AEGIS
Bokoku no Aegis - 2005 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

The latest SFX film from Japan, about a hijacked Japanese warship and the
terrorists who's missiles point directly at Tokyo. Just as the government gives up
hope a fated group of men decide to take on the terrorists. All-star cast and lots of
action. 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles and DVD
Extras!

Directed by: SAKAMOTO Junji
Cast: SANADA Hiroyuki, TERAO Akira, SATO Koichi, NAKAI Kiichi, Chae Min-Seo

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ALIVE (Directors Cut Edition)
Alive - 2002 - Color- Anamorphic Widscreen - 2 discs!

Directed by acclaimed director Ryuhei Kitamura of "Versus" and "Azumi," this
sci-fi action thriller combines the claustrophobic tension of Vincenzo Natali's
"Cube" with the over-the-top kinetics of Kitamura's own "Versus." Sentenced to
death for brutally murdering his girlfriend's rapists, Tenshu is sentenced to die in
the electric chair. However, when the time comes, he's given two choices; either
the execution to be carried out, or choose life without freedom. He chooses the
latter, and the next thing he knows, he finds himself in a sealed room with
another convict, and the wild nightmarish ride begins. The film is based on a
popular comic book by Tsutomu Takahashi who also created Sky High, the
manga series on which Kitamura's next movie is based.

Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Hideo Sakaki, Ryo, Koyuki

B13 - BANLIEUE 13
B13 - Banlieue 13 - 1977 - Color - Anamorphic Fullscreen - Trailers

The title of the movie is a direct reference to the French suburbs (banlieues) and
specifically the northern suburbs of Paris, the infamous neuf-trois (93) and “92?
area. These suburbs also starred in the strongly political masterpiece La Haine
(this movie is steadily becoming my Leitmotiv, haha) and are symbolic for all the
tension that is connected with immigrants and angry youth. The story takes place
in the very near future of the year 2013 and depicts a grim picture where these
suburbs – fittingly called Banlieue 13 – have become an outlawed enclave,
sealed off from the rest of civilisation by a big wall. Within this wall it’s a free
haven for criminals and those cast aside by society. Here we find Leïto (Belle),
who rages a one-man war against the ruling drug lords. After he is betrayed by
the corrupt police and his sister is taken hostage by the criminals, he teams up
with super cop Damien to retrieve a nuclear bomb which has been stolen by the
main drug lord. They have little time to disarm the bomb and liberate Leïto’s
sister before Banlieue 13 is reduced to ash. Written by Luc Besson!

Directed by: Pierre Morel
Cast: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Tony D'Amario, Bibi Naceri, Dany Verissimo,
François Chattot, Nicolas Woirion, Patrick Olivier, Samir Guesmi

BATTLE ROYAL (Directors Cut Edition)
Batoru Rowaiaru - 2000 - Color- Anamorphic Widscreen - 2 discs!

Battle Royale, a film by the veteran Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku, tells the
story of a dystopic future in which each year, a randomly-selected 9th grade class
is kidnapped and sent to a deserted island where they are equipped with
weapons and are forced to kill each other until one survivor is left. The movie,
which premiered in Japan on December 16, 2000 amidst much controversy, is
based on a bestselling novel by Koushun Takami. This is the Extended Director's
Cut Edition; 122 miutes! The Universe DVD is 114 minutes, thats 8 minutes of
more Gore For you and the print is much nicer then the universe. Don't miss this
Lord of the Flies" meets "Survivor" with guns movie: in a dystopian Japan of the
near future.

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano

BATTLE ROYAL II: REVENGE
Batoru Rowaiaru II: Rekuiemu - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen -
DVD Extras

Few Japanese films in recent memory have caused such controversy and
commotion as Battle Royale. Directed by the late great Kinji Fukasaku, the
brilliant heart-stopping thriller portrayed a junior high school class lucky enough
to be chosen and taken to an island where the 42 students are forced to kill one
another until the last boy or girl is left standing. Based on the novel by Koshun
Takami, Fukasaku worked on the script with his son Kenta. Now comes the
much anticipated sequel, Battle Royale II, based on an original story by the
Fukasakus. Like James Cameron's 'Aliens,' its tagline reads "This time it's war"
...And it is! It's been a few years since Shuya and Noriko survived their BR
bloodbath. They're now known as the head of a terrorist group known as the Wild
Seven who blew up a series of skyscrapers. This time, the government decides
to send the latest bunch of BR candidates to eliminate them. The group includes
Shiori Kitano, the daughter of Kitano (Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano), the teacher and the
director of the BR program who was killed by Shuya and Noriko. The group has
only three days to finish the job, and again, they must wear dog collars that
explode. This time round however, the same numbered students are connected
through the collars, and if one dies, the other's dog collar explodes. With even
bigger actions than the first movie, BRII racks up a body count that would make
Freddy and Jason envious!

