Legend has it, if you climb the 28 stairs leading to the school dormitory and count each step aloud, a 29th step will appear and a spirit will grant you a wish. If your intentions are honorable, your wish can be a blessing of good fortune. But at this high school, where jealousy and paranoia reign supreme, malicious wishes are …
Wild Criminal
A lurid thriller that lives in the world of gun molls, the Yakuza, shady casinos, and dirty money, Wild Criminal is the story of two women who have had enough of life in the fast lane. Tomoyo is a suspected accomplice when her boyfriend disappears with a bundle of dirty money. Yuki overhears tomoyos boyfriend assassinate a fellow mafia agent …
Tokyo Raiders
In the depths of fast paced Tokyo an intricate web of deceit and intrigue is being spun… A reputed gang leader has crossed the wrong people and now a rival gang, the police and one of the most powerful businessmen in the country are out to find him. They are all hoping that his beautiful girlfriend Macy will inadvertently lead …
Three Extremes
Three Asian masters of horror spin twisted tales in this terrifying trilogy. Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan directs “Dumplings,” in which an aging actress’s obsession with recapturing her youth leads to an unnatural diet. In Korean filmmaker Chan-wook Park’s “Cut,” a movie extra with a grudge torments a successful director. And in “Box,” from Japan’s Takashi Miike, sibling rivalry and jealousy …
The Neighbor No. 13
After spending his childhood as the target of playground bullies, Murasaki Juzo (Shun Oguri) grew into a psychologically scarred adult with serious anger issues. So when he discovers that Akai Toru (Hirofumi Arai), the same person who used to torment him as a child, is now living in the apartment above his — and that he’s also his new boss …
The Eye Infinity
Some believe that our world is one of many, that our existence is merely an intersection between countless dimensions – known and unknown. We run into strangers we don’t see, hear tunes we don’t hear. Most of us remain ignorant. But there are always those who are a little different, the would risk everything to find truth if not the …
The City Of Violence
Smart, Slick and furiously paced. “The City of Violence” is part detective story, part mayhem-packed thrill ride. Director Ryoo Seung-Wan, “Korean cinema’s answer to Quentin Tarantino” (“Johnny Vaughan, The Sun, UK), combines stylized camerawork, whirling tae kwon do moves and an array of enteraining villians to create a classic revenge saga. The story follows a pair of high school friends …
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Somewhere between a modern-day nightmare and a techno-fetishist’s ultimate fantasy, this extraordinary black and white film from Shinya Tsukamoto caused a sensation when it was first released, and spawned a companion piece, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer. Concerning itself with a young man’s gradual mutation into a metal-being, the film takes a surreal journey into a dark and disturbing world where …
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Unable to afford proper care for his sister dying from kidney failure, Ryu turns to the black market to sell his own organs only to end up cheated of his life savings. His girlfriend urges Ryu to kidnap the daughter of wealthy industrialist Dong-jin, who recently laid him off. Ryu agrees, but unforeseen tragedies turn an innocent con into merciless …
Sure Death Revenge
Nakamura Mondo returns in this installment of the Sure Death series. Mondo, who poses as a befuddled and bungling lawman, is actually a master samurai and the leader of a group of assassins. Here, Mondo’s master is murdered and replaced by the young magistrate Okuna. Soon, a rash of murders begin plaguing Okuna’s territory, forcing Mondo to uncover a path …