AEGIS
Bokoku no Aegis - 2005 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

The latest SFX film from Japan, about a hijacked Japanese warship and the
terrorists who's missiles point directly at Tokyo. Just as the government gives up
hope a fated group of men decide to take on the terrorists. All-star cast and lots of
action. 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles and DVD
Extras!

Directed by: SAKAMOTO Junji
Cast: SANADA Hiroyuki, TERAO Akira, SATO Koichi, NAKAI Kiichi, Chae Min-Seo

AGE OF ASSASSINS
Satsujin Kyo Jidai - 1967 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Twenty years after the end of World War II, international agents try to apprehend the world's largest diamond in this offbeat spy comedy. An eight year-old boy had the diamond sewn inside him during the war to smuggle the bauble out of the country. A mad scientists tortures one of the former Nazi guards to learn the identity of the now-adult diamond carrier. When one agent dies, a female spy uses her feminine wiles to seduce the scientist and locate the missing treasure.

Directed by: OKAMOTO Kihachi
Cast: NAKADAI Tatsuya, SUNAZUKA Hideo, AMAMOTO Eisei, DAN Reiko

BATTLE IN THE SEA OF JAPAN
Nihonkai Dai-Kaisen - 1969 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese
War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a
Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Togo Heihachiro sends
his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Mean-
while, Major Akashi Genjiro makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik
revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the
conflict at hand.

Directed by: MARUYAMA Seiji
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, NAKADAI Tatsuya, KAYAMA Yuzo

BE-BOP HIGHSCHOOL
Be-Bop Highschool - 2004 - Color - Widescreen

Based on the popular manga of the same name, Be-Bop High School drops you into the
middle of brawling rival high school gangs who do little else than chase each other around
with knives and baseball bats. Using local yakuza ruffians as their role models, these high
school hooligans pound themselves senseless as fawning girls adore them from the
sidelines. Not much plot here; Just a WHOLE LOTTA fighting! (TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: ---
Cast: ISHIHARA Satomi, KANEKO Nobuaki, HASHIMOTO Masaya

BLESSING BELL
Kofuku no Kane - 2002 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

As seen in "Dangan Runner" and "DRIVE," director SABU has been creating full
speed films with dynamic development. The sense of sadness and agony is the
core of what makes his films interesting, and in this dramatic film he again
portrays funny, yet lovable human beings and the truth of life. Igarashi loses his
job when the factory he worked for is closed down. Aimlessly wandering around,
he encounters one strange event after another. A yakuza breathing his last breath,
a man who killed the man his wife is cheating with, a single mother… An
unbelievable day has started!

Directed by: SABU
Cast: Susumu Terajima, Naomi Nishida, Ryoko Shinohara

BLOODY MALLORY
Bloody Mallory - 2002 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

Directed by Julien Magnat, Bloody Mary is a piece of French kitsch chronicling the
journey of Bloody Mallory (Olivia Bonamy), the paranormal commando hired to
rescue the pope from the band of ghouls who kidnapped him during a visit to
Notre Dame. The issue is complicated when the Vatican's publicist is revealed as
a frontman for the forces of evil. Mallory is no one to be trifled with, however—she
hacked her own husband into pieces on their wedding night when he turned out to
be a demon. Along with her crew, which includes a shape-shifting mute little girl
with telepathic powers, and a 7-foot French-American drag queen (Jeffrey Ribier),
Mallory has no qualms about fighitng evil.

Directed by: Julien Magnat
Cast: Olivia Bonamy, Adria Collado, Jeffrey Ribier

BOMBER BIKERS OF SHONAN
Shonan Bakusozoku - 1987 - Color - Widescreen

The driving force behind so much of Japan's entertainment is the Manga, or comic book. Some of the popular films and television series that sprang from this source include Kozure Ohkami (Lone Wolf & Child) and Azumi. Joining with these awesome productions comes a new film based on the popular comic, Shonan Baskusoku. This live-action extravaganza illustrates the lives of high school bike fanatics.
(TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: YAMADA Taiki
Cast: EGUCHI Yosuke, TAKEUCHI Riki, ODA Yuji, SHIMIZU Misa

CASH CALLS HELL
Gohiki No Shinshi - 1966 - B/W - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Oida (Nakadai), accidentally kills a man and his daughter in a car accident and is
sentenced to serve time in prison. Knowing he has nothing left to lose, a fellow
prisoner, Sengoku, entrusts a mission to him worth 15 million yen; Once he leaves
prison, he is to contact a woman who will give him the names of three men he has to
kill.  Oida accepts, and soon realizes he's not the only one who's doing the job;
Two killers from Hong Kong also seek to eliminate these three men, who two years
earlier, ripped off their drug money... With removavble English Subtitles.