Directed by: Kinji and Kenta Fukasuka
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Riki Takeuchi, Takeshi Kitano

BATTLE IN THE SEA OF JAPAN
Nihonkai Dai-Kaisen - 1969 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese
War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a
Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Togo Heihachiro sends
his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Mean-
while, Major Akashi Genjiro makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik
revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the
conflict at hand.

Directed by: MARUYAMA Seiji
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, NAKADAI Tatsuya, KAYAMA Yuzo

BE-BOP HIGHSCHOOL
Be-Bop Highschool - 2004 - Color - Widescreen

Based on the popular manga of the same name, Be-Bop High School drops you into the
middle of brawling rival high school gangs who do little else than chase each other around
with knives and baseball bats. Using local yakuza ruffians as their role models, these high
school hooligans pound themselves senseless as fawning girls adore them from the
sidelines. Not much plot here; Just a WHOLE LOTTA fighting! (TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: ---
Cast: ISHIHARA Satomi, KANEKO Nobuaki, HASHIMOTO Masaya

BLESSING BELL
Kofuku no Kane - 2002 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

As seen in "Dangan Runner" and "DRIVE," director SABU has been creating full
speed films with dynamic development. The sense of sadness and agony is the
core of what makes his films interesting, and in this dramatic film he again
portrays funny, yet lovable human beings and the truth of life. Igarashi loses his
job when the factory he worked for is closed down. Aimlessly wandering around,
he encounters one strange event after another. A yakuza breathing his last breath,
a man who killed the man his wife is cheating with, a single mother… An
unbelievable day has started!

Directed by: SABU
Cast: Susumu Terajima, Naomi Nishida, Ryoko Shinohara

BLOODY MALLORY
Bloody Mallory - 2002 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

Directed by Julien Magnat, Bloody Mary is a piece of French kitsch chronicling the
journey of Bloody Mallory (Olivia Bonamy), the paranormal commando hired to
rescue the pope from the band of ghouls who kidnapped him during a visit to
Notre Dame. The issue is complicated when the Vatican's publicist is revealed as
a frontman for the forces of evil. Mallory is no one to be trifled with, however—she
hacked her own husband into pieces on their wedding night when he turned out to
be a demon. Along with her crew, which includes a shape-shifting mute little girl
with telepathic powers, and a 7-foot French-American drag queen (Jeffrey Ribier),
Mallory has no qualms about fighitng evil.

Directed by: Julien Magnat
Cast: Olivia Bonamy, Adria Collado, Jeffrey Ribier

BOMBER BIKERS OF SHONAN
Shonan Bakusozoku - 1987 - Color - Widescreen

The driving force behind so much of Japan's entertainment is the Manga, or comic book. Some of the popular films and television series that sprang from this source include Kozure Ohkami (Lone Wolf & Child) and Azumi. Joining with these awesome productions comes a new film based on the popular comic, Shonan Baskusoku. This live-action extravaganza illustrates the lives of high school bike fanatics.
(TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: YAMADA Taiki
Cast: EGUCHI Yosuke, TAKEUCHI Riki, ODA Yuji, SHIMIZU Misa

BORN TO FIGHT
Kerd Ma Lui - 2004 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - DVD Extras

Deaw (Dan Chupong) is a Special Forces police officer that witnesses the murder
of his partner when a drug bust goes terribly wrong. Disheartened by this tragedy,
Deaw decides to join his sister and a troupe of elite athletes on a government
sponsored charity event on the Thai/Burmese border. Everything seems to be
going to be going well until a group of heavily armed guerillas arrives, with a
nuclear missile in tow, taking the sleepy village hostage. The ransom they
demand is the release of nefarious drug lord General Yang. The clock is ticking.
Can Deaw and the athletes rescue the village from the mercenaries? Can they
save Bangkok from nuclear disaster?

