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  • Gohatto (1999)
    Review preview for Gohatto

    Neither scandalous, nor inspiring.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A period tale of Samarai warriors and their obsessions with honour, love and death.
  • The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
    Review preview for The Happiness of the Katakuris

    Small children would delight in this film, but most adults would be horrified by the thought of them seeing it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Running a guest house proves deathly for a family. Just as well they know a few good songs.
  • Pulse (2001)
    Review preview for Pulse

    The combination of subtlety and indeterminacy makes for an uncanny treat.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Facing the apocalypse, as a secret website devotes itself to the terrible isolation of ghosts and the parable of techno terror.

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