Directed by: GOSHA Hideo
Cast: NAKADAI Tatsuya, HIRA Mikijiro, IGAWA Hisashi, KUWANO Miyuki

CAT'S EYE
Cat's Eye - 1997 - Color - Widescreen - Trailers

In Japan, a trio of thieves called Cat's Eye has been steeling priceless works of art
from all over Japan. Detective Hoshio has been assigned to capture these three
women, but he has yet to stop them. Little does he relies that his girlfriend, Hitomi,
is a member of Cat's Eye as is her elder sister Rui, and younger sister Ai. He is
also unaware that the coffee house they own is their secret lair. He doesn;t even
know that the paintings were done by their father, who was abducted by Chinese
Tong members. It seems like Hoshio has a long way to go before he catches
them. Problem is, he won't marry Hitomi until he does. At the same time, the
Chinese Mafia arrives in Japan, looking to kill who ever has been stealing the art
work from their associates. Their leader Miss Wong, is a psycho with the ability to
change her form at will. She knows who Cat's Eye really is, and she has a clever
trap for them. With the help of Interpol detective Mitsuko, Cat's Eye is closer to
finding out about the truth about their fathers disappearance, and the real secret
behind Miss Wong's power. Will Cat's Eye prevail?

Directed by: Kaizo Hayashi
Cast: Yuki Uchida, Hitomi Kisugi, Norika Fujiwara, Kane Kosugi

CLASSMATES
Aa Doki no Sakura – 1967 – 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen

AKA Diaries of the Kamikaze. An all-star Toei cast stars in this 1967 film directed by Nakajima Sadao about the lives of the men who would end their lives in suicide missions for the glory of Japan during WWII. Based on the book, Aa Dōki no Sakura: Kaerazaru Seishun no Shuki.

Cast: MATSUKATA Hiroki, CHIBA Shinichi, FUJI Junko, TAKAKURA Ken,
TSURUTA Koji
Directed by: NAKAJIMA Sadao

DEAD END RUN
Dead End Drive - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

Cult filmmaker Sogo Ishii's follow-up to his spectacular "Electric Dragon 80,000 V"
consists of three short films. Continuing on the road he had taken, Ishii throws
every trick in the book at us; rapid cuts, bouncing cameras, fast close-ups, wacky
angles, vibrating zooms, and quick dissolves turn out a triumphant display of
knockout visuals. All three stories deal with a "running man" who ends up in a
dead-end alley. In the first part, a man is pursued by a woman who turns out to be
"more than human." Part two stars Masatoshi Nagase ("Electric Dragon 80,000 V,"
"Party 7") as the man who is driven into the dead-end alley by a hitman. In part
three, Tadanobu Asano (also from "Electric Dragon 80,000 V," "Party 7") is chased
by the police, and ends up on a rooftop where he kidnaps a woman who was
there to commit suicide. As usual, Ishii's technique combines breathless action
scenes with the hard-edged feel of the experimental film.

Directed by: Sogo Ishii
Cast: Masatohi Nagase, Tadanobu Asano, Urara Awata

DRIVE
Drive - 2002 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - Trailers

For his fifth feature, Sabu expands on the same motif of his previous four works –
the chase scene. Asakura is a straight-laced salesman who is hardwired to follow
every rule. One day, while struggling with a killer headache while driving to
business meeting, Asakura’s car is hijacked by a trio of masked bank robbers
who had their loot swiped from under their noses. The three orders him to follow
the thief, but ever the straight arrow, Asakura insists on driving the speed limit and
stopping for all red lights. Later, the three would be robbers – Arai (Susumu
Terajima), Nishi (Ren Osugi), and Kodama (Masanobu Ando) – along with
Asakura, who is still suffering from his headache — commiserate over drinks.
When a crimeland con-artist named Tani (Matsuo Suzuki) demands a cut of the
three’s erstwhile earnings, sparks fly and soon Tani’s dead while the other are
sent into the night.

