4.0
Mothra – Eureka
David Brook reviews Ishirô Honda colourful kaiju classic, Mothra, which is being released on Blu-ray by Eureka Classics.
4.0
3.5
Burst City – Arrow
David Brook reviews Sogo Ishii's intense sci-fi movie, which puts the punk in cyberpunk. It's being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
3.5
Gemini (1999) – Third Window
David Brook reviews Shin'ya Tsukamoto's psychological period thriller, which is being released on Blu-ray by Third Window Films.
4.0
The Taste of Tea – Third Window
David Brook reviews Katsuhito Ishii's bizarre but light comedy-drama, which is being released on Blu-ray by Third Window.
4.0
Graveyards of Honor – Arrow
David Brook reviews Arrow's boxset of Graveyard of Honor adaptations, one by Kinji Fukasaku in 1975 and the other by Takashi Miike in 2002.
4.0
Melancholic – Third Window
David Brook reviews Seiji Tanaka's blackly comic spin on the crime genre. It's being released on Blu-ray & DVD in the UK by Third Window.
5.0
Gamera: The Complete Collection – Arrow
Andrew Beeken reviews Arrow Films monstrous box set, collecting all the films of one of Japanese cinema’s lesser known kaiju.
3.5
Weathering With You
David Brook reviews Makoto Shinkai's follow-up to the phenomenally successful Your Name. The film is currently showing on Screen Anime in the UK.
4.0
Fish Story – Third Window
David Brook reviews Yoshihiro Nakamura's unique multi-stranded film, which is being released on Blu-ray by Third Window.
4.5
Three Outlaw Samurai – Criterion
David Brook reviews Hideo Gosha's action-packed samurai classic, which is being released on Blu-ray by Criterion in the UK.
4.0
Hiroshima – Arrow Academy
David Brook reviews Hideo Sekigawa's powerful depiction of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. It's being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Academy.
4.5
Takeshi Kitano Collection – BFI
David Brook reviews this collection of some of Takeshi Kitano's early films, Violent Cop, Boiling Point and Sonatine. The Blu-ray set is being released by the BFI.
3.5
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Arrow
David Brook reviews Nagisa Ôshima's classic prisoner-of-war drama, starring David Bowie, which is being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Academy.
5.0
Tokyo Story & The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family – BFI
David Brook reviews Yasujiro Ozu's classic drama Tokyo Story, as well as another similarly themed film from the director, released on Blu-ray by the BFI.
4.0
The Mad Fox – Arrow Academy
David Brook reviews Tomu Uchida's stylistically bold jidaigeki (period drama), which is being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Academy.