Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Castle Under Fiery Skies
The year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori, when Nagashino Castle was besieged during the Battle of Nagashino. The next year Oda Nobunada decides to build a lavish new castle symbolizing his unification of various factions. The castle named Azuchi Castle will be built near water and high enough to be seen from the capital city of Kyoto. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's novel of the same name received the 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize for Excellent Art Direction.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Perfect Blue
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
Godzilla Raids Again
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
Beyond Outrage
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Mamorarenakatta mono tachi e
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
Air Doll
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
Queer Japan
Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan.
Samurai Fury
Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe, a scoundrel whose lethal sword skills place him at the tip of the spear in a deadly uprising against the corrupt Shogunate and its army, led by former friend-turned-archrival Doken.
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
The Toxic Avenger Part II
Melvin Junko was a nerdy weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman creature from New Jersey. This time, he takes on Tokyo.
Black Box Diaries
Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.
The Karate Kid Part II
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia's niece, Kumiko, and his own enemy in Sato's nephew, the vicious Chozen. Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the cost of honor is life itself.
King Kong Escapes
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
Frankenstein vs. Baragon
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Throne of Blood
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
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Keishi Ohtomo
Director
Takeru Satoh
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Kenshin Himura
Tao Tsuchiya
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Makimachi Misao
Tatsuya Fujiwara
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Makoto Shishio
Yû Aoi
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Megumi Takani
Susumu Terajima
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Heiji
Ikkei Watanabe
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Kimura Jirosimon
Takashi Sasano
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Kiso Yoshimasa
Miki Mizuno
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Une
Hatsuo Yamaya
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Michitarô Mizushima
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Itakura Naizen-no-Sho
Yûko Hama
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Koshio Torizo / Miura Tori
Tomisaburô Wakayama
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Ogami Itto
Satoshi Kon
Director
Jin Yamanoi
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Additional Voices
Kishô Taniyama
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Blue
Bridget Hoffman
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Mima Kirigoe
Shiho Niiyama
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Rei
Rica Matsumoto
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Rumi
Tôru Furusawa
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Yada
Tadao Nakamaru
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Policeman
Keye Luke
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Shoichi Tsukioka
Takeshi Kitano
Director
Tomokazu Miura
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Chairman Kato
Yutaka Matsushige
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Detective Shigeta
Ryô Kase
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Underboss Ishihara
Shigeo Katô
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Akira Yamanouchi
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Dr. Toru Yano
Takahisa Zeze
Director
Hideko Hara
as
Hiroshi Abe
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Seiichiro Tomashino
Shingo Tsurumi
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Shinonome
Hirokazu Koreeda
Director
Takashi Yamanaka
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Doona Bae
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Nozomi
Kimiko Yo
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Receptionist
Yô Ôizumi
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Hasuda Hyoe
Wakana Matsumoto
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Hoji
Kazuki Kitamura
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Yoshiomi Nawa
Tôru Minegishi
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Colonel Goro Gondo
Akira Nakao
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Commander Takaki Aso
Jun Hashizume
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Lt. Koji Shinjo
Miho Arakawa
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Reporter
Michael Jai White
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Apocalypse Inc. Executive
Rikiya Yasuoka
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Big Mac Bunko
Hidenori Takahashi
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Sumo Wrestler
John G. Avildsen
Director
Elisabeth Shue
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Ali
BD Wong
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Boy on Street
Randee Heller
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Lucille
Chris Tashima
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Rockabilly Club Dancer
Akira Takarada
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Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
David de Keyser
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(voice)
Jun Tazaki
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Military Advisor
Harold Conway
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Photography Scholar
Haruya Katô
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TV Director
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshirô Mifune
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Tajômaru
Takashi Shimura
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Woodcutter
Hiroshi Tachikawa
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Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Isuzu Yamada
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Lady Asaji Washizu
Yoshio Inaba
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Third Military Commander
Yoshie Minami
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The Maid
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Shiori Itô