Directed by: SABU
Cast: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kou Shibasaki, Masanobu Ando, Ren Osugi

GOLDEN BAT
Ogon Batto -1966 - B/W - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

A Shining Skull is on the Side of Justice! Here he is, our Golden Bat!
The Return of the Greatest Super Hero!
The Ultimate SFX Action Movie!
Golden Bat, first appearing as trading cards before WWI and then in comic books
after WWII, returns in this SFX movie! Doctor Yamatone, a young boy called Akira,
and the excellent staff at Pearl Research Laboratory challenges to the strange
Nazo from the Planet Icarus, who attempts to destroy earth. Our hero – the
Golden Bat always appears with loud laughter to help whenever Emily calls. A
science fiction masterpiece from Toei with Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as the star!
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras!

Directed by: Hajime Sato
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Hirohisa Nakata, Wataru Yamagawa

GOLGO 13
Golgo 13 – 1973 – 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen

Live-action adaptation of the hit manga. TAKAKURA Ken stars as Golgo 13, a professional hitman who’s age and birthplace is unknown. Golgo 13 is contracted to kill Boss Goa, the head of a worldwide crime syndicate responsible for drugs, weapons, and human trafficking.

Cast: TAKAKURA Ken, YAMADA Yasuo, Pouri Baneai, Mohsen Sohrabi
Directed by: SATO Junya

GOLGO 13: KOWLOONG ASSIGNMENT
Golgo 13: Kuron no Kubi - 1977 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

Hard and fast action from the King of Cool, Sonny Chiba. He stars as Japan's No. 1 hitman,
Golgo 13, who is hired to kill a drug kingpin in Hong Kong. Plans go awry when another
assasin beats him to the punch and Golgo finds himself hunted by a legion of cold-blooded
killers and a vigilant cop, Detective Sminny, who will stop at nothing to get his man and
bring down the crime syndicate. Based on an immensely popular and long running manga
comic book series, the film co-stars Chiba protege, Etsuko Shiomi, as a feisty undercover
cop who goes head to head with the bad guys. 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with
removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras!

Directed by: Yukio Noda
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Callan Leung, Etsuko Shihomi

GUYS FROM PARADISE, THE
Tengoku Kara Kita Otokotachi - 2000 - Color - Widescreen - Trailers

Allegedly based on a number of true cases, The Guys From Paradise is a prison
story set in the Phillipines against a background of corruption, drug trafficking and
paedophilia. This being a Takashi Miike film however, the results are far from
conventional. It's essentially a film of two parts: the first set in a prison named
"Paradise" where a small community of Japanese prisoners led by veteran
criminal Yoshida (Tsutomu Yamazaki) enjoy a life of relative freedom and
privilege, the second the story of their exploits outside prison walls with police
and a deranged yakuza on their trail.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Koji Kikkawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nene Otsuka

HARD LUCK HERO
Hard Luck Hero - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - DVD Extras

SABU (director of DRIVE, MONDAY and star of ICI THE KILLER) writes and
directs a comedy/actioner starring J-pop band - V6. Three groups of friends
end end up in the wrong place at the wrong time in an illegal boxing match.
Though this movie stars the members of pop band V6, this movie is 100%
SABU! Also includes 3 music videos by V6.

Directed by: SABU
Cast: V6

HEAT AFTER DARK
Heat after Dark - 1996 - Color - Widescreen - DVD Extras

This movie marks the directorial debut of Ryuhei Kitamura of "Versus" fame.
Produced by Atsuro Watabe who also stars in it, with character actors Shinichi
Suzuki and Shigeru Izumiya. Soundtrack supervisor Moichi Kuwahara is an
acclaimed club artist. A man accidently murders a gangster and asks his buddy
help him hide the body. They put the body in the trunk of their car and drive toward
a mountain but the "dead" guy regains consciousness and runs away when the
police stops their car. They chase the guy into the ruins of old buildings where a
battle for survival begins. Also include German subtitles.

Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Atsuro Watabe, Kazauma Suzuki, Shigeru Izumiya

HEPCAT IN THE FUNKY HAT: THE 2,000,000 YEN ARM
Funky Hat no Kaidanji: Nisenman-en no Ude - 1961 - B/W - Widescreen - Extras

Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on
the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing
a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is
discovered in the river. Two cases come into play and are finally connected into
one case. A sequel created by Director Kinji Fukasaku and Superstar Shinichi
"Sonny" Chiba, chock full of action and refreshing laughter that will satisfy any
audience! 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles and
DVD Extras!

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Sonny Chiba

IRON SHARP
Uchu Kaisoku-Sen - 1961 - B/W - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreenn - Extras

Scientists Challenge the Invaders from Another Universe!
The Superman of Justice - IRON SHARP Arrives to Help!

Suddenly, invaders attack from a planet beyond our universe. What is the secret
Solution that Japanese scientists use to challenge thse invaders? Here comes
the tremendous attack of countless flying saucers released from the mothership.
When the crisis challenges the entire earth, the superman of justice - Iron Sharp
comes down from the sky... Sonny Chiba acts in dual roles of the young space
scientist and of Iron Sharp, with many splended action scenes. 16:9 Anamorphic
Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras!

Directed by: Koji Ota
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Kappei Matsumoto, Shinjiro Ebara

JEANS BLUES: NO FUTURE
Jeans Blues Asunaki Buraiha - 1974 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - DVD Extras

"BONNIE AND CLYDE" TOEI STYLE!

Tire of her boring life, Seiko makes off with the money taken from the bar she works at. Jiro
steals a large sum of money from a gangster and runs away. The two have a chance
meeting and hits it off right away because of their hatred toward the society and authority.
With their newfound fortune, the pair lives their lives as they want. But when their past,
society and authority catches up with them, the flame of youth is extinguished in a sea of
violence...

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print!
With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras.

Directed by: NAKAJIMA Sadao
Cast: KAJI Meiko etc.

Click here for Video Clip (MS Media Player)

KABAMARU THE NINJA BOY
Iga-no Kabamaru - 1983 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9) - Extras

Japan Action Club (JAC) strikes back!

Iga-no Kabamaru is a Japanese manga created by Yu Azuki. The eponymous protagonist is a naive young ninja from the Iga province called Kagemaru, nicknamed Kabamaru (hippos mouth) for his insatiable appetite. After the death of his strict grandfather and ninja sensei, Kabamaru moves to Tokyo with one of his grandfather acquaintances. The plot deals mainly with Kabamaru adjusting to an urban lifestyle after spending a childhood in the mountains and how he finds himself caught up in the rivalry between two private schools. Loaded with cool action scenes, performed by the legandary Japan Action Club (JAC)!

Cast: KUROSAKI Hikaru, TAKAGI Junya, SANADA Hiroyuki, CHIBA Shinich,
SHIHOMI Etsuko, OBA Kenji, Strong Kongo, NOGIWA Yoko
Directed by: SUZUKI Norifumi

LAST KAMIKAZE, THE
Saigo no Tokkotai - 1970 - B/W - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Tsuruta Koji leads an all star yakuza-eiga cast!

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military
leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Tsuruta Koji stars as a
Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes
torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a
pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print!
With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras.

Directed by: TOSHIHIKO Yahagi
Cast: TSURUTA Koji, FUJI Junko, TAKAKURA Ken, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo,
UMEMIYA Tatsuo, SUGAWARA Bunta, CHIBA Shinichi

