Release date: 2006-12-11 List Price: $14.95 Price: $5.70
Review Mr & Mrs 55:A young, naive heiress, in custody of a martinet and flamingly feminist aunt is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt. However, in the course of her ostensibly married life, she learns the true meaning of marriage and the deep significance of being an Indian wife, much to the dismay of her aunt, who, in adherence to her wayward beliefs, has been trying to instill every kind of anti-male sentiment in her niece's ingenuous mind. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon. com's standard return policy will apply.
Release date: 2000-10-31 Run time: 60 min. List Price: $14.98 Price: $24.99
Review Amazing Nurse Nanako - Firecrackers (Vol. 2) / Geneon [Pioneer]:Tradeshows and Psychos! Dr. Ogami's new patient is accused of being a serial killer, and his blood holds far more secrets than just the truth. Meanwhile, Dr. Ogami's old rival wants nothing more than to destroy Dr. Ogami's Power Suit Prototype II at the high tech weapons exhibition, but our lovely nurse, Nanako, is inside! The patient and the rival both pursue Nanako for more than her good looks, and if she's not careful she won't be able to bounce back from their advances!.
Actors & Directors
- Asao Koike
- Shintarô Katsu
- Masumi Harukawa
- Katsuo Nakamura
- Yasuhiro Koume
- Shintarô Katsu
Release date: 2004-08-10 Run time: 92 min. List Price: $19.98 Price: $9.56
Review Zatoichi 24 - Zatoichi in Desperation / ANIMEIGO:
Actors & Directors
- Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
- Sonny Chiba
Release date: 2005-01-18 Run time: 90 min. List Price: $19.99 Price: $2.52
Review Karate for Life - The Sonny Chiba Collection / Adness:The Karate Society of Japan ostracizes Masutatsu Oyama after fighting both a bull and a bear. Being well known all over Japan, Oyama is approached by a promoter looking for talent for an exhibition game. Accompanied by Fujita, a judo expert, Oyama goes to Okinawa to do a demonstration of his mighty skills at the exhibition. When the two fighters are asked to agree to fight in a prearranged game where the opponents play dirty, Oyama loses all self-control.
Actors & Directors
- Jordan Chan
- Anthony Wong
- Edison Chen
- Anne Suzuki
- Kenny Bee
Release date: 2006-01-24 Run time: 109 min. Creator: Ng Man Ching List Price: $19.95 Price: $13.41
Review Initial D [UMD for PSP] / Tai Seng:
Actors & Directors
- Andrew Francis
- Sam Vincent
- Paul Dobson
- Scott McNeil
- Ted Cole
Release date: 1999-06-15 Run time: 112 min. List Price: $24.98 Price: $98.95
Review Monkey Magic: Enter Stone Monkey / Bandai:
Actors & Directors
- Iftekhar
- Nana Palsikar
- Raj Kapoor
- Raj Kapoor
- Raj Mehra
- Rajendra Kumar
Release date: 2004-01-20 Run time: 213 min. List Price: $29.95 Price: $9.45
Review Sangam / Yash Raj Films India:
Actors & Directors
- English and Chinese Subtitles
- Wang Leehom
- Takahisa Zeze
- 1 disc package (region 0 NTSC) misprinted as region 3.
Run time: 120 min. Creator: Taro Yamamoto Price: $24.95
Review Moon Child / Universe Laser (HK):Zeze Takahisa's newest offering, Moon Child, may be the work that puts him on the map as a major international talent. Shot in Taiwan, the film is a sleek action thriller starring superstars Hyde, Gackt, and Wong Lee Hong, and set in the near future in a fictional Asian city called Maleppa. A hotbed of crime and drugs, the city is the home to Sho (Gackt) and his gang of desperate criminal associates. Into this group comes Kei (Hyde), a pale, vampirish young man who has deep ties to Sho. Kei joins the group, which now also includes Son (Wong) and his younger sister Yi-che (Zeny Kwok), until a grisly event at once reaffirms the bond between Kei and Sho, but also forces Kei to once again flee Maleppa. Years pass and allegiances are switched, but the worlds of Kei and Sho are on course for one last collision. In the 21st century, a group of childhood friends navigates a violent criminal underworld in a fictional city in China. Sho, (Gackt), the member of a drug gang, develops a strong bond with his organization's newest member, Kei (Japanese pop star HYDE), a vampire. [+]
Over time, their love for the same woman drives a wedge between them. Director's Takahisa Zeze imbues his film with plenty of violence and gunplay to enhance the futuristic imagery.
