291.	View Larger Image	Stacy Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu
		From Description In the early 21st century, teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 17 begin dying all over the world. Shortly before they die, the girls succumb to NDH (Near Death Happiness), a "pre-death" state of absolute bliss and joy. Once dead, girls come back as a flesh-eating zombie nicknamed "Stacy". The world is in chaos. Countries suffer from famine, war, ... more Buy from Amazon

292.	View Larger Image	Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 17 - Zatoichi Challenged Director: Kenji Misumi
		From Description A dying woman begs Zatoichi to reunite her son with his father, who is working in a small town. But when the son and father meet, Zatoichi finds out that the father has been forced to work for gangsters. Using his lightning sword, Zatoichi takes on the crime boss in a relentless blend of action, violence, and comedy that makes Zatoichi ... more Buy from Amazon

293.	View Larger Image	Chinese Box Actors: Jeremy Irons, Li Gong Director: Wayne Wang
		From Amazon.com Set during the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong in 1997, this fascinating film uses that urgent and grandly ceremonial political backdrop for an intimate study of personal transition. Jeremy Irons plays a seasoned journalist who discovers he is terminally ill, causing him to be torn between his obsessive love for a former prostitute (Chinese film star Li Gong) and a streetwise ... more Buy from Amazon

294.	View Larger Image	Tetsuo II: Body Hammer Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
		From Amazon.com Two years after leaving the grungy cyberpunk calling card Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Shinya Tsukamoto reenters the world of flesh and metal metamorphoses with a more narratively ambitious film that is neither sequel nor remake, but a rethinking of the ideas on a bigger scale with more impressive effects. The film begins in the recognizable world of the thriller, where a ... more Buy from Amazon

295.	View Larger Image	Jungle Emperor Leo Director: Yoshio Takeuchi
		From Description At the foot of the mysterious Moon Mountain lives a white lion named Leo, ruler of the jungle. He and his family live peacefully among the other animals in a lush habitat with which they have been blessed. Humans have entered Leo’s domain, shattering the peace in the relentless search for moonlight stones, a source of exquisite wealth. Overwhelmed by greed, ... more Buy from Amazon

296.	View Larger Image	Akira (Limited Special Edition Tin) Actors: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
		From Amazon.com essential video Artist-writer Katsuhiro Ôtomo began telling the story of Akira as a comic book series in 1982 but took a break from 1986 to 1988 to write, direct, supervise, and design this animated film version. Set in 2019, the film richly imagines the new metropolis of Neo-Tokyo, which is designed from huge buildings down to the smallest details of passing vehicles or ... more Buy from Amazon

297.	View Larger Image	Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 5 - On the Road Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
		From Description Once again Ichi finds himself the object of deadly pursuit. While travelling to a village where the local gang leader wants to hire him as a bodygaurd, a rival gang attacks Ichi and his companion. After negotiating safe passage for himself only, the blind masseur encounters a dying man trying to help a servant girl escape after being raped by a ... more Buy from Amazon

298.	View Larger Image	Twelve Kingdoms - Chapter 7 - Reflection Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi
		From Description Youko survives an assassination plot by her court advisors, but the young ruler is left shaken and questioning her leadership abilities. Hoping to learn more about the kingdom, Youko leaves the palace to be among her subjects. Meanwhile, the former princess of Ho is now a servant in the court of Kyou. Unable to bear her change in station, she escapes. ... more Buy from Amazon

299.	View Larger Image	Blue Spring Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
		From Description In their graduation year, the disaffected students turn their concrete box of a school into a backdrop against which to create their own version of society. The newly elected boss Kujo (played with cool panache by rising star Ryuhei Matsuda) disdains all the rules, including those that have led to his election. Into this power vacuum, his scandalized friend and lieutenant ... more Buy from Amazon

300.	View Larger Image	Fudoh:Deluxe Edition Actor: Shosuke Tanihara
		From Description Riki Fudoh appears to be a highly cultured, model high school student. But underneath that gentle façade lies a deep and vengeful rage. He witnessed his brother’s grisly murder at the hands of their own father, a powerful Yakuza crime lord. Sworn to revenge, Riki recruits his own teenage crime organization. His goal, assassinate the old generation of Yakuza bosses. Directed ... more Buy from Amazon