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Director: Kon Ichikawa Screenplay: Michio Takeyama, Natto Wada Starring: Rentarō Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Jun Hamamura Country: Japan Running Time: 116m Year: 1956 An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surre...

David Brook reviews Third Window Films' 4-film Blu-ray collection of erotic thrillers/dramas from Takashi Ishii.

David Brook reviews Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece Ran, which has been given a new 4K restoration.

Director: Akira Kurosawa Screenplay: Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryūzō Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura Country: Japan Running Time: 110 minutes Year:...

John Kirk reviews Kenji Mizoguchi's 1953 beautiful masterpiece, released on dual-format 4K UHD and Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection.

David Brook reviews Akira Kurosawa's chanbara masterpiece, which is being released on newly restored UHD & Blu-ray by the BFI.

John Kirk reviews Shinya Tsukamoto's 2004 feature, which is released on Blu-ray in the UK by Third Window Films.

Director: Kah Wai Lim Screenplay: Kah Wai Lim Starring: Hirobumi Watanabe, Shogen, Hikaru Hirayama Country: Japan Running Time: 103 minutes Year: 2022 A bittersweet, hilarious, enlightening and inspira...

David Brook reviews Shinji Sômai's unusual operatic drama, which is being released on Blu-ray by Third Window's Directors Company range.

David Brook reviews Noboru Nakamura's bleak but beautifully shot melodrama, which is being released on Blu-ray by Radiance Films.

David Brook reviews Akira Kurosawa's deeply personal anthology film, re-released on Blu-Ray and UHD as part of the Criterion Collection.

David Brook reviews Yûdai Yamaguchi's meta action movie, which stars Tak Sakaguchi. It's being released on Blu-ray by Third Window Films.

David Brook reviews Junta Yamaguchi's timeloop charmer, which is being released on Blu-ray by Third Window Films.

Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara, Edouard Molinaro, Pietro Germi Starring: Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Lino Ventura, Franco Fabrizi, Pietro Germi, Claudia Cardinale Country: Japan, France, Italy Running Time:...

David Brook reviews Kinji Fukasaku's epic spin on the 47 Ronin story. It's being released on Blu-ray by Eureka - Masters of Cinema.