Silt: Rinko Kikuchi

Pacific Rim

When monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised:

Kiru

Four prominent Japanese directors and four short climax action stories: Kiriko (Takanori Tsujimoto) –  The spirit of a murdered assassin takes revenge on the gang that killed her and her sister. The Children’s Samurai (Kenta Fukasaku) – An educational film

Naisu no mori: The First Contact

An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair’s portly Caucasian brother. Taste of Tea director Katsuhito Ishii collaborates with filmmakers Shinichiro Miki and Hajime Ishimine) for this

Brothers Bloom, The

Brothers – older Stephen and three years junior Bloom – have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, for who the intricacy of the story used in the con is as important as the positive outcome

47 Ronin

While hunting in the forest, Lord Asano of Ako and his samurai find a young half-breed and take him with them to live in the castle. Several years later, Lord Asano holds a tournament to welcome the Shogun to Ako.

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