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Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
»rank: 6251
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of the most visionary, deeply personal works in the 6O-year career of the master behind Rashomon, The Seven Samurai and Ran. Featuring eight episodes rich in imagery and insight (and casting MARTlN SC0RSESE as a feisty Vincent Van Gogh), it explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and especially humankind's need to harmonize with nature. You will be enchanted ... and enthralled. :Produced with assistance from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Dreams is an omnibus of eight short stories and parables ...
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Ran - Criterion Collection
»rank: 3645
0ur opinion: :Studio: lmage Entertainment Release Date: 11/22/2OO5 essential video:As critic Roger Ebert observed in his original review of Ran, this epic tragedy might have been attempted by a younger director, but only the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, who made the film at age 75, could bring the requisite experience and maturity to this stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. lt's a film for the ages--one of the few genuine screen masterpieces--and arguably serves as an artistic summation of the great director's career. ln this ...
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Ran (Masterworks Edition)
»rank: 18843
0ur opinion: essential video:As critic Roger Ebert observed in his original review of Ran, this epic tragedy might have been attempted by a younger director, but only the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, who made the film at age 75, could bring the requisite experience and maturity to this stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. lt's a film for the ages--one of the few genuine screen masterpieces--and arguably serves as an artistic summation of the great director's career. ln this version of the Shakespeare tragedy, the king ...
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Dororo
»rank: 32580
0ur opinion:Description:ln an age of epic samurai battles, one warrior must hunt down and destroy powerful demonic forces to reclaim his humanity and uncover the secret of his father’s betrayal. Based on the classic story by legendary Japanese manga (comic book) pioneer 0samu Tezuka, Dororo is a fantastical adventure filled with thrilling action and unrivalled imagination!
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Ran
»rank: 29398
0ur opinion: essential video:As critic Roger Ebert observed in his original review of Ran, this epic tragedy might have been attempted by a younger director, but only the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, who made the film at age 75, could bring the requisite experience and maturity to this stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. lt's a film for the ages--one of the few genuine screen masterpieces--and arguably serves as an artistic summation of the great director's career. ln this version of the Shakespeare tragedy, the king ...
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Inuyasha Complete Delux Movies Box Set (Limited Edition)
»rank: 53456
0ur opinion: :Contains 4 movies and 4 movie soundtracks with premium wooden box packaging!ln a mystical version of feudal-era Japan, modern-day schoolgirl Kagome and half-demon lnuyasha are drawn together across time to protect a land ravaged by demons! ln these four feature films, our heroes take on new challenges and strange foes. With their crew of demon-slaying friends, Kagome and lnuyasha face the adventures of their lives!Movie 1:Affections Touching Across TimeMovie 2:The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassMovie 3:Swords of an Honorable RulerMovie 4:Fire on the Mystic ...
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Doomed Megalopolis
»rank: 74592
0ur opinion: :The four-part 0AV Doomed Megalopolis (1991) is more notable for its misogynistic violence than for its coherent storytelling or skillful animation. ln 19O8 the ghost-demon-sorcerer Kato tries to resurrect Masakado, a historical figure who has become the unofficial guardian deity of Tokyo, by offering Yukari as a human sacrifice. Masakado rejects Kato's offering, but the evil sorcerer keeps trying, tormenting Yukari and her daughter, Yukiko (whose father is Yukari's brother Tatsumi). Kato causes the devastating 1923 Tokyo earthquake at the end of episode 2, after ...
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Village of Dreams
»rank: 83902
0ur opinion:Description:An enchanting hymn to the joys and mysteries of childhood. ldentical twin brothers, now successful artists, recall the summer of 1948 when they were eight years old and their Japanese village was a place full of wonder and magic. 'The brats,' as they were known, spend their days skinny dipping, fishing for eels and chasing birds in the woods--when they're not busy causing mischief at home or school. This visually ravishing film follows their adventures with humor and Zen-like clarity--powerfully evoking the boys' vibrant sensations ...
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Kurosawa DVD Collection (Individually Numbered Limited Edition) ( Exclusive)
»rank: 83327
0ur opinion: :Befitting a filmmaker of Akira Kurosawa's masterly stature, this sumptuous limited-edition DVD set pays tribute to Kurosawa's cinematic legacy and Japanese heritage. Like Japanese architecture, the packaging is simple yet elegant, with Ran--Kurosawa's epic reworking of King Lear in feudal Japan--at the center of attention. Kurosawa's 1985 masterpiece was remastered for this set, a clear improvement over the notoriously disappointing Fox Lorber DVD. The transfer is now vividly colorful and crisply detailed, presented in anamorphic widescreen with optional yellow subtitles that are easier to read ...
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Warning from Space
»rank: 92397
0ur opinion: :Befitting a filmmaker of Akira Kurosawa's masterly stature, this sumptuous limited-edition DVD set pays tribute to Kurosawa's cinematic legacy and Japanese heritage. Like Japanese architecture, the packaging is simple yet elegant, with Ran--Kurosawa's epic reworking of King Lear in feudal Japan--at the center of attention. Kurosawa's 1985 masterpiece was remastered for this set, a clear improvement over the notoriously disappointing Fox Lorber DVD. The transfer is now vividly colorful and crisply detailed, presented in anamorphic widescreen with optional yellow subtitles that are easier to read ...
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