Directed by: Panna Rittikrai
Cast: Dan Chupong, Noppol Gomarachun, Suntisuk Phromsiri

CASH CALLS HELL
Gohiki No Shinshi - 1966 - B/W - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

Oida (Nakadai), accidentally kills a man and his daughter in a car accident and is
sentenced to serve time in prison. Knowing he has nothing left to lose, a fellow
prisoner, Sengoku, entrusts a mission to him worth 15 million yen; Once he leaves
prison, he is to contact a woman who will give him the names of three men he has to
kill.  Oida accepts, and soon realizes he's not the only one who's doing the job;
Two killers from Hong Kong also seek to eliminate these three men, who two years
earlier, ripped off their drug money... With removavble English Subtitles.

Directed by: GOSHA Hideo
Cast: NAKADAI Tatsuya, HIRA Mikijiro, IGAWA Hisashi, KUWANO Miyuki

CASSHERN
Casshern - 2004 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - 3 discs!

Set in a retro-futuristic alternate world where the entire planet is divided between
two opposing alliances, "Casshern" is at once visually entertaining and
dramatically profound. The earth is left diseased and polluted through a "great
war." The geneticist Dr. Azuma vies for support from the government for his
"neo-cell" treatment which can rejuvenate the body and regenerate humankind.
His appeals for funding is turned down by the government leaders who fear that
the new technology will threaten their entrenched powers. Driven to complete his
work by a desire to save the life of his beloved wife, Dr. Azuma accepts an offer
from a sinister militaristic faction. However, Azuma's "neo-cell" cloning
experiment goes haywire after an accident, and a race of mutant humans
(quasi-androids) is unleashed upon the world. Tetsuya, Azuma's son, volunteers
to be reborn as the bionic warrior Casshern in an attempt to save the world, and
to clear the name of his father. Casshern valiantly sacrifices his own humanity in
order to attain the powers needed to defeat mankind's powerful enemies.
Haunted by the memories of his slain mother and having to deal with the super
robot that has absorbed his father's consciousness, Casshern must put aside
his own emotions in a desperate bid to save the human race. Veteran
photographer and music video director Kazuaki Kiriya makes his feature
directorial debut with this film loaded with high-voltage eye candy. Includes two
bonus disc containing the director and production crew interviews, and a making
of featurette(s).

Directed by: Kinji and Kenta Fukasuka
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Riki Takeuchi, Takeshi Kitano

DRIVE
Drive - 2002 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

For his fifth feature, Sabu expands on the same motif of his previous four works –
the chase scene. Asakura is a straight-laced salesman who is hardwired to follow
every rule. One day, while struggling with a killer headache while driving to
business meeting, Asakura’s car is hijacked by a trio of masked bank robbers
who had their loot swiped from under their noses. The three orders him to follow
the thief, but ever the straight arrow, Asakura insists on driving the speed limit and
stopping for all red lights. Later, the three would be robbers – Arai (Susumu
Terajima), Nishi (Ren Osugi), and Kodama (Masanobu Ando) – along with
Asakura, who is still suffering from his headache — commiserate over drinks.
When a crimeland con-artist named Tani (Matsuo Suzuki) demands a cut of the
three’s erstwhile earnings, sparks fly and soon Tani’s dead while the other are
sent into the night.

Directed by: SABU
Cast: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kou Shibasaki, Masanobu Ando, Ren Osugi

GOLDEN BAT
Ogon Batto -1966 - B/W - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

A Shining Skull is on the Side of Justice! Here he is, our Golden Bat!
The Return of the Greatest Super Hero!
The Ultimate SFX Action Movie!
Golden Bat, first appearing as trading cards before WWI and then in comic books
after WWII, returns in this SFX movie! Doctor Yamatone, a young boy called Akira,
and the excellent staff at Pearl Research Laboratory challenges to the strange
Nazo from the Planet Icarus, who attempts to destroy earth. Our hero – the
Golden Bat always appears with loud laughter to help whenever Emily calls. A
science fiction masterpiece from Toei with Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as the star!
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras!

Directed by: Hajime Sato
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Hirohisa Nakata, Wataru Yamagawa

GOLGO 13: KOWLOONG ASSIGNMENT
Golgo 13: Kuron no Kubi - 1977 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

Hard and fast action from the King of Cool, Sonny Chiba. He stars as Japan's No. 1 hitman,
Golgo 13, who is hired to kill a drug kingpin in Hong Kong. Plans go awry when another
assasin beats him to the punch and Golgo finds himself hunted by a legion of cold-blooded
killers and a vigilant cop, Detective Sminny, who will stop at nothing to get his man and
bring down the crime syndicate. Based on an immensely popular and long running manga
comic book series, the film co-stars Chiba protege, Etsuko Shiomi, as a feisty undercover
cop who goes head to head with the bad guys. 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with
removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras!

