Zatoichi 1: The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Director: Kenji Misumi

Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Masayo Mari, Ryuzo Shimada

This is the movie that introduced the legend of Zatoichi and its star Shintaro Katsu, ushering in a new era of the Japanese samurai film. Practicing h... Read more

Zatoichi 16: The Outlaw (1967)

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto

Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Rentaro Mikuni

Zatoichi, played of course by the brilliant Shintaro Katsu, wanders into yet another village in turmoil as rival gambling houses are putting the squee... Read more

Zatoichi (2003)

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ogusu, Yui Natsukawa

Aka "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi". The sightless Zatoichi - hero of over two dozen films from 1962 to 1989 - is revived by scripter/director/star Ta... Read more

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie (2004)

Director: Hatsuki Tsuji

My monster can beat your monster! Or can it? The duels, strategies, lore and flat-out fun of the hottest trading-card game around supercharge this fir... Read more

Youth of the Beast (1963)

Director: Seijun Suzuki

Starring: Joe Shishido

Unique Japanese filmmaker Seijun Suzuki helms this audacious wild ride into the world of 1960s Japanese Yakuza. Police detective Jo Shishido winds up... Read more

Your Name (Blu-Ray) (2016)

Director: Makoto Shinkai

Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ryo Narita, Mone Kamishiraishi

Mitsuha is the daughter of the mayor of a small mountain town. She's a straightforward high school girl who lives with her sister and her grandmother... Read more

Your Name (2016)

Director: Makoto Shinkai

Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ryo Narita, Mone Kamishiraishi

Mitsuha is the daughter of the mayor of a small mountain town. She's a straightforward high school girl who lives with her sister and her grandmother... Read more

Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)

Director: Takashi Miike

Starring: Naoto Takenaka, Saki Takaoka, Yuki Nagata, Shonusuke Shofukutei

This prequel to 'Innocent Blood' has been called by director Takashi Miike his favourite of all his many films. Set in 1969 Japan, this gritty coming... Read more

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997)

Director: Takashi Miike

Starring: Koji Chihara, Seiji Chihara, Sarina Suzuki, Kyosuke Yabe, Moeko Ezawa, Marie Kik...

A vaguely autobiographical and sometimes violent comedy/drama from the eclectic and prolific Takashi Miike which he followed with the prequel, 'Young... Read more

Yojimbo (1961)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Starring: Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu, Toshiro Mifune

Kurosawa's first full-length comedy. Toshiro Mifune is the unemployed samurai warrior who comes to a small village torn apart by two warring factions... Read more