|
|
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
DVD
Release Date: 01/10/2006
Something is rotten in Japan in this engaging drama by acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa. ToshirĂ´ Mifune stars as Koichi Nishi, the...
[ 1001573_6 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brother
(2001)
DVD
Release Date: 01/02/2002
In his first film shot in the US, Japanese director Takeshi Kitano stars as Aniki, a stoic "yakuza" (the Japanese version of the Mafia)...
[ 1107809_1 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ugetsu
(1953)
DVD
Release Date: 11/08/2005
Often cited by critics as one of the greatest films ever made, Kenji Mizoguchi's UGETSU includes the director's signature theme of the...
[ 1022277_9 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kikujiro
(2000)
DVD
Release Date: 12/12/2000
Beat Takeshi directs this surprisingly gentle, ultimately uplifting story about faith and hope. Masao (Yusuke Sekiguchi) is a lonely...
[ 1097336_1 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rashomon
(1950)
DVD
(Criterion Collection Essential Art House)
Release Date: 09/09/2008
Akira Kurosawa's highly acclaimed film, set in feudal Japan, presents an intriguing tale of violent crime in the woods, told from the...
[ 1017207_14 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960)
DVD
Release Date: 02/20/2007
A stunning drama about a ginza bar hostess as she approaches the perilous age of 30.
[ 1040551_3 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delbaran
(2001)
DVD
Release Date: 12/23/2008
Iranian writer-director Abolfazl Jalili tells this sweet but sad tale about a 14-year-old Afghan refugee, Kaim (Kaim Alizadeh), working...
[ 1113727_2 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dolls
(2004)
DVD
Release Date: 03/08/2005
Takeshi Kitano continues alternating between introspective drama and violent films with DOLLS, which he wrote, directed, and edited in...
[ 1139217_2 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine
(2004)
DVD
(Bonus Feature: SONATINE)
Release Date: 11/09/2004
With ZATOICHI, Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period...
[ 1132929_2 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The World
(2004)
DVD
Release Date: 02/14/2006
THE WORLD is writer-director Jia Zhang Ke's first "above ground" film, made with the cooperation of China's film bureau, following his...
[ 1137598_2 ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|