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Release: August 10, 2021

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If you could choose only one memory to hold on to for eternity, what would it be? That’s the question at the heart of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s revelatory international breakthrough, a bittersweet fantasia in which the recently deceased find themselves in a limbo realm where they must select a single cherished moment from their life to be recreated on film for them to take into the next world. After Life’s high-concept premise is grounded in Kore‑eda’s documentary-like approach to the material, which he shaped through interviews with hundreds of Japanese citizens. What emerges is a panoramic vision of the human experience—its ephemeral joys and lingering regrets—and a quietly profound meditation on memory, our interconnectedness, and the amberlike power of cinema to freeze time. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 2K restoration, approved by writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio commentary featuring film scholar Linda Ehrlich New interviews with Kore-eda, stills photographer–cinematographer Masayoshi Sukita, and cinematographer Yutaka Yamazaki Deleted scenes Trailer PLUS: An essay by novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen

Release: September 7, 2021

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Apocalypse '45 recounts the end of World War II. With never-before-seen restored footage and the voices of 24 men who lived through these events, this timely documentary highlights the experiences of the last of the Greatest Generation. Special Features: • Ford At Pearl (New featurette containing color footage directed by John Ford at Pearl Harbor in 1942, 23 minutes) • To The Shores of Iwo Jima - Oscar-Nominated Documentary (1945, Newly Restored 6.5K Color Film, 5.1/Stereo Audio Mix, 20 Minutes) • The Last Bomb - Oscar-Nominated Documentary (1945, Newly Restored 6.5K Color Film, 5.1 Stereo/Stereo Audio Mix, 36 Minutes) • Restoration Comparison • Trailer

Release: June 23, 2026

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Taciturn Kakunoshin, renowned for his formidable skills both with a sword and in the game of go, embodies the purest ideals of the samurai code. But when his unwavering honesty is exploited, he is framed by his own clan for a theft he did not commit. Disgraced and forced to become a ronin, he survives as a humble seal maker, quietly supporting his grown daughter while burying the wounds of betrayal. Years later, when a case of missing gold pulls him into a new web of intrigue, Kakunoshin finally uncovers the truth behind his long-buried downfall. With the real culprit exposed, the restraint that once defined him shatters. The go board flips, and a hellstorm of righteous vengeance follows. Acclaimed director Kazuya Shiraishi’s first entry in the genre “is not only a great return to form reminiscent of the golden age of samurai cinema" (Asian Movie Pulse), but an elegant, ferocious epic destined to be hailed as a new classic. Bonus Features: 1. Making of featurette 2. 16-page booklet with essay by film writer Hayley Scanlon

Release: October 18, 2022

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s arresting international breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of an emerging new wave of Japanese horror while pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration. A string of shocking, seemingly unmotivated murders—each committed by a different person yet all bearing the same grisly hallmarks—leads Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) into a labyrinthine investigation to discover what connects them, and into a disturbing game of cat and mouse with an enigmatic amnesiac (Masato Hagiwara) who may be evil incarnate. Awash in hushed, hypnotic dread, Cure is a tour de force of psychological tension and a hallucinatory journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Tokusho Kikumura, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack New conversation between director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi Interviews with actors Masato Hagiwara and Koji Yakusho Interview from 2003 with Kurosawa Trailers and teaser PLUS: An essay by critic Chris Fujiwara

Release: February 8, 2022

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Tsuneo is a university student and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a morning walk.

Release: July 9, 2019

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Mightiest Monster in All Creation! From the Creators of "Godzilla" A sci-fi classic - the wildly colorful kaiju eiga (monster movie), MOTHRA! Following reports of human life on Infant Island, the supposedly deserted site of atomic bomb tests, an international expedition to the heavily-radiated island discovers a native tribe and tiny twin female fairies called "Shobijin" who guard a sacred egg. The overzealous expedition leader kidnaps the Shobijin to exhibit in a Tokyo stage show but soon they summon their protector, hatching the egg and releasing a giant caterpillar. When Mothra arrives in Japan and finally transforms into the ultimate beast, impervious to modern weapons, the nation and its people face their destruction. Starring: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoto Kagawa, Ken Uehara Special Features: Includes both the Japanese and U.S. edits of the film Contains feature-length commentary, trailers and photo gallery FIRST TIME AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY!

Release: November 13, 2018

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One of a string of late-career masterworks made by Kenji Mizoguchi in the early 1950s, A Story from Chikamatsu (a.k.a. The Crucified Lovers) is an exquisitely moving tale of forbidden love struggling to survive in the face of persecution. Based on a classic of eighteenth-century Japanese drama, the film traces the injustices that befall a Kyoto scroll maker's wife and his apprentice after each is unfairly accused of wrongdoing. Bound by fate in an illicit, star-crossed romance, they go on the run in search of refuge from the punishment prescribed them: death. Shot in gorgeous, painterly style by master cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, this subtly sensuous indictment of societal oppression was heralded by Akira Kurosawa as a great masterpiece that could only have been made by Mizoguchi.

Release: April 2, 2013

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Product Description Daigo doesn't speak anymore. Not since he killed that rabbit on the playground at school. His sister, Kiriko, is worried. He's bullied. He sleepwalks. And their father is no help, trapped in his own grief and illustrating fantasy worlds where families are happily reunited and no one dies. They never should have gone to that 3D movie. The one with the stuffed rabbit that floated out of the screen. Now Daigo is missing. He's in danger, and Kiriko will have to follow him into a world of nightmares to discover the truth. And the truth is worse than any dream. From the legendary director of THE GRUDGE, Takashi Shimizu takes an unflinching look into childhood fears, the ties that hold a family together, and bloody secrets that won't stay dead. DVD EXTRAS Trailer English Subtitles Review "truly unnerving...will have you giddy with unease" -- TonightAtTheMovies.com "gorgeous and creepy" -- TonightAtTheMovies.com "a masterclass in suspenseful editing and sound effects" -- Variety