Hiroshi Mikami portrays a father trying to prevent the death of his young daughter, which he saw foretold in a mysterious newspaper a few moments before it was to have happened. In the best Japanese tradition, PREMONITION builds its terror in a measured but chilling fashion, revealing just enough to make us lose sleep at night.
Based on the cult comic book "Newspaper of Terror." From the creators of The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water.
This film tells the story of Princess Yuki (Yumiko Shaku), of the House of Takemikazuchi - once a force of noble guards for the Mikado elite, but now an exiled and disgraced band of assassins, willing to take on any task for the right price.
Yuki is a ruthlessly efficient member of the clan, paid by the authoritarian government to eliminate members of a rebellious insurrectionist group. But when a mysterious stranger tells Yuki the truth about her mother's death - that she was killed by a member of the House of Takemikazuchi - Yuki confronts the killer and, after a fierce battle, is forced to flee. A troubled young man named Takashi (Hideaki Ito) comes to her aid. But Takashi is wary, for he works with the rebels whom the Takemikazuchi have targeted for elimination.
Gradually, Yuki and Takashi come to terms with one another. But the threat of the Takemikazuchi looms - they will not tolerate the departure of one of their own, and they are closing in...
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English Subtitles.
Princess Blade, The DVD (Hyb) LiveAction Special Edition
Born and bred an assassin, Yuki is a lethal beauty with a deadly sword. When her life is ripped from her in a horrific act of betrayal, she must run from the ruthless killers she once considered family to stay alive. As her former comrades close in, her only ally is Takashi, a member of a terrorist organization who has dedicated his life to the destruction of everything Yuki once stood for. Bloodshed reigns as Yuki tries to carve a delicate future out of her tumultuous past.
DVD Features: Documentaries on "The Making of The Princess Blade" and "The Special Effects of The Princess Blade", interviews with the cast and staff, Action Director Donnie Yen on the Action of The Princess Blade, Behind the Scenes of The Princess Blade, deleted scenes, outtakes and previews.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English Subtitles.
The essence of the police, public servant, maintaining public peace, striving for the safety of citizens, has nothing to do with Detective Gang of Gangdong precinct. The meaning of being a public official, putting public interests over his own, has been completely lost on him. Gang uses his job as an opportunity to generate side income and settle personal matters.
DVD Features: 5.1 Audio.
Spoken Languages: English, Korean, English Subtitles.
During the Vietnam War, a South Korean army base begins receiving mysterious radio transmissions from a patrol that went missing six months earlier. A shell-shocked commanding officer and a ragtag military unit are sent into the desolate stretch of land known as R-Point to gather clues as to the whereabouts of the missing soldiers. What appeared to be a clear search-and-rescue mission turns into something far more terrifying than any battle.
DVD Features: Director's Commentary, History of R-Point, behind the Scenes: Special Effects, Production Design Featurette, Original Theatrical Trailer.
Spoken Languages: Korean, English subtitles, Spanish subtitles.
The second film continues the theme of alienation, as an outcast yakuza Yuji, lives as a hit man on the fringes of the Taiwanese criminal world. When Yuji is unexpectedly saddled with what may be his real son, a sense of responsibility is born in him as he uses his lethal skills to find some sort of haven for his newly found family.
In this lean and mean movie, full of twists, shocks and violent death, Miike finds a glimmer of hope in the need for all of us to care for something.
DVD Features: 2 Interviews with Director Takashi Miike, Interview with Editor Yasushi Shimamura, Commentary by Tom Mes (Acclaimed writer on Japanese Cinema), Sleeve Artwork, Trailer, Biographies & Filmographies, Digitally Enhanced 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English Subtitles.
Akira Kurosawa's brilliantly conceived re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear magically mixes Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty. Spectacular battle sequences, elaborate costumes, and simply visually stunning.
Set in 16th century Japan, an aging ruler, Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. This decision to step down unleashes a power struggle between the three, when Hidetora falls prey to the false flattery bestowed upon him by the two older sons, and banishes the youngest when he speaks the truth.
The ruthless betrayal ultimately drives Hidetora insane, destroying his entire family and kingdom. Deep human emotion and outstanding acting combine to create one of the most acclaimed foreign films of all time.
DVD features: Interactive Menus, Production Credits, Filmographies and Awards, Scene Access, Trailer, Widescreen Presentation.
Legendary director Akira Kurosawa re-imagines Shakespeare's tragic King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Tatsuya Nakadai (The Sword of Doom, Kagemusha) stars as Lord Hidetora, a warlord who cedes authority over his vast dominion to his eldest son, setting off a familial power struggle for control of his kingdom. Majestic in scope, Ran is a visual masterpiece in which Kurosawa contrasts the immensity of war with the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
This edition features a new and improved English subtitle translation, and a new, restored high-definition digital transfer.
DVD Features: Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince, An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet, "A.K.,&quo; a 74-minute making-of film by director Chris Marker, "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create," a 37-minute documentary, "Image: Kurosawa's Continuity," a 35-minute video piece, New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai, Original theatrical trailer, New essay by film critic Michael Wilmington.
Rebellion! The political and cultural tumult of the 1960s shook Japan as it did the rest of the world. Japanese filmmakers responded to the changing times by disguising themes of dissent in the traditional form of the swordplay film, or chanbara. Previously populated by heroic samurai, self-sacrificing ronin, and historical figures who exemplified noble Japanese virtues, the genre began embracing a new kind of hero, or antihero: the lone outcast, distrustful of authority but maintaining a personal code of honor.
These four classic films, from four masters of Japanese cinema, turn a genre upside down, redefining for a modern generation the meaning of loyalty and honor as embodied by the iconic figure of the samurai.
Includes the following films: Samurai Rebellion Sword of the Beast Samurai Spy Kill!
Mifune Toshiro (Shogun, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo) and Iwashita Shima (Harakiri, An Autumn Afternoon) star in this hilarious epic of a man, a plan, and a large red wig!
Directed by Okamoto Kihachi (Samurai Assassin, Sword of Doom)
When winds of change sweep Japan, overthrowing three centuries of Shogunate Rule, Gonzo, a peasant, enlists in the Imperial Restoration Force, which promises to abolish the oppressive practices of the past. When the advance guard approaches his old hometown, he convinces his commander to let him ride ahead and prepare the locals for the advent of the New World Order.
When he triumphantly rides into town wearing the Red Lion Mane of Office he borrowed from his commander, he expects a warm welcome, but gets far more than he bargained for. His friends think he's going to save them, the incompetent local officials think he's after their heads, a secret band of Shogunate fanatics want him dead, and he can't even read his own proclamations!
DVD Features: Anamorphic Widescreen, Original Theatrical Trailer, Image Gallery, Character Biographies, Interactive Program Notes.
A top cop, Alan, takes a position as chief security officer on a luxury cruise liner. When the ship falls victim to a sophisticated terrorist sting operation, Alan teams up with a sexy pick-pocketing waitress as they play a game of cat and mouse with the ruthless terrorist leaders.
DVD Features: Making Of Featurette, Interviews, and Original Trailers.
Spoken Languages: Korean Dialogue with English Subtitles.
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