Directed by: Yukio Noda
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Callan Leung, Etsuko Shihomi

GUYS FROM PARADISE, THE
Tengoku Kara Kita Otokotachi - 2000 - Color - Widescreen - Trailers

Allegedly based on a number of true cases, The Guys From Paradise is a prison
story set in the Phillipines against a background of corruption, drug trafficking and
paedophilia. This being a Takashi Miike film however, the results are far from
conventional. It's essentially a film of two parts: the first set in a prison named
"Paradise" where a small community of Japanese prisoners led by veteran
criminal Yoshida (Tsutomu Yamazaki) enjoy a life of relative freedom and
privilege, the second the story of their exploits outside prison walls with police
and a deranged yakuza on their trail.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Koji Kikkawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nene Otsuka

HARD LUCK HERO
Hard Luck Hero - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - DVD Extras

SABU (director of DRIVE, MONDAY and star of ICI THE KILLER) writes and
directs a comedy/actioner starring J-pop band - V6. Three groups of friends
end end up in the wrong place at the wrong time in an illegal boxing match.
Though this movie stars the members of pop band V6, this movie is 100%
SABU! Also includes 3 music videos by V6.

Directed by: SABU
Cast: V6

HEAT AFTER DARK
Heat after Dark - 1996 - Color - Widescreen - DVD Extras

This movie marks the directorial debut of Ryuhei Kitamura of "Versus" fame.
Produced by Atsuro Watabe who also stars in it, with character actors Shinichi
Suzuki and Shigeru Izumiya. Soundtrack supervisor Moichi Kuwahara is an
acclaimed club artist. A man accidently murders a gangster and asks his buddy
help him hide the body. They put the body in the trunk of their car and drive toward
a mountain but the "dead" guy regains consciousness and runs away when the
police stops their car. They chase the guy into the ruins of old buildings where a
battle for survival begins. Also include German subtitles.

Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Atsuro Watabe, Kazauma Suzuki, Shigeru Izumiya

HEPCAT IN THE FUNKY HAT: THE 2,000,000 YEN ARM
Funky Hat no Kaidanji: Nisenman-en no Ude - 1961 - B/W - Widescreen - Extras

Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on
the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing
a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is
discovered in the river. Two cases come into play and are finally connected into
one case. A sequel created by Director Kinji Fukasaku and Superstar Shinichi
"Sonny" Chiba, chock full of action and refreshing laughter that will satisfy any
audience! 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles and
DVD Extras!

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Sonny Chiba

IRON SHARP
Uchu Kaisoku-Sen - 1961 - B/W - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreenn - Extras

Scientists Challenge the Invaders from Another Universe!
The Superman of Justice - IRON SHARP Arrives to Help!

Suddenly, invaders attack from a planet beyond our universe. What is the secret
Solution that Japanese scientists use to challenge thse invaders? Here comes
the tremendous attack of countless flying saucers released from the mothership.
When the crisis challenges the entire earth, the superman of justice - Iron Sharp
comes down from the sky... Sonny Chiba acts in dual roles of the young space
scientist and of Iron Sharp, with many splended action scenes. 16:9 Anamorphic
Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras!

Directed by: Koji Ota
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Kappei Matsumoto, Shinjiro Ebara

KAMEN RIDER THE FIRST
Kamen Raida: The First - 2005 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

Kamen Rider fans rejoice! The incredible original series is remade into a fantasic
action-packed movie! Takeshi Hongo is kidnapped by the evil terrorist organization,
Shocker, and converted into a soldier in their cyborg army. But the operation wasn't
successful and Hongo kept his humanity. Now he vows to destroy Shocker and must
face their army of mutant cyborgs... With removavble English Subtitles.

Directed by: NAGAISHI Takao
Cast: KIKAWADA Masaya, TAKANO Hassei, KOMINE Rena, ISHIBASHI Renji

KAMEN RIDER THE NEXT - Extended Version!
Kamen Rider the Next - 2007 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Two years have passed since the two Kamen Riders defeated the evil organization Shocker. Now Shocker is back, stronger than ever, with a new technology to take over the world and a stronger weapon - Kamen Rider V3. But they unwittingly created a new horror hell-bent on revenge...

