4.0
Kagemusha – Criterion
David Brook reviews Akira Kurosawa's epic period drama, which is being released on Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection.
4.0
4.0
The Weird and Wonderful World of Ujicha – Third Window
David Brook reviews Ujicha's bizarre films, The Burning Buddha Man & Violence Voyager. They're being released on Blu-ray by Third Window Films.
5.0
Survivor Ballads: Three Films by ShĂ´hei Imamura – Arrow
David Brook reviews Arrow Academy's Blu-ray collection of films by the Japanese director ShĂ´hei Imamura.
3.5
Versus – Arrow
David Brook reviews Ryûhei Kitamura's adrenaline-fuelled genre-hybrid, which is being released on 2-disc Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
4.0
Mothra – Eureka
David Brook reviews IshirĂ´ Honda colourful kaiju classic, Mothra, which is being released on Blu-ray by Eureka Classics.
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.
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.