LIKE A DRAGON
Ryu ga Gotoku - 2007 - Color -16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Cult Japanese director Takashi Miike draws inspiration from a popular video game for this unhinged tale of underworld violence in Tokyo. Ten billion yen of the Tojo Gang's money has mysteriously vanished while, in another part of town, psychotic yakuza Kishitani strikes out on his own to pay a visit to rival gang leader Kazuma Kiryu and track down the missing mother of adorable youngster Haruka. It seems that Haruka's mother has some valuable information, and Majima is determined to find her at any cost. Now, as Majima makes his way through the neon-lit streets of Tokyo, Satoru and his girlfriend, Yui, embark on a bold robbery spree, and South Korean hitman Park prepares to locate and terminate the thieves who absconded with the Tojo gang's money. Later, after Majima and Kiryu engage in a series of fights all across the city, a confrontation at the top of Tokyo's Millennium Tower finds the true criminal mastermind finally stepping out of the shadows.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Kazuki Kitamura, Goro Kishitani, Sho Aikawa
Kagawa, Masanobu Ando, Quentin Tarintino

NEGOTIATOR
Koshonin - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen - DVD Extras

The Metropolitan Police Dept. introduces the system of “Negotiators” to cope with
crimes in Japan which are similar to those in the United States and Europe.
Negotiators refer to special detectives who try to solve crimes such as hostage
incidents and kidnappings through negotiation. Shuhei Ishida is a negotiator who
was trained by FBI in the United States, and Maiko Tono is a female detective
who learned negotiation skills from Ishida. The two were formerly a teacher and a
student of negotiation skills, but when suspicion of adultery fell on them, Maiko
lost her job as a negotiator and she has been working in the agency’s reference
room. However, on July 7, a hostage incident occurs at a hospital. Maiko receives
a directive from Ishida to work as a negotiator at the scene. The two, who meet
again after a long time, use their various negotiation skills on the criminals...

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Masato Ibu, Renji Ishibashi, Hiroshi Mikami

OUTLAW
Narazumono - 1964 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen

Intrigue and mystery surround a cold-hearted assassin who must keep one step
ahead of the Hong Kong police as he tries to find out who framed him for the murder
of a woman and set him up as the fall guy in a complicated drug scheme. Starring
Takakura Ken as Nanjo the assassin and directed by the critically acclaimed Ishii
Teruo, this is a journey into the dark underside of Asia's most exciting city. Will Nanjo
be able to find the solution and exact revenge for the terrible situation he finds himself in?

Digitally Remastered 16:9 Widescreen!

Directed by: ISHII Teruo
Cast: TAKAKURA Ken, TANBA Tetsuro, SUGIURA Naoki, EHARA Shinjiro

POWER OF AIKIDO, THE
Gekitotsu! Aikido - 1975 - Color - Widescreen - Extras

An action movie that illustrates the struggle of Morihei Ueshiba who was born in a
farming family in Wakayama (an area in Japan) on his way of pursuing the heart
of martial arts until he finally created his own well-polished martial arts Aikido in
which he included the strengths of other martial arts such as old-style Judo,
Kendo, and spearmanship. It was the first time that Shinichi Chiba’s younger
brother Jiro tooks the leading role in a movie. With removable English Subtitles
and DVD Extras!

Directed by: Shigehiro Ozawa
Cast: Jiro Chiba, Sue Shiomi, Sonny Chiba

SCARS OF THE SUN
Taiyo No Kizu - 2006 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Katayama is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. He decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision as his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by the leader of the same band of young thugs. Katayama seeks revenge and soon discovers that vengeance isn’t all that he that it would be…

Directed by: MIIKE Takashi
Cast: AIKAWA Sho, SATO Aiko, KATSUNO Hiroshi

SEBURI STORY, THE
Seburi Monogatari - 1985 - Color - Widescreen

The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy about a few of the community's members who especially experience difficulties as modern Japan encroaches on their world. The setting is World War II, and conflicts have already arisen when the military police come to take Seburi men away into the army. Still following their own customs that can be harsh at times, and are particularly cruel to women (women must give birth alone and unaided, a woman's adultery is punished by burying her up to her neck in the earth and then leaving her for days), the Seburi are mainly treated with fear and animosity by the non-Seburi townspeople of the region. Along with the hardships arising from cultural clashes, nature's own vagaries present other challenges to the Seburi -- who still lived in tents until the 1950s. Winter avalanches and snowstorms cause as much havoc as the tensions engendered by the slow encroachment of the modern world. (TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: NAKAJIMA Sadao
Cast: HAGIWARA Kenichi, FUJITA Yumiko, KOHNO Michiko, NAITO Takashi,
SAOTOME Ai, MUROTA Hideo, NAGASHIMA Eiko, TONOYAMA Taiji, MITSUISHI Ken

