Maadadayo
(1993) [PG]

Legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's last film is a homage to the man who inspired him. Warm, sentimental and rousing, Maadadayo means not "not yet" in English, and tells the story of a retired teacher with a renowned lust for life, and the devoted students who maintain contact with him....  More

The Experimental Films of Osamu Tezuka (Short Films)
(2006) [PG]

Tales of the Street Corner The scene is set with a poster on a street corner, a girl who cherishes her teddy bear, a street lamp and a playful moth that is drawn to the lamp. These creatures and inanimate objects, each with their own dramas, get involved in a war and the story ends in a tragic...  More

Samurai Pirate
(1963) [PG]

When the king becomes ill, an evil Lord hatches a plot to kill the king and steal his daughter away for a forced marriage. An adventurous sailor and a mysterious wizard set out to rescue the kingdom but in their way are a powerful witch, a band of ruthless pirates and the Imperial army. Toshiro...  More

Youth of the Beast
(1963) [M]

Maverick director Suzuki Seijun takes us on a wild ride into the world of 1960's Japanese Yakuza. A mysterious stranger arrives in town, muscling in on two rival Yakuza gangs. These results spark off a powderkeg that leads to an explosive war between the clans. With striking colors ,...  More

A Tattooed Life
(1965) [M]

Hired killer Tetsu wants to retire from life as a hitman but the partners of his last kill have other ideas. Tetsu's brother Kenji tries to help, but when a yakuza is killed both brothers flee to China and hide as workers on a construction site. The yakuza will not rest until the brothers are...  More

Reincarnation
(2005) [MA]

From the director of The Grudge comes a new form of terror. A young actress lands a role in a film based upon a series of horrifying murders committed back in the 1970s. While working on the set, she feels as if the murders are happening around her. When an old 8mm movie camera with hidden...  More

The Lower Depths
(1957) [M]

Based on Gorky's 1902 play, master director Kurosawa translates the drama from a Russian dosshouse to an Edo-era Japanese slum without losing the potency of this profile of material and spiritual poverty. Populating this underworld is social detritus-a thief, artisan, prostitute and their...  More

Tales From Earthsea (Studio Ghibli) (2 Disc Set)
(2006) [M]

Across the land of Earthsea, crops have failed and livestock is dying. Evil omens have arisen and the balance of the world is in danger of tearing apart. In search of the cause of this encroaching catastrophe, the Archmage Ged meets Arren, exiled Prince of Enlad, in flight from a nameless Shadow....  More

Gozu
(2003) [R]

One of the strangest pieces of Japanese cinema ever made, Gozu is a surreal and visceral film of cartoonish perversity from Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer). Minami is a low-level yakuza ordered to assassinate his eccentric boss, who also happens to be his closest friend. When his target...  More

Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis
(2001) [PG]

Brace yourself for a totally new experience in cutting-edge animation. Based on the classic comic created by Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy), written by Japanese Anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), Metropolis is a spectacular film featuring stunning imagery...  More