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19[ 19, 2001 ]
9 Souls[ 9 Souls, 2003 ]
 
A
A[ A, 1998 ]
Abe Sada Story, The[ Jitsuroku: Abe Sada, 1975 ]
Abnormal Family[ Hentai Kazoku: Aniki No Yomesan, 1983 ]
Acacia Walk[ Akashia No Michi, 2001 ]
Actor's Revenge, An[ Yukinojo Henge, 1962 ]
Aegis[ Bokoku no Aegis, 2005 ]
Africa Story[ Afurika Monogatari, 1981 ]
A-Homansu[ A-Homansu, 1986 ]
Akechi Kogoro vs. The Fiend With Twenty Faces[ Akechi Kogoro Tai Kaijin Niju Menso, 2002 ]
All Night Long[ All Night Long, 1992 ]
All Night Long 2[ All Night Long 2, 1994 ]
All Night Long 3[ All Night Long 3 - Saishuu Sho, 1996 ]
Android of Notre Dame[ Za Ginipiggu 2 - Notorudamu No Andoroido, 1992 ]
Andromedia[ Andromedia, 1998 ]
Angel Dust[ Angel Dust, 1994 ]
Animal Treasure Island[ Dobutsu Takarajima, 1971 ]
Another Battle[ Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai, 2000 ]
Assassination[ Ansatsu, 1964 ]
Audition[ Audition, 1999 ]
August in the Water[ Mizu No Naka No Hachigatsu, 1995 ]
Autumn Afternoon, An[ Samma No Aji, 1962 ]
Avalon[ Avalon, 2000 ]
Azumi[ Azumi, 2003 ]
 
B
Bad Company[ Mabudachi, 2001 ]
Barefoot Gen[ Hadashi no Gen, 1983 ]
Battle Royale[ Battle Royale, 2000 ]
Battle Royale II: Requiem[ Battle Royale II: Requiem, 2003 ]
Battlefield Baseball[ Jigoku Koshien, 2003 ]
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A[ 46-Oku Nen no Koi, 2006 ]
Black Angel[ Kuro No Tenshi Vol. 1, 1997 ]
Black Belt[ Kuro Obi, 2007 ]
Black Rain[ Kuroi Ame, 1989 ]
Black Snow[ Kuroi Yuki, 1965 ]
Black Tight Killers[ Ore Ni Sawaru To Abunaize, 1966 ]
Blessing Bell, The[ Kofuku No Kane, 2002 ]
Blind Woman's Curse, The[ Kaidan Nobori Ryu, 1970 ]
Blood and Bones[ Chi to Hone, 2004 ]
Blood Brothers[ Ryuko Kyodai, 2002 ]
Blue[ Blue, 2003 ]
Blue Spring[ Aoi Haru, 2001 ]
Book of the Dead, The[ Shisha no Sho, 2005 ]
Bounce Ko Gals[ Bounce Ko Gals, 1997 ]
Bokunchi - My House[ Bokunchi, 2002 ]
Branded to Kill[ Koroshi No Rakuin, 1967 ]
Brave Story[ Brave Story, 2006 ]
Bright Future[ Akarui Mirai, 2003 ]
Brother[ Brother, 2000 ]
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust[ Bubble e Go: Time Machine wa Doramu-shiki, 2006 ]
Buried Forest, The[ Umoregi, 2005 ]
Burst City[ Bakuretsu Toshi, 1982 ]
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him[ Otoko no Kao wa Rirekisho, 1966 ]
 
C
Canary[ Kanaria, 2005 ]
Carmen Comes Home[ Karumen Kyoko Ni Kaeru, 1951 ]
Carnival of the Night[ Yami no Carnival, 1982 ]
Casshern[ Casshern, 2004 ]
Catch, The[ Gyoei No Mure, 1983 ]
Cat Returns, The[ Neko No Ongaeshi, 2002 ]
Charisma[ Charisma, 1999 ]
Chase, The[ Harikomi, 1957 ]
Chinese Dinner[ Chinese Dinner, 2001 ]
City of Lost Souls, The[ Hyoryu Gai, 2000 ]
Concent[ Konsento, 2002 ]
Coward[ Chinpira, 2000 ]
Crazy Thunder Road[ Kuruizaki Sandaa Rodo, 1980 ]
Crest of Betrayal[ Chushingura Gaiden: Yotsuya Kaidan, 1994 ]
Crimson Bat, The - Blind Swordswoman[ Mekura No Oichi Monogatari: Makkana Nagaredori, 1969 ]
Cure[ Cure, 1997 ]
Cutie Honey[ Cutie Honey, 2004 ]
 