Actors & Directors
- Chao-jung Chen
- Kuo-fu Chen
- Bao-ming Gu
- Rene Liu
- Chin Shih-chieh
- Wu Bai
Release date: 2001-10-23 Run time: 104 min. List Price: $29.95 Price: $19.79
Review The Personals / FIRST RUN FEATURES:THE PERSONALS is a subtle and astonishing film that begins as a funny and sardonic look at modern day matchmaking, then evolves into a complex depiction of the price of intimacy. It is a comedic yet dramatic look at one of the oldest and perhaps strangest of all rituals-the search for a mate. Honored at the Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), actress Rene Liu gives a lustrous performance as the complicated and strong-willed Dr. Du Jiazhen, whoe navigates through a world of thwarted dreams and endless longing in her determination to find a mate. Like the scientist she is, she approaches the process in a very logical and rational way: she places an ad in the newspaper and arranges meetings at a local restaurant with the men who respond. The always awkward encounters range from the very funny to the very strange as she sorts through this hapless and inappropriate group of suitors which includes everyone from a shoe fetishist to a pimp looking for new call girls. As Du struggles through her search, we learn more and more about her life and her reasons for enduring this humiliating process. The apparently innocent Du is not all we've been led to believe, but with a secret objective that unfolds through the phone messages and diary entries she leaves. In these beautifully shot and expertly acted scenarios Rene Liu doesn't allow her character to become a victim. To help keep the film authentic, director Chen Kuo-fu used non-professionals as well as trained actors to play the men Du encounters. [+]
Rene Liu's great talent emerges as she plays straight woman to these men without losing the integrity of her character, which is the heart of the film. Kuo-fu has created characters that "crystallize the mix of traditional and modern Chinese values in contemporary Taiwan society," (Variety) and has shown them from the rarely seen female perspective.
Actors & Directors
- Juhi Chawla
- Rajiv Mehra
- Vivek Mushran
- Pankaj Kapur
- Shahrukh Khan
- Puneet Issar
Release date: 2006-09-22 List Price: $16.00 Price: $6.20
Review Ram-Jaane / Eros Entertainment:Starring: SHAH RUKH KHAN, JUHI CHAWLA, VIVEK MUSHRAN, PANKAJ KAPOOR, PUNIT ISSAR, DEVEN VERMA, GULSHAN GROVERSynopsis: He is a nameless street urchin. Whenever someone asks him his name, the answer comes forthwith - "RAM JAANE" (God knows). Murli is his friend and Bela is his love. In course of time, Ram Jaane (Shahrukh Khan) becomes a criminal & is jailed. Murli (Vivek Mushran) turns out to be a moral custodian of the street urchins. His 'Apna Ghar' becomes a home for the homeless. When RJ comes out of jail, Murli forcibly brings him to 'Apna Ghar', hoping that he would be able to reform him. However what cheers RJ is his proximity to Bela (Juhi Chawla) here. Though Bela is only being friendly towards him, RJ mistakes it for love, not knowing that Bela loves Murli. Murli is aware of RJ's passion for Bela so he in turn hides his feelings from her, and pretends not to love her. [+]
The presence of RJ affects the children in a manner Murli hadn't foreseen. RJ's easy and glamorous life style is prodding the boys to follow his path. They all start imitating him. What follows is a story of heroism and supreme sacrifice that will make Ram Jaane an unforgettable movie experience for the entire family. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon. com's standard return policy will apply.
Actors & Directors
- Chisa Yokoyama
- Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- Nigel Anthony
- Tamio Ôki
- Rica Matsumoto
- Kôji Tsujitani
Release date: 1998-08-26 Run time: 80 min. List Price: $24.99 Price: $9.99
Review Roujin Z / Image Entertainment:Japan faces the expensive problems of caring for an aging population. As a solution, Mr. Terada, an official in a mysterious government ministry, unveils the Z-001, a high-tech bed that cares for an invalid's every need. His chosen guinea pig of a patient is Mr. Takazawa, an aged man in the care of Haruko, a pretty young nurse. Haruko realizes that the machine can't attend to Mr. Takazawa's emotional needs and tries to rescue him. When Terada foils her efforts, she turns to a group of elderly patients-who turn out to be ace hackers. The complications pile up when an unscrupulous member of Terada's staff reveals that the Z-001 is actually a prototype battle robot. But once Haruko's aged hackers gain control of it, the Z-001 takes on the personality of Mr. [+]
Takazawa's late wife. It sets out to realize his dream of spending a day at the beach at Kamakura, wreaking havoc wherever it goes. Although it's filled with robot battles, sexual jokes, and sinister-sounding acronyms, Roujin Z, written and designed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo, the director of Akira, has a humane warmth that sets it apart from run-of-the-mill anime features. Not rated, but minor nudity and sexual jokes are unsuitable for small children. -Charles Solomon An elderly invalid is volunteered for a bizarre experiment. The Z-001 is a machine that take care of all human needs when linked with the brain waves of the subject. But due to a secret military prototype of the Z-001, the machine has turned into an unstoppable robot.