Directed by: TAZAKI Ryuta
Cast: KIKAWADA Masaya, TAKANO Hassei, KATO Kazuki, ISHIDA Miku

LAST KAMIKAZE, THE
Saigo no Tokkotai - 1970 - B/W - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Digitally Re-mastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version!

Tsuruta Koji leads an all star yakuza-eiga cast!

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military
leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Tsuruta Koji stars as a
Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes
torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a
pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.

Directed by: TOSHIHIKO Yahagi
Cast: TSURUTA Koji, FUJI Junko, TAKAKURA Ken, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo,
UMEMIYA Tatsuo, SUGAWARA Bunta, CHIBA Shinichi

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Re-mastered from a new superior print!

LIKE A DRAGON
Ryu ga Gotoku - 2007 - Color -16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Cult Japanese director Takashi Miike draws inspiration from a popular video game for this unhinged tale of underworld violence in Tokyo. Ten billion yen of the Tojo Gang's money has mysteriously vanished while, in another part of town, psychotic yakuza Kishitani strikes out on his own to pay a visit to rival gang leader Kazuma Kiryu and track down the missing mother of adorable youngster Haruka. It seems that Haruka's mother has some valuable information, and Majima is determined to find her at any cost. Now, as Majima makes his way through the neon-lit streets of Tokyo, Satoru and his girlfriend, Yui, embark on a bold robbery spree, and South Korean hitman Park prepares to locate and terminate the thieves who absconded with the Tojo gang's money. Later, after Majima and Kiryu engage in a series of fights all across the city, a confrontation at the top of Tokyo's Millennium Tower finds the true criminal mastermind finally stepping out of the shadows.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Kazuki Kitamura, Goro Kishitani, Sho Aikawa
Kagawa, Masanobu Ando, Quentin Tarintino

NEGOTIATOR
Koshonin - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen - DVD Extras

The Metropolitan Police Dept. introduces the system of “Negotiators” to cope with
crimes in Japan which are similar to those in the United States and Europe.
Negotiators refer to special detectives who try to solve crimes such as hostage
incidents and kidnappings through negotiation. Shuhei Ishida is a negotiator who
was trained by FBI in the United States, and Maiko Tono is a female detective
who learned negotiation skills from Ishida. The two were formerly a teacher and a
student of negotiation skills, but when suspicion of adultery fell on them, Maiko
lost her job as a negotiator and she has been working in the agency’s reference
room. However, on July 7, a hostage incident occurs at a hospital. Maiko receives
a directive from Ishida to work as a negotiator at the scene. The two, who meet
again after a long time, use their various negotiation skills on the criminals...

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Masato Ibu, Renji Ishibashi, Hiroshi Mikami

ONG-BAK
aka "Thai Warrior" - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen - DVD Extras

When the head of a Buddha statue is stolen from a poor Thai village, the villagers
send Ting to the big city in order to retrieve their artifact. Although Ting, who has
secretly been trained in the art of Muay Thai kickboxing, is easily able to find the
man responsible, he is crushed to learn that the head has already been sold. But
to discover the location of the village's idol, he'll have to become a one-man army
to get the truth out of anyone.

Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew
Cast: Panom Yeerum, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Mum Jokmok

POWER OF AIKIDO, THE
Gekitotsu! Aikido - 1975 - Color - Widescreen - Extras

An action movie that illustrates the struggle of Morihei Ueshiba who was born in a
farming family in Wakayama (an area in Japan) on his way of pursuing the heart
of martial arts until he finally created his own well-polished martial arts Aikido in
which he included the strengths of other martial arts such as old-style Judo,
Kendo, and spearmanship. It was the first time that Shinichi Chiba’s younger
brother Jiro tooks the leading role in a movie. With removable English Subtitles
and DVD Extras!

Directed by: Shigehiro Ozawa
Cast: Jiro Chiba, Sue Shiomi, Sonny Chiba

PUMA, THE
Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz - 1999 - Color - Fullscreen - Extras

Combat coach Josh Angel accidentally walked into the middle of a tense hostage situation.
Terrorist have entrenched themselves in an impenetrable building, along with 30 hostages.
They threaten to kill their prisoners if their ransom demands are not met. The situation
seems hopeless until the Josh Angel - the Puma gets involved. Stealthfully making his way
through the building killing the terrorist one by one, until and explosive conclusion erupts.

Directed by: Donnie Yen / Axel de Roche
Cast: Mickey Hardt, Maria Petz, Susanne Hob, Ercan Durmaz, Jochen Nickel, Aleksandar
Jovanovic