D
Dark Water[ Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara, 2002 ]
Daydream[ Hakujitsumu, 1981 ]
Dead or Alive[ Dead or Alive - Hanzaisha, 1999 ]
Dead or Alive 2[ Dead or Alive 2 - Tobosha, 2000 ]
Dead or Alive: Final[ Dead or Alive: Final, 2002 ]
Demon[ Yasha, 1985 ]
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street[ Meitantei Conan: Beikaa Storito No Bourei, 2002 ]
Distance[ Distance, 2001 ]
Doing Time[ Keimusho no Naka, 2002 ]
Dolls[ Dolls, 2002 ]
Donald Richie Film Anthology, A[ Donald Richie Film Anthology, A, 1962-1968 ]
Doppelgänger[ Doppelgänger, 2003 ]
Drowning Man, A[ Oboreru Hito, 2002 ]
DV / Domestic Violence[ DV / Domestic Violence, 2004 ]
 
E
Eel, The[ Unagi, 1997 ]
Electric Dragon 80,000 V[ Electric Dragon 80,000 V, 2001 ]
Elegy to Violence[ Kenka Erejii, 1966 ]
Eli Eli Lema Sabachtani?[ Eli Eli Lema Sabachtani?, 2005 ]
Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, The[ Yukiyukite Shingun, 1987 ]
Erotic Liaisons[ Erotikuna Kankei, 1992 ]
Eureka[ Eureka, 2000 ]
Evil Dead Trap[ Shiryo No Wana, 1988 ]
 
F
Face of Another, The[ Tanin no Kao, 1966 ]
Faces of a Fig Tree[ Ichijiku no Kao, 2007 ]
Fall Guy[ Kamata Koshin-Kyoku, 1982 ]
False Student, A[ Nise Daigakusei, 1960 ]
Family[ Family, 2001 ]
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41[ Joshuu Sasori - Dai 41 Zakkyobo, 1972 ]
Fighting Soldiers[ Tatakau Heitai, 1939 (unreleased) ]
Fire Festival[ Himatsuri, 1985 ]
Firefly Dreams[ Ichiban Utsukushii Natsu, 2001 ]
Fishes in August[ Mizu no Naka no Hachigatsu, 1998 ]
Focus[ [Focus], 1996 ]
Forest With No Name, A[ Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike - Namae No Nai Mori, 2002 ]
Fried Dragon Fish[ Fried Dragon Fish, 1993 ]
Fudoh: The New Generations[ Gokudo Sengokushi - Fudoh, 1996 ]
Fudoh II: Nohma Strikes Back![ Gokudo Sengokushi: Fudoh 2, 1997 ]
Full Metal Yakuza[ Full Metal Gokudo, 1997 ]
Funeral Parade of Roses[ Bara no Sosetsu, 1969 ]
 
G
Gaea Girls[ Gaea Girls, 2000 ]
g@me[ g@me, 2003 ]
Gamera 3: Revenge Of Iris[ Gamera 3: Irisu No Kakusai, 1999 ]
Gamera the Brave[ Chiisaki Yusha-tachi - Gamera, 2005 ]
Gap in the Skin, A[ Hada no Sukima, 2004 ]
Gate of Hell[ Jigokumon, 1953 ]
Gemini[ Soseiji, 1999 ]
Getting Any?[ Minna Yatteruka?, 1994 ]
Getting Wild With Our Monkey[ Kemonogare Orera No Saru To, 2002 ]
Gips[ Gipusu, 2000 ]
Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, The[ Hanai Sachiko no karei na Sshogai, 2003 ]
Go[ Go, 2001 ]
Gohatto[ Gohatto, 1999 ]
Gojoe[ Gojoe Reisenki, 2000 ]
Good Morning[ Ohayo, 1959 ]
Gozu[ Gokudo Kyofu Daigekijo - Gozu, 2003 ]
Graveyard of Honour[ Shin Jingi No Hakaba, 2002 ]
Great Killing, The[ Daisatsujin, 1964 ]
Greed in Broad Daylight[ Hakuchu No Buraikan, 1961 ]
Guard from Underground, The[ Jigoku No Keibiin, 1992 ]
Gunhed[ Gunhed, 1988 ]
Guts of a Virgin[ Shojo No Harawata, 1986 ]
Guys from Paradise, The[ Tengoku Kara Kita Otoko-tachi, 2001 ]
 