Actors & Directors
- Tesshô Genda
- Kôji Tsujitani
- Kenji Haga
- Chisa Yokoyama
- Rokurô Naya
Release date: 2001-03-27 Run time: 210 min. List Price: $14.98 Price: $7.93
Review Street Fighter II V, Vol. 3 / Manga Video:
Actors & Directors
- Park Seung-tae
- Lee Mun-shik
- Lee Seong-jae
- Yu Hae-jin
- Ahn Jin-su
Release date: 2005-09-06 Run time: 140 min. Creator: Jo Yeong-wook List Price: $19.98 Price: $7.85
Review Public Enemy / Adv Films:The essence of the police, public servant, maintaining public peace, striving for the safety of citizens, has nothing to do with Detective Gang of Gangdong precinct. The meaning of being a public official, putting public interests over his own, has been completely lost on him. Gang uses his job as an opportunity to generate side income and settle personal matters.
Actors & Directors
- Lung Ti
- Feng Ku
- Yim Chan Tang
- Chung Sun
- Sheng Fu
- Jamie Luk
Release date: 2002-02-05 List Price: $14.95 Price: $7.59
Review Avenging Eagle / Ground Zero:
Actors & Directors
- Chinese and English subtitles
- 1 disc package (region 0 NTSC)
Run time: 100 min. Price: $19.95
Review Man, Woman and the Wall:
Actors & Directors
- Park Yeh-Jin
- Kim Tae Yeon
- Lee Young-Jin
- Kim Min-Sun
- Kim Tae-Yong
- Min Kyu-Dong
- Lee Seong-jin
- Kim Min-Hee
Release date: 2005-04-12 Run time: 98 min. Creator: Sang-Bumi Kim List Price: $24.99 Price: $23.95
Review Memento Mori / Tartan Video:Min-Ah discovers a shared diary and is soon fascinated to learn that two people she thought to be very close friends have in fact begun a forbidden romance at her school. She finds herself unable to tear her eyes away from the literally page-turning high drama of her classmates' lives, and the allure of the secret diary begins to take over. When one of the diary's writers is found dead from an apparent suicide, rumors spread and Min-Ah begins to feel a strange presence. The once-tranquil school is transformed into a place of morbid terror, as if the words written in the journal, "memento mori" (remember the dead), have come to life.
Release date: 2004-11-09 Run time: 50 min. List Price: $9.98 Price: $5.41
Review Munto / Us Manga Corps Video:The flow of "akuto energy" that maintains the floating heavenly realm has dried up due to an imbalance with the Earth below, so Magical King Munto descends to find 13-year-old Yumemi, whose powers can save both their worlds. The filmmakers try to cram several hours' worth of story into this 45-minute OVA with little success. The characters of Munto and Yumemi remain little more than ciphers. Two side plots, one involving the evil Gunther's attack on the heavenly kingdom, the other centering on a friend of Yumemi's who thinks she's getting married, only impede the underdeveloped plot. The magical girl whose unsuspected powers can save two worlds is a standard element in countless anime stories, almost all of them more interesting than the fragmentary Munto. (Rated 13 and older: violence) -Charles Solomon.
Actors & Directors
- Tat-Ming Cheung
- Nick Cheung
- Stephen Chow
- Suki Kwan
- Siu-Kei Lee
Release date: 2001-04-17 Run time: 95 min. List Price: $9.95 Price: $5.72
Review Tricky Master / Tai Seng:
Release date: 2002-11-12 Run time: 96 min. List Price: $9.98 Price: $6.53
Review The Haunted Lantern / Asian Pulp Cinema:
Price: $4.99
Review Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam:Nandini (Aishwarya Rai) the daughter of a classical singer Pandit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) loves his student, Sameer (Salman Khan). However, Vanraj (Ajay Devgan) sends his proposal to her father. Sameer and Nandini are caught romancing with each other and as a payment for teaching Sameer music, Darbar demands Sameer forget Nandita. After the marriage takes place, Vanraj comes to know about Nandini's love for Sameer. He decides to unite the lovers even in the face of ridicule by society and takes Nandini to Italy to search for Sameer. They find Sameer. but Nandini is now torn between Vanraj, whom she has come to respect and Sameer, whom she loves.
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