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The Assassins (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Linshan Zhao
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Yifei Liu, Hiroshi Tamaki
During the tumultuous era of the Three Kingdoms, aging monarch and warrior Cao Cao (Chow Yun-Fat) edges closer to achieving supreme power as China's n... Read more
M.W. (2009)
5.5/10
Director: Hitoshi Iwamoto
Starring: Yuriko Ishida, Ryo Ishibashi, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroshi Tamaki
When a top secret compound called M.W. (pronounced 'mew') infects an island community, the military moves in to kill the victims and cover up the stor... Read more
After the Storm (2016)
7.4/10
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Taiyo Yoshizawa, Yoko Maki
Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child supp... Read more
Ninja Wars (1982)
5.7/10
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
Big Man Japan (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Starring: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Claudio Uassouf, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Itsuji Itao
Irresistably hilarious mockumentary about a sad-sack 40-something who is carrying on the family tradition of turning into a superhero, when the need a... Read more
Premonition (2004)
6.3/10
Director: Norio Tsuruta
Starring: Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Maki Horikita, Mayumi Ono, Daisuke Ban
Yet another addition to the so-called J-horror genre, and a reasonably satisfying one. Based on the Manga by Jiro Tsunoda, Professor Satomi's life is... Read more
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
6.9/10
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshiko Kuga, Isuzu Yamada, Yosuke N...
Toshiro Mifune plays Mohei, a lone samurai wandering in despair after his family is wiped out. He arrives in Osaka and is taken in by the Toyotomi cl... Read more