H
H Story[ H Story, 2001 ]
Hair Opera, The[ Mohatsu Kageki, 1992 ]
Half a Confession[ Hanochi, 2004 ]
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice[ Goyokiba, 1972 ]
Hard Boiled[ Hard Boiled, 1997 ]
Heart, Beating in the Dark - New Version[ Yamiutsu Shinzo, 2005 ]
Hiroshima[ Hiroshima, 1994 ]
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess[ Nippon Sengoshi - Madamu Onboro No Seikatsu, 1994 ]
Hitokiri[ Hitokiri, 1969 ]
Hoodlum Soldier[ Heitai Yakuza, 1965 ]
Hole in the Sky[ Sora No Anna, 2001 ]
Homemade Sake[ Danchizake, 2001 ]
Homeless, The[ Yadonashi, 1974 ]
Horror of Malformed Men, The[ Edogawa Rampo Taizen: Kyofu Kikei Ningen, 1969 ]
Hotaru[ Hotaru, 2000 ]
Howl's Moving Castle[ Hauru no Ugoku Shiro, 2004 ]
Human Murder Weapon, A[ Ningen Kyoki - Ai To Ikari No Ringu, 1992 ]
Humanity and Paper Balloons[ Ninjo Kami-Fusen, 1937 ]
Hush![ Hush!, 2001 ]
 
I
I Am an SM Writer[ Futei No Kisetsu, 2000 ]
Iden & Tity[ Iden & Tity, 2003 ]
Identity[ Sekirara, 2004 ]
Ikinai[ Ikinai, 1998 ]
Imprint[ Imprint, 2006 ]
Innocence[ Inosensu: Kokaku Kidotai, 2004 ]
Intentions of Murder[ Akai Satsui, 1964 ]
In the Realm of the Senses[ Ai No Koriida, 1976 ]
Inugami[ Inugami, 2001 ]
Isola[ Isola: Taiju Jinkaku Shojo, 2000 ]
It's Only Talk[ Yawarakai Seikatsu, 2005 ]
I Was Born, But...[ Umarete Wa Mita Keredomo, 1932 ]
Izo[ Izo, 2004 ]
 
J
Jam Films 2[ Jam Films 2, 2003 ]
Jam Session[ Jam Session - Kikujiro No Natsu Koshiki Kaizokuban, 1999 ]
Japanese Devils[ Riben Guizi, 2001 ]
Jigoku[ Jigoku, 1960 ]
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish[ Joze To Tora To Sakanatachi, 2003 ]
Journey to the West[ Saiyuki, 1960 ]
Juon[ Juon, 2002 ]
Juon 2[ Juon 2, 2003 ]
 
K
Kakuto[ Kakuto, 2002 ]
Kamikaze Taxi[ Kamikaze Taxi, 1995 ]
Kamikaze Girls[ Shimotsuma Monogatari, 2004 ]
Karaoke Terror[ Showa Kayo Daizenshu, 2003 ]
Kichiku[ Kichiku Dai Enkai, 1997 ]
Kikujiro[ Kikujiro No Natsu, 1999 ]
Kiss Me So Long I Can't Breathe[ Kiss Me So Long I Can't Breathe, 1999 ]
Koi No Mon: Otakus in Love[ Koi No Mon, 2004 ]
Kokkuri[ Kokkuri-san, 1997 ]
Kwaidan[ Kaidan, 1965 ]
 
L
Labyrinth of Dreams[ Yume No Ginga, 1997 ]
Lady Oscar[ Berusaiyu no Bara, 1979 ]
Lake of Dracula[ Chi O Suu Me, 1971 ]
Late Bloomer[ Osoi Hito, 2004 ]
License to Live[ Ningen Gokaku, 1999 ]
Linda Linda Linda[ Linda Linda Linda, 2005 ]
Little Birds[ Ritoru Baazu - Iraku Senka no Kazoku-tachi, 2004 ]
Love and Honor[ Bushi no Ichibun, 2006 ]
Love / Juice[ Love / Juice, 2000 ]
Love Letter[ Love Letter, 1995 ]
 
M
Maiko Haaaan!!![ Maiko Haaaan!!!, 2007 ]
Maison de Himiko[ Mezon do Himiko, 2005 ]
Makioka Sisters, The[ Sasameyuki, 1983 ]
Malice@Doll[ Malice@Doll, 2001 ]
Man Who Stole the Sun, The[ Taiyou Wo Nusunda Otoko, 1979 ]
MARKS[ Maakusu No Yama, 1995 ]
Marronnier[ Marronnier, 2004 ]
Matango, Fungus of Terror[ Matango, 1963 ]
Matsugane Potshot Affair, The[ Matsugane Ransha Jiken, 2006 ]
Mermaid in the Manhole, The[ Manhoru No Naka No Ningyo, 1991 ]
Memories of Matsuko[ Kiraware Matsuko no Issho, 2006 ]
Midori - The Girl in the Freak Show[ Shojo Tsubaki, 1992 ]
Millennium Actress[ Sennen Joyu, 2002 ]
Mirrored Mind[ Kyoshin, 2004 ]
Moju[ Moju, 1969 ]
Monument to the Girls' Corps[ Aa Himeyuri no To, 1968 ]
Moon and Cherry[ Tsuki to Cherry, 2005 ]
Moon Child[ Moon Child, 2003 ]
Moonlight Whispers[ Gekko No Sasayaki, 1999 ]
Mr. Thank You[ Arigato-San, 1936 ]
Mt. Head - Koji Yamamura Animation Works[ Atama Yama - Koji Yamamura Sakuhinshu, 2006 ]
Mysterians, The[ Chikyu Boeigun, 1957 ]
 
