‘Daiei Gothic Vol.2—Japanese Ghost Stories’ (1960-1970)
Three classic Japanese ghost stories are brought to the screen by masters of the genre, Tokuzo Tanaka and Kimiyoshi Yasuda.
THE BETRAYAL (1966)
A naively honourable samurai comes to the bitter realisation that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers...
RASHOMON (1950)
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
SHINOBI Vol.2 (1964-65)
Three more spectacular tales of ninja action in this continuation of the hugely influential series.
RAN (1985)
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he underestimated how power will corrupt them...
THE BEAST TO DIE (1980)
A journalist who covered the Vietnam War becomes mentally unstable and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
ARRIETTY (2010)
The Clock family are four-inch tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home...
WHISPER OF THE HEART (1995)
A love story between a girl who loves reading books and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.
THE BOX MAN (2024)
A nameless man gives up his identity to live with a cardboard box over his head, to meet a range of people as he wanders through Tokyo.
THE INVISIBLE SWORDSMAN (1970)
A cowardly young fencer becomes invisible thanks to a magic potion.
THE TALE OF OIWA’S GHOST (1961)
A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal.
A TALE OF SORROW AND SADNESS (1977)
A talented female golfer has to contend with the men in her life, her neighbours, her brother, and a stalker.