SEVEN FACES OF BANNAI TARAO, PRIVATE EYE
Tarao Bannai Senritsu no Nanakamen - 1956 - B/W - Fullscreen

In this modern-day crime drama, hard-boiled Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business. With a bravura performance from Toei’s greatest star Kataoka Chiezo as he puts his life on the line by getting in between two rival yakuza gangs fighting for supremacy. A true classic of the 'film-noir' genre, this black and white motion picture is loaded with intrigue and action. Surprise after surprise abounds as Bannai gets deeper into the mob while searching for a brutal killer.
(TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu & KOBAYASHI Tsuneo
Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, HANAYAGI Kogiku, ATAKA Junko, TASHIRO Yuriko,
NANBARA Shinji, YAMAGATA Isao

SKY HIGH
Sky High - 2003 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - DVD Extras

Hit theatrical feature based on the hit T.V. drama based on the hit comic/manga!
Ryuhei Kitamura's ("Versus") "Sky High" the movie is based on a late-night
television series adapted from a popular horror manga serial. In the series,
Yumiko Shaku stars as Izuko, the Gatekeeper at the "Gate of Hatred" that stands
at the netherworld that separates this world from the afterlife. She gives three
choices to the dead (who are either victims of an accident or a murder) who visits
her: to abandon their hatred and reach the eternal paradise; to haunt the world of
the alive as a ghost; or to avenge themselves and go straight down to Hell. This
movie is an excellent prequel to the series that fleshes out the story of Shaku's
character who used to be an ordinary woman, and details how she became the
Gatekeeper. Plus, Kitamura lets Shaku use a sword again.

Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Yumiko Shaku, Takako Ohsawa, Shosuke Tanihara

STREET FIGHTER COLLECTION - 3 Discs!
Gekitotsu! Satujinken - 1974 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen - Extras

Sonny Chiba's incredible Street Fighter movie series for the first time on DVD
anamorphic with English subtitles and dub!!

Sonny Chiba is Takuma (Terry in the dub) Tsurugi, the infamous Street Fighter in the
films which catapuled him to international fame. In breathtaking, hyper-violent
confrontations, Turugi battles the mafia, the yakuza, uncovers drug rings and dirty cops
and dodges assassination attempts. With bravura and unrelenting action, the
notoriously violent Street Fighter series raised the bar for martial arts movies.

16:9 Widescreen, with removable subtitles and optional English dub.

Directed by: OZAWA Shigehiro
Cast: CHIBA Shinichi, NAKAJIMA Yutaka, SHIHOMI Etsuko, WATANABE Fumio

TENNEN SHOUJO MAHN NEXT
aka "Natural Girl Mahn Next" - 1999 - Color - Widescreen - DVD Extras

Takashi Miike, the man who can make anything into something...different.
Something bizarre. And something well worth watching. Take one manga about
schoolgirls trying to avoid becoming models by day, vampires by night. Multiply
with kung fu and Kogal attitude...these girls talk and fight with equal frequency.
Divide by one bizarre sense of humor and add in a bunch of cute TV star girls and
boys and then multiply to the power of Miike and out pops Tennen shoujo Mahn
Next: Yokohama Yayu-hen. A two part television program-this gives you a season
worth of American TV's twists and turns in 160 minutes. Mahn and Riona love to
fight, it certainly brings them together, and a little group of girls go about their
usual business as we meet them. Talking boys, old guys who buy them stuff,
virginity and the lack thereof and all that other good stuff - this is about to go on
the back burner as their number is reduced by the appearance of Yuya, an
idol-esque male who oozes that non-sexuality that seems to be so popular in
Japanese poppers. He has fangs...and if you want to be a model at The Saint
Model Agency, the price is a bit higher than just taking up smoking and vomiting.
Well, there is some of the old expulsory behavior, but it's more disturbing as it
looks much more like stomach lining than actual food. As the girls realize only
virgins can fall to the tastes of a bloodsucker...well, much goofy chat occurs. It all
comes to a head as old friendships die while others blossom into something
else, girls battle and love sprouts between Vampire boys and schoolgirls. Damn
that love! God appears (yep) and he is a vampire...a Saint Vampire to boot.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Ayana Sakai, Eri Nomura, Chikako Oba, Megumi Yasu

