Dolls
(2002) [M]

Cult director Takeshi Kitano weaves together three visually stunning and deeply touching stories of undying love inspired by traditional Japanese bunraku puppet theatre. The first concerns a rising young executive who turned his back on his girlfriend in pursuit of his career. After a failed...  More

What's Up Tiger Lily?
(1966) [M]

So you want Plot? Woody Allen bought a Japanese spy movie, removed the voice track, and replaced it with one of his own. He doesn't seem to have bothered with the original script at all. Typical Joke: "Back off! My secret spy camera has taken pictures of you all through your clothes. Unless you...  More

The Bad Sleep Well
(1960) [PG]

In this engaging drama, acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa deftly splices together the nuances of hypocrisy, old feudal misconceptions lingering in modern corruption, and Shakespeare's Hamlet. The rotten corporate world is taken on by Koichi Nishi (Toshiro Mifune), who is looking for...  More

High and Low
(1963) [PG]

yle thriller. A ruthless kidnapper, aiming to snatch wealthy industrialist Kingo Gondo's young son, takes the chauffeur's boy by mistake – but still demands the ransom. Gondo is left with an agonising choice, since paying the ransom will ruin him. Meanwhile the tenacious Inspector Tokuro is...  More

The 47 Ronin
(1962) [M]

In 18th century Japan, society is ruled by the etiquette set by the Imperial Shogun. When a young lord refuses to become involved with a corrupt chancellor, his lands are forfeited and his samurai disbanded. The samurai are torn between orders from the Shogun and loyalty to their lord. Featuring...  More