Ryo Ishibashi

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.

Dir. Takashi Miike · With Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki

FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?

Dir. Philip G. Atwell · With Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Masanobu Ando, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto

When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Masatoshi Nagase, Ryo Ishibashi, Sayako Hagiwara