N
Nagisa[ Nagisa, 2000 ]
Nana[ Nana, 2005 ]
Nanami, First Love[ Hatsukoi Jigokuhen, 1968 ]
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia[ Nasu Andarushia No Natsu, 2003 ]
Negotiator[ Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi, 2005 ]
Neighbour #13, The[ Rinjin 13-go, 2005 ]
New Love in Tokyo, A[ Ai No Shinsekai, 1994 ]
New God, The[ Atarashii Kamisama, 1999 ]
Night and Fog in Japan[ Nihon No Yoru To Kiri, 1960 ]
Nightmare Detective[ Akumu Tantei, 2006 ]
Ninja Vixens[ Kunoichi Ninpo-cho IV: Chushingura Hisho, 1994 ]
Nobody Knows[ Dare Mo Shiranai, 2004 ]
Noisy Requiem[ Tsuito no Zawameki, 1988 ]
No One's Ark[ Baka no Hakobune, 2002 ]
Noriko's Dinner Table[ Noriko no Shokutaku, 2006 ]
Not Forgotten[ Wasurerarenu Hitobito, 2000 ]
 
O
Oiran[ Oiran, 1983 ]
Okaeri[ Okaeri, 1995 ]
Outsiders, The[ Mori To Mizuumi No Matsuri, 1958 ]
 
P
Panic High School[ Koko Dai Panikku, 1978 ]
Paprika[ Paprika, 2006 ]
Party 7[ Party 7, 2001 ]
Peep "TV" Show[ Peep "TV" Show, 2003 ]
Perfect Blue[ Perfect Blue, 1998 ]
Perfect Blue - Yume Nara Samete[ Perfect Blue -Yume Nara Samete, 2002 ]
Perfect Education, A[ Kanzen Naru Shi-iku, 1999 ]
Ping Pong[ Ping Pong, 2002 ]
Pistol Opera[ Pistol Opera, 2001 ]
Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back[ Pokemon, 1999 ]
Pompoko[ Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko, 1994 ]
Porco Rosso[ Kurenai No Buta, 1992 ]
Pornostar[ Pornostar, 1998 ]
Postman Blues[ Postman Blues, 1997 ]
Princess in an Iron Helmet[ Korogare! Tamako, 2006 ]
Pulse[ Kairo, 2001 ]
 
R
Ramblers[ Realism No Yado, 2003 ]
Rampo[ Rampo, 1994 ]
Rampo Noir[ Ranpo Jigoku, 2005 ]
Ravaged House: Zoroku's Disease, The[ Tadareta Ie: Zoroku no Kibyo, 2004 ]
Red Angel[ Akai Tenshi, 1966 ]
Red Shadow[ Akakage, 2001 ]
Repast[ Meshi, 1951 ]
Returner[ Returner, 2002 ]
Ring, The[ Ringu, 1997 ]
Rockers[ Rockers, 2003 ]
 
S
Sakuran[ Sakuran, 2007 ]
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549[ Sengoku Jieitai 1549, 2005 ]
Samurai Fiction[ SF Episode One: Samurai Fiction, 1998 ]
Scene at the Sea, A[ Ano Natsu, Ichiban Shizukana Umi, 1991 ]
School of the Holy Beast[ Seiju Gakuen, 1974 ]
Score[ Score, 1995 ]
Scoutman[ Scoutman, 2000 ]
Séance[ Kourei, 2000 ]
Secrets of a Court Masseur[ Shiranui Kengyo, 1960 ]
Serpent's Path[ Hebi No Michi, 1998 ]
Shadow Hunters[ Kage Gari, 1972 ]
Shall We Dance?[ Shall We Dansu?, 1996 ]
Shikoku[ Shikoku, 1999 ]
Shogun's Joy of Torture[ Tokugawa Onna Keibatsushi, 1968 ]
Shojo[ Shojo, 2001 ]
