Outrage Beyond
2012 4.1 ★ 112 mins Action & Adventure Rated: NR
This sequel to the yakuza thriller Outrage depicts a brutal war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, both now more powerful than ever. With the gangs branching into legitimate trade, a police detective tries to turn them on one another. |
Outrage
2010 3.5 ★ 109 mins Foreign (English) Rated: R  until 01-Jan-2025  
Writer, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts of a small crew to prevent a full-brown war from erupting. |
Outrage
 2010 3.5 ★ 109 mins Action & Adventure Rated: R RT:83% until 01-Jan-2025
Writer, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts of a small crew to prevent all-out war from erupting. Packed with unpredictable characters and volatile confrontations, this exciting Japanese crime film also features Tomokazu Miura, Sôichirô Kitamura and Jun Kunimura. |
About Her Brother
2009 3.6 ★ 126 mins Foreign (English) Rated: NR
When her ne'er-do-well younger brother Tetsuro (Tsurube Shôfukutei) shows up at a family wedding, gets drunk and makes a scene, successful pharmacy owner Ginko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) once again bails him out of trouble and sends him packing -- this time for good. But when she learns that Tet... |
20th Century Boys: Chapter 2: The Last Hope
2009 2.9 ★ 139 mins Foreign (English) Rated: NR
As the evil Friend rules over the apocalyptic future of 2015, Kenji's (Toshiaki Karasawa) teen niece, Kanna (Airi Taira), is punished for her anti-Friend behavior while the remaining members of the Secret Base gang reunite over a shocking find: The New Book of Prophecies. With a new doomsday lo... |
About Her Brother
2009 3.5 ★ 126 mins Comedies Rated: NR
When her ne'er-do-well younger brother Tetsuro (Tsurube Shôfukutei) shows up at a family wedding, gets drunk and makes a scene, successful pharmacy owner Ginko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) once again bails him out of trouble and sends him packing -- this time for good. But when she learns that Tetsuro's problems are more serious than she thought, Ginko tries to extend a hand of forgiveness to her troubled sibling. Yôji Yamada directs this drama. |
20th Century Boys: Chapter 2: The Last Hope
2009 2.9 ★ 139 mins Action & Adventure Rated: NR
As the evil Friend rules over the apocalyptic future of 2015, Kenji's (Toshiaki Karasawa) teen niece, Kanna (Airi Taira), is punished for her anti-Friend behavior while the remaining members of the Secret Base gang reunite over a shocking find: The New Book of Prophecies. With a new doomsday looming, hopeful eyes turn to Kanna in this epic Japanese sequel to the 2008 blockbuster, based on the hit manga comic by Naoki Urasawa. |
Rainbow Song
2006 3.0 ★ Romance Rated: NR until 01-Jan-2025
Tomoya is devastated to learn that his college friend Aoi died in a plane crash. Tomoya grieves and reflects on their past, from their first meeting to their final farewell, as they consoled each other through failed romances and career decisions. |
Ashura
2005 3.1 ★ 119 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13 until 01-Jan-2025
Demons are trying to overtake the city of Edo, which lies between the human and demon worlds. When demon slayer Izumo accidentally kills an innocent girl, he retires. But years later, he must return to action to stop Ashura, queen of the demons. |
Pray
2005 2.8 ★ 77 mins Foreign Movies Rated: R
Japanese director Yuichi Sato helms this next-generation horror flick with an unexpected twist. Desperate for money, Mitsuru (Tetsuji Tamayama) and Maki (Asami Mizukawa) kidnap the daughter of a wealthy man and hold her for ransom inside an abandoned building. But their ill-conceived plan falls apart when a call to the victim's parents reveals that the girl they've nabbed actually died a year ago -- and that they could be a killer's next target. |
Pray
2005 2.8 ★ 77 mins Foreign (English) Rated: R
Japanese director Yuichi Sato helms this next-generation horror flick with an unexpected twist. Desperate for money, Mitsuru (Tetsuji Tamayama) and Maki (Asami Mizukawa) kidnap the daughter of a wealthy man and hold her for ranso... |
Ashura
2005 3.1 ★ 119 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13 until 01-Jan-2025
Demons are trying to overtake the city of Edo, which lies between the human and demon worlds. When demon slayer Izumo accidentally kills an innocent girl, he retires. But years later, he must return to action to stop Ashura, queen of the demons. |
Ashura: Bonus Material
2005 3.6 ★ 60 mins Action & Adventure Rated: NR
The bonus material for the epic live action/CGI sci-fi adventure Ashura includes a Making of Ashura featurette, the video effects of Ashura, original theatrical trailers and more. |
Ashura: Bonus Material
2005 3.4 ★ 60 mins Action & Adventure Rated: NR
The bonus material for the epic live action/CGI sci-fi adventure Ashura includes a Making of Ashura featurette, the video effects of Ashura, original theatrical trailers and more. |
Casshern
2004 3.2 ★ 117 mins Foreign Movies Rated: NR RT:67%
After decades of warfare, Earth has become a toxic wasteland, and the survivors are slowly dying from a terrible disease. Dr. Azuma (Yusuke Iseya) has developed a genetic treatment that might help regenerate the population, but his experiment goes horribly wrong. Inadvertently creating a race of mutants that threaten the future of mankind, Dr. Azuma must seek an unlikely ally to help defeat the monsters he's created in this sci-fi adventure. |
Casshern
2004 3.2 ★ 117 mins Foreign (English) Rated: NR
After decades of warfare, Earth has become a toxic wasteland, and the survivors are slowly dying from a terrible disease. Dr. Azuma (Yusuke Iseya) has developed a genetic treatment that might help regenerate the population, but his experiment goes horribly wrong. Inadvertently creating a race of mutants that threaten the future of mankind, Dr. Azuma must seek an unlikely a... |
Dark Water
2002 3.0 ★ 100 mins Foreign (English) Rated: PG-13
Thrill-master Hideo Nakata takes another chilling novel by Koji Suzuki and adapts it for the screen. This time, Yoshimi (Hitomi Kuroki) is fighting for the custody of her daughter, but more menacing problems have begun to plague her in her dreary apartment. An inexplicable odd pattern appears on her cei... |
Dark Water
2002 3.0 ★ 100 mins Foreign Movies Rated: PG-13 RT:77%
Thrill-master Hideo Nakata takes another chilling novel by Koji Suzuki and adapts it for the screen. This time, Yoshimi (Hitomi Kuroki) is fighting for the custody of her daughter, but more menacing problems have begun to plague her in her dreary apartment. An inexplicable odd pattern appears on her ceiling, and when she has recurrent visions of a strange girl and of a red bag she used to own when she was a child, Yoshimi fears for her sanity. |
Ringu 2
1999 3.1 ★ 95 mins Foreign (English) Rated: NR
Stringy-haired Sadako returns in this chilling sequel to the film that spawned a fear of unlabeled videotapes. On a quest to find out what happened to her beau (Hiroyuki Sanada), Mai Takano (Miki Nakatani) learns about a strange movie that kills the viewer one week after watching it. But can Mai stop... |
Ringu 2
1999 3.1 ★ 95 mins Foreign Movies Rated: NR
Stringy-haired Sadako returns in this chilling sequel to the film that spawned a fear of unlabeled videotapes. On a quest to find out what happened to her beau (Hiroyuki Sanada), Mai Takano (Miki Nakatani) learns about a strange movie that kills the viewer one week after watching it. But can Mai stop her boyfriend's ex-wife (Nanako Matsushima) and his young son (Rikiya Ôtaka) from paying it forward? |
