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Hissing ninjas, breathtaking visuals, detail-driven action sequences, and phenomenal performances are the hallmarks of Zhang Yimou's works, and this is no exception. The Emperor (Chow Yun-Fat) is away on a long trip, and his Empress (Gong Li) is having an affair with her stepson. He, however, is courting the Imperial Doctor's daughter, and is making plans to get himself and his love out of the palace. When the Emperor returns home and realizes what's going on, the plans he makes for his wife are |
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This mystical saga of kingdoms and magic ruled the Japanese box office upon its release, becoming the nation's most popular film in 2001. The emperor (Ittoku Kishibe) and his newborn son have been cursed. Suspicion turns to the Onmyoji, a group of men with supernatural powers whose duty has long been to protect the kingdom. One of the Onmyoji, Minamoto no Hiromaki (Hideaki Ito) teams with a master sorcerer, Seimei (Mansei Nomura, whose character is based on an actual Japanese historical figure), |
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Directed by Chan-wook Park, Oldboy is based on a Japanese manga (comic). Dae-Su (Min-sik Choi) is an ordinary Korean businessman. After spending a drunken night on the town, Dae-Su is picked up by the police. While waiting to be bailed out, he is kidnapped and locked in a hotel room for 15 years without explanation. His only contact with the outside world is through television, which is how he finds out that his wife has been murdered and his daughter has disappeared. One day, just as suddenly a |
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A local Yakuza leader, Suzuki, wants to reinvigorate his town to the place he first fell in love with. Mr. Snake, on the other hand, wants nothing more than to profit by tearing down the crumbling buildings and constructing an amusement park. But a pair of feisty young street urchins, Black and White, is determined to protect their city and its soul from Mr. Snake. When Mr. Snake realizes he can't carry out his terrible plan with the two kids wandering the streets, he hires a pair of intergalact |
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For this set of racers, mere speed is not enough. Since he was 13, Takumi (Jay Chou), now 18, has been delivering takeout tofu for his father's business. His dad's a former racecar driver, and the sport is in the blood. Each night after work, Takumi takes to the hills around his home, where he hurtles down the slopes and takes dangerous curves to perfect the art of "Drifting." Drifting is both fast and furious, and the street-racing sport of the future, if the drivers can survive the races long |
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Nao Shingaki's new job doesn't quite work out like she hopes. Her new gig as a part-time cashier at a local convenience mart comes with an unexpected co-worker: a supernatural presence that's wreaking havoc on the store and the people who are tied to it. The owner gloats as a businessman with an eye on taking over the store is injured. A mysterious, disgusting stink begins creeping in from the back. The wife of the owner goes insane. The night clerk is claimed by the supernatural. Nao must summo |
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A young girl plunges deeper and deeper into the depths of the underworld in this dark anime saga. After joining the evil AUM cult, the girl takes part in a sarin poison gas attack on the Japanese subway system. Doomed by her actions, she must redeem her sins in hell, where she is exposed to all the terrifying demons of the underworld and the even more revealing demons within herself. |
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The Japanese horror craze has inspired recent film hits like The Ring and The Grudge. This shocktacular collection contains work from five of Japan's most prominent horror directors who've mastered the genre. Originally aired on Japanese television, the five-part scarathon contains episodes entitled The Spiderwoman, Crevices, The Sacrifice, Blonde Kwaidan, and Presentiment. |
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