, 1h47 OriginJapon GenresThriller, Action, Crime, Animation ActorsKan'ichi Kurita, Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Megumi Hayashibara, Rikiya Koyama Roles Alan Smithee (voice) Rating64% The story begins with another daring theft committed by Kaito Kid, with a fabulous diamond as his target - only that Kaito is in this case merely a spectator from the sidelines. Other discrepancies in this case include Kid using a real gun and a high-powered boat, instead of his standard hang glider cape, to make his getaway. Conan Edogawa takes up pursuit, but is foiled by a shadowy figure using a sword to slice his skateboard in two; only then does he realize the true identity of the culprit: Arsène Lupin III.
, 2h21 Directed byTakashi Miike OriginJapon GenresDrama, Action, Adventure ThemesSeafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films ActorsKōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yūsuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Sōsuke Takaoka, Kazuki Namioka Roles Zusho Mamiya Rating74% In the 1840s, Japan, as the Tokugawa Shogunate faces extinction, a corrupt lord named Matsudaira Naritsugu of Akashi freely rapes, tortures, and murders his own citizens. He is protected because the Shogun is his half-brother. However, the Justice Minister realizes the threat he poses if Naritsugu should further ascend, and hires a trusted older Samurai, Shinzaemon, to ambush and murder Naritsugu. Unfortunately, the conversation is overheard by the Samurai Hanbei, a childhood friend of Shinzaemon who has persisted in loyalty toward Naritsugu.
, 1h52 Directed byKaneto Shindō OriginJapon GenresDrama ActorsHaruko Sugimura, Nobuko Otowa, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Mitsuko Baishō, Yutaka Matsushige, Seiyō Uchino Roles Koji Kiyokawa Rating67% A retired actress, Yoko, played by Haruko Sugimura (famous for her appearance in many Ozu films), visits her summer home. Her husband, played by Masahiko Tsugawa, has recently died. Her friends Tomie, another retired actress, and her husband Fujihachiro visit the summer home as well as Toyoko. Tomie is senile and can barely hold a conversation or remember her friends' names, although she can eat with gusto.