The Life of Oharu (1952)

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ichiro Sugai

A poignant, exquisitely filmed portrait of a woman in feudal Japan who, after disgracing the honor of her samurai father, is sold into prostitution. "... Read more

The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989)

Director: Masanori Hata

Starring: Narrated by, Dudley Moore

An acclaimed live-action movie about the adventures of a curious kitten named Milo and a pug nosed pup named Otis. Narrated by Dudley Moore. Read more

Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (1992)

Director: Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy

Starring: Haskell Wexler, Vittorio Storaro, Michael Chapman

A fascinating tribute to the art of the cinematographer, from the silent era via the revolutionary deep focus of 'Citizen Kane' to some of the more ex... Read more

Tampopo (1986)

Director: Juzo Itami

Starring: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamakazi, Nobuko Miyamoto

One of the funniest, most enjoyable, satirical comedies is this treasure of a movie, the plot of which, loosely concerns the quest for the perfect Jap... Read more

Yojimbo (1961)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Starring: Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu, Toshiro Mifune

Kurosawa's first full-length comedy. Toshiro Mifune is the unemployed samurai warrior who comes to a small village torn apart by two warring factions... Read more

Dersu Uzala (Blu-ray) (1975)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Starring: Yuri Solomon, Maxim Munzuk

Kurosawa's remarkable, personal tale of the friendship between a wise old man and a young Soviet explorer, filmed in the beautiful expanse of Siberia,... Read more

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Mariko Okada, Koji Tsurata

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for h... Read more

Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

The magic touch of master animator Hayao Miyazaki ('Spirited Away') is visible from start to finish in 'Castle in the Sky' - an imaginative tale full... Read more

Hypnosis (1999)

Director: Masayuki Ochiai

Starring: Goro Inagaki , Miho Kanno, Ken Utsui

What is the only thing these three deaths have in common: a groom that hangs himself at his own wedding reception, a seventy-year old man who throws h... Read more

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (2002)

Director: John Junkerman

Starring: Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky's voice may be controversial, but his incisive arguments, based on decades of research and analysis, deserve to be heard and considered.... Read more