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  • 47 Ronin (2013)
    Review preview for 47 Ronin

    The plot is layered in fantasy and fiction and yet retains a powerful idealism

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A band of samurai set out to avenge the death of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.
  • Blade Of The Immortal (2017)
    Review preview for Blade Of The Immortal

    Samurai revenge stories are not exactly thin on the ground and it takes something special to get attention today, but Blade Of The Immortal is just that.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Manga tale of an immortal warrior, who cannot be released from his torment until he has killed 10000 evil-doers.
  • Destiny: The Tale Of Kamakura (2017)
    Review preview for Destiny: The Tale Of Kamakura

    Takashi Yamazaki’s brilliantly realised fantasy universe, based on the manga by Ryôhei Saigan, will thrill fans of fantasy animé and Japanese mythology.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman tries to cope when her fantasy writer husband moves them to a small town regularly visited by fantastic creatures.
  • Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
    Review preview for Godzilla Minus Zero

    The first Japanese production to be shot specifically for IMAX, there's plenty big on that big big screen.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Japan, 1949. Pilot Kōichi, his wife Noriko and adoptive daughter Akiko are attempting to recover from Godzilla’s recent attacks. But just as everything seems settled, a new danger emerges.
  • The Hidden Blade (2004)
    Conflicts of love and loyalty for a good samurai.
  • Kokuho (2025)
    Review preview for Kokuho

    The performances are thrilling, emotionally direct and physically exacting, but they function as narrative instruments too.

    Edin Custo · 4.5 out of 5
    A boy born into a family of gangsgters is taken in by a kabuki theatre actor and finds a talent for the craft.
  • Sheep In The Box (2026)
    Review preview for Sheep In The Box

    Suffers from an underdeveloped subplot and over-indulged length.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A couple take a humanoid robot into their home as a replacement for their dead son.

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