Released Date:
1970-09-23
Languages:
English, Japanese
Countries:
USA, Japan
Runtime:
144 min
Rated:
G
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (23560 Reviews)
Larry Forrester (screenplay)
Hideo Oguni (screenplay)
Ryèzè Kikushima (screenplay)
Gordon W. Prange (based on "Tora! Tora! Tora!")
Ladislas Farago (based on "The Broken Seal")
In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are attempting to resolve via their Washington embassy. In case this diplomacy fails, the military are hatching plans for a surprise early Sunday morning air attack on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbour. American intelligence is breaking the Japanese diplomatic messages but few high-ups are prepared to believe that an attack is likely, let alone where or how it might come.
Released Date:
1973-01-13
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
99 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (1975 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKoichi Iiboshi (story)
Kazuo Kasahara
Released Date:
1978-10-30
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
105 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
5.1 (747 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku (story)
Shètarè Ishinomori (story)
Hirè Matsuda
Masahiro Noda (story)
In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother (played a comic actor in drag) rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
Released Date:
1981-06-06
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
122 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (575 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku
Tatsuo Nogami
Fètarè Yamada (novel)
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage. He is Shito: he brings to life a woman who was abused by her husband, two swordsmen who want to prove their skill, and a young man yearning for love. Shito leads them in attacks on people powerless in the face of such spirits. It's up to Jubei, the son of one of the resurrected swordsmen, to seek out a maker of swords who can fashion him with a weapon that will kill the undead. Showdowns loom.
Released Date:
1983-12-10
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
133 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (687 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku
Toshio Kamata
Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai who are destined to help a beautiful young princess overcome a curse on her family. They go against an evil queen who bathes in blood to retain her youthfulness. The queen and her son live in a castle protected by many monsters and goblins and assorted apparitions, including giant flying snakes. Many swords, lots of sorcery and plenty of blood.
Released Date:
1983-12-10
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
133 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (688 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku
Toshio Kamata
Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai who are destined to help a beautiful young princess overcome a curse on her family. They go against an evil queen who bathes in blood to retain her youthfulness. The queen and her son live in a castle protected by many monsters and goblins and assorted apparitions, including giant flying snakes. Many swords, lots of sorcery and plenty of blood.
Released Date:
1978-10-30
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
105 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
5.1 (744 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku (story)
Shètarè Ishinomori (story)
Hirè Matsuda
Masahiro Noda (story)
In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother (played a comic actor in drag) rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
Released Date:
1973-01-13
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
99 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (1967 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKoichi Iiboshi (story)
Kazuo Kasahara
Released Date:
2000-12-16
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
114 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (130103 Reviews)
Director:
Kinji FukasakuKoushun Takami (novel)
Kenta Fukasaku (screenplay)
Forty-two students, three days, one deserted Island: welcome to Battle Royale. A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are each given a bag with a randomly selected weapon and a few rations of food and water and sent off to kill each other in a no-holds-barred (with a few minor rules) game to the death, which means that the students have three days to kill each other until one survives--or they all die. The movie focuses on a few of the students and how they cope. Some decide to play the game like the psychotic Kiriyama or the sexual Mitsuko, while others like the heroes of the movie--Shuya, Noriko, and Kawada--are trying to find a way to get off the Island without violence. However, as the numbers dwell down lower and lower on an hourly basis, is there any way for Shuya and his classmates to survive?
Released Date:
2003-07-05
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
134 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
4.7 (15373 Reviews)
Kenta Fukasaku
Norio Kida
Koushun Takami (characters)
Three years after the events in "Battle Royale," Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara)is a well-known terrorist bent on bringing down the government. In response, they order the creation of the "Battle Royale 2" program, and send a class of junior-high students to catch and kill him.
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