Mamoru Oshii's ("Ghost in the Shell") live-action feature directorial debut is a mesmerizing sci-fi tale set in a future world where peop... Read more

Memories (1995)

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura

"Akira" creator Katsuhiro Otomo joins with some of the top talents in anime for an eye-opening trilogy of animated tales, each with their own distinct... Read more

Twilight of the Dark Master (1997)

Director: Akiyuki Shinbo

From the beginning of time, powerful, grotesque Demons and beautiful, noble Guardians have battled for Earth. A deep hatred eternally burns between De... Read more

The Grudge (2002)

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Starring: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa

Aka 'Ju-on'. Japanese legend has it that a man who dies in a fit of rage leaves behind a malevolent presence that nests in his home; a contaminant tha... Read more

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi

Four musicians from another galaxy are kidnapped by an evil manager to ultimately become the biggest band on Earth. Daft Punk's music meets Leiji Mats... Read more

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Director: Isao Takahata

In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sist... Read more