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4.0

Kagemusha – Criterion

David Brook
February 12, 2021
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David Brook reviews Akira Kurosawa's epic period drama, which is being released on Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection.
4.0

The Weird and Wonderful World of Ujicha – Third Window

David Brook
January 13, 2021
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
December 12, 2020
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David Brook reviews Arrow Academy's Blu-ray collection of films by the Japanese director ShĂ´hei Imamura.
3.5

Versus – Arrow

David Brook
November 28, 2020
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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
November 5, 2020
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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
October 28, 2020
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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
October 12, 2020
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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
September 29, 2020
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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
September 14, 2020
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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
September 7, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
August 20, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
August 10, 2020
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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
July 15, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
July 4, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
June 28, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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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.
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