TOKYO ELEVEN
Tokyo 10+01 - 2003 - Color - Widescreen - DVD Extras

Near-futuristic action flick directed by Higuchinsky, known for video clips he
directed for such rock aritsts as Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, among others and
for horror movies such as Long Dream and Uzumaki. The story is about 11
characters who are locked in a warehouse to play a game to win the prize of three
hundred million yen. Little do they realize, this game is to the death and only the
sole survivor can collect the prize. Also include German subtitles.

Directed by: Higuchinsky
Cast: Eddie, Natsuko Kato

TRUCK RASCALS: NO ONE CAN STOP ME
Truck Yaro Goiken Muyo - 1975 - Color - Widescreen

The first of many movies featuring the lighthearded adventure of two truck drivers. Tojiro
and his best friend Kinjo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other
with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities
throughout the country. Chance encounters with peole along the way have them to
come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot a redemption.
(TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: SUZUKI Norifumi
Cast: SUGAWARA Bunta, AIKAWA Kinya, NAKAJIMA Yutaka, HARUKAWA Masumi

ULTRAMAN
Ultraman - 2004 - Color - Anamorphic Widescreen - DVD Extras

Based on the latest TV series "Ultraman Nexus," this feature film melds a darker,
more adult storyline, with state-of-the-art visual effects. Japanese Air Self-Defense
Force pilot Maki collides with a mysterious red-glowing object in the sky.
Miraculously, Maki turns up alive just as the anti-bio terrorist division of the
Defense Agency has an encounter with "The One". Changing into the new
"Ultraman," (a really cool Guyver-esque design) Maki must save the Earth from
certain destruction. For the first time, Tsuburaya Productions offer English
Subtitles for non-Japanese speaking fans to enjoy.

Directed by: -
Cast: -

UPROAR IN HEAVEN (aka "The Monkey King")
 "Da Nao Tian Gong" - 1961/1964 - Color - Fullscreen - Animated

For the first time ever on DVD with English subtitles comes one of the most popular
stories of all time, "Uproar in Heaven" (aka "The Monkey King"). Taken from the classic
novel "Journey To The West", it tells the story of Sun Wukong, the 'Monkey King' who
rebels against the 'Jade Emperor', ruler of Heaven. This stunning animation from
Chinese mythology has won numerous awards including 1st place in the 1978
International London Film Festival. The ever-playful Monkey King confounds the evil
deities with his antics as he finds ways to defeat them at every turn. With fantastic
traditional Chinese music and supernatural feats highlight, this classic tale that is not
to be missed! And if you have kids, they will absolutely LOVE this movie!

Digitally re-mastered! With removable subtitles.

Directed by: WAN Lai-ming
Cast: (animated)

To watch a preview, click HERE! (Windows Media Player)

WILD TRUCKER, THE
Truck Yaro Bakusou Ichiban-boshi - 1975 - Color - Fullscreen

Sequel to the hit movie starring Bunta Sugawara and Kinya Aikawa as a pair of
good-natured truck drivers who go anywhere in Japan from their homebase in Tokyo.
Shizue Abe stars as the heroine, making her motion picture debut.
(TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: SUZUKI Norifumi
Starring: SUGAWARA Bunta, AIKAWA Kinya, ABE Shizue

VIOLENT PANIC: THE BIG CRASH
Boso panikku: Daigekitotsu - 1976 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic - Extras

FUKASAKU Kinji takes a break from his theme of organized crime in this movie, but doesn't stray for his style of insane action. Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil. But in his way, stands a woman that loves him, his dead partner's brother, a corrupt cop, a motocycle gang and every police officer in the Kanto region, which ends up in a demolition derby that has to be seen to be believed!

Directed by: FUKASAKU Kinji
Cast: WATASE Tsunehiko, SUGIMOTO Miki, MUROTA Hideo, KAWATANI Takuzo