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Criterion collection volume 226
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日本語
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Deep in the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for the most meager of sustenance. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from battle, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio's tenuous existence before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate. Driven by primal emotions, dark eroticism, a frenzied score by Hikaru...
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日本語
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Acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa tells a vivid story of life, loss and renewal through a series of eight dreams—from a young boy's dream of a wedding procession of fox spirits, through dreams of himself as an artist to dreams of a nuclear-poisoned future to a final dream of an old man at peace in a beautiful village.
3) Air Doll
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日本語
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An "air doll" suddenly develops human feelings one day. Without her owner knowing, the air doll decides to walk around town. She then falls in love with Junichi, whom she spots while walking the aisles of a video rental store. She then starts to date Junichi and eventually works at the video shop. Everything seems to be going perfect for the air doll until something unexpected happens to her.
5) Wicked City
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日本語
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A secret police force known as the Black Guard protects the boundary between the human world and the demon world.
6) Memories
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日本語
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Three visionary sci-fi short stories by Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira, are brought to life by the top animation studios in Japan. Featuring a script by Satoshi Kon and direction by Otomo himself.
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日本語
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On the last night of its existence, a small movie theater in Onomichi—the seaside town of Obayashi’s youth where he shot nearly a dozen films—screens an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men are transported into the world onscreen where they experience the violent battles of several wars leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima
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日本語
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On the day before her birthday, young Akane meets the mysterious alchemist Hippocrates who brings her through a basement and into a fantastical world full of magic and color. Though things seem peaceful on the surface, he reveals this world is in danger and as the destined Goddess of the Green Wind, it is Akane's responsibility to bring back the rain and save this world from the terror known as Zan Gu. The only problem? Akane just wants to go home....
10) Cube
Language
日本語
Description
A group of strangers wake up in mysterious room inscribed with an unfamiliar code. Looking for ways to escape, they discover the room is riddled with lethal traps. As fear and distrust swirl around them, the group must work together to survive.
11) Genius Party
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日本語
Description
From groundbreaking animation outfit STUDIO 4°C, creators of MFKZ and the upcoming Children of the Sea, comes an extraordinary project with a simple vision: to take an all-star team of some of the best animators working in Japanese animation today, and give each free reign to tell a unique short story. The results are GENIUS PARTY and GENIUS PARTY BEYOND, two animated anthology films full of boundless imagination, fantastic worlds, and unique visual...
12) Before We Vanish
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日本語
Description
Three aliens travel to Earth on a reconnaissance mission in preparation for a mass invasion. Having taken possession of human bodies, the visitors rob the hosts of their essence – good, evil, property, family, belonging – leaving only hollow shells, which are all but unrecognizable to their loved ones.
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日本語
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"The saga to save Earth continues as the Yamato reaches the fringes of the Milky Way and enters deep space. Hoping the enemy won't pursue past the galaxy's edge, the vast emptiness ahead offers both relief and unnerving mystery. but the Gamilans won't allow the lull to last long. Lord Desler is out for blood and will stop at nothing to prevent humanity's arrival at Iscandar. The clock is ticking down on mankind's year-long mission. Questions need...
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日本語
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Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it feels like a vacation until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! With All Might retired and citizens' lives on the line, there's no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they're the island's only hope.
17) Mirai
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日本語
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Four-year-old Kun is jealous of his new baby sister until one day when he storms off into the garden and meets her as a teenager from the future.
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日本語
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Koji Kabuto's grandfather has discovered two resources which can save humanity: photon light energy and the ultra-impregnable alloy ChogokinZ. However, Dr. Kabuto's research is abruptly cut off when the evil Dr. Hell sends his trusted lieutenant, the bisected Baron Ashura, to assassinate him! Koji, now orphaned along with younger brother Shiro, swear revenge using Dr. Kabuto's last and greatest invention: the super robot Mazinger Z.
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日本語
Description
As the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth's atmosphere. There's never a dull day on Japan's newly established SSSP Kaiju defense task force. After a particularly challenging encounter, a silver giant descends from the sky to rescue the planet. Dubbed Ultraman, this giant's identity and purpose are a mystery. SHIN ULTRAMAN is a delightful reimagining of one of...
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