Hana-Bi (Fireworks)
(1997) [MA]

Winner of the top prize at the prestigious Venice Film Festival in 1997, Hana-Bi is a lyrical tale of guilt, death and loyalty from acclaimed director Takeshi Kitano. One of Japan's biggest stars, Kitano is best known in the UK for his films Sonatine and Violent Cop. This film confirms his status...  More

Brother
(2000) [R]

A film by Takeshi Kitano, the director of Hana-Bi, Violent Cop and Boiling Point. In Japan, the sworn brotherhood of the Yakuza is described as being "thicker than the blood of kindred brothers". With his life under threat, disgraced Yakuza hard man Yamamoto (Takeshi) escapes to Los Angeles in...  More

Sonatine
(1993) [MA]

SONATINE is a masterwork from legendary writer, actor and director Takeshi Kitano. Kitano is Murakawa, a yakuza chief sent to Okinawa to settle a dispute between two factions. Several of his men die is suspicious circumstances so Murakawa and the rest of the gang retreat to a remote beach house...  More

Ichi the Killer - Uncut Special Edition
(2001) [R]

Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic yakuza killer. He tears apart the underworld searching for his boss’s killer. The plot’s mastermind is Jijii, an ex-cop bent on turning...  More