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My Neighbor Totoro (Full Screen Edition) Actors: Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi Director: Hayao Miyazaki | |
From Amazon.com essential video My Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film that appeals to children and adults alike. While their mother is in the hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki and 4-year-old Mei move into an old-fashioned house in the country with their professor father. At the foot of an enormous camphor tree, Mei discovers the nest of King Totoro, a giant forest spirit who ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Akira Kurosawa's Dreams Actors: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho Directors: IshirĂ´ Honda, Akira Kurosawa | |
From Amazon.com Produced with assistance from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Dreams is an omnibus of eight short stories and parables that spell enchantment at every turn. The opening story, "Sun Under the Rain," emerges from director Akira Kurosawa's personal memories, as a child (whose house is modeled after Kurosawa's childhood home in Koishikawa) witnesses a fox's wedding ceremony in a magical forest. ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Private Sessions 2 | |
From Description Only bad girls get to be the Teachers Pet... The College of Sacred Maidens is bubbling over with sexy young ladies perfectly suited for Tomoyas lusts. So, when he crosses paths with a new student professor for the college, hes not about to let his chance pass by - he wastes no time drugging the guy, and taking his place. Now ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Kwaidan - Criterion Collection Actors: Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama Director: Masaki Kobayashi | |
From Amazon.com A masterpiece of filmmaking artifice and mood-setting atmosphere, Kwaidan consists of four ghost stories adapted from the fiction of Greek-born Lafcadio Hearn (a.k.a. Yakumo Koizumi, 1850-1904), who assimilated into Japanese culture so thoroughly that his writings reveal no evidence of Western influence. So it is that these four cinematic interpretations--perhaps more accurately described as tales of spectral visitation--are sublimely Japanese in ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Cutey Honey - Essential Anime Collection (Vols. 1 & 2) | |
From Amazon.com This 1994 OAV was the first of several revivals of the 1973 TV series based on Go Nagai's manga stories. The characters are an assortment of familiar types. Diminutive, cartoony Grandfather Denbei appears alternately powerful and lecherous. Chokkei is the blushing teenage boy whose innocent charm earns him the protection of the buxom title character, the "lovely warrior" android who fights ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Golden Boy - Essential Anime Collection (Vols. 1 & 2) | |
From Amazon.com Kintaro Oe, a 25-year-old dropout from Tokyo University Law School, bicycles around Japan "learning about life" like an Asian Along Came Bronson. He takes various part-time jobs, surprising everyone by excelling at everything he does, despite his goofy demeanor. He's lucky he's a quick study, as he spends most of his time ogling pretty women, cleaning toilets, and getting beat up. ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Gamera Limited Edition Dvd Box Set | |
From Description Japan's classic monster movie is back again! Not only does he carry a two-hundred foot house on his back, but he also has the weight of the world on his shoulders. Gamera - a giant, flying, fire-breathing turle, friend to children everywhere, and protector of Earth - is now available in a collectible hard shell. ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Last Life in the Universe Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Takashi Miike Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | |
From Description DVD Features: 5.1 surround sound Commentary track with Cinematographer Christopher Doyle Interviews with cast and crew Behind-the-Scenes footage Storyboards and original drawings by Christopher Doyle Theatrical trailer Previews Weblinks If youre interested in this this, these films may be of interest: Buy from Amazon |
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Ju-on (The Grudge) Actors: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara (II) Director: Takashi Shimizu | |
From Amazon.com Following in the footsteps of The Ring cycle, the Ju-On series of horror films has taken Japan by the throat. According to this movie, the title refers to a curse placed upon a house where violence occurred. Sure enough, we see a string of unhappy encounters in a seemingly ordinary home, where ghosts have settled in the aftermath of murder. Director ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Samurai Assassin Director: Kihachi Okamoto | |
From Description Based on a true historical event, "Samurai Assassin" stars Mifune Toshiro (Seven Samurai, Yojimbo) in one of his greatest roles. Niiro Tsuruchiyo is a masterless samurai - a ronin - desperate for a last chance to gain a position with one of the great houses. To curry favor, he joins an assassination plot against a Shogunate Elder ... more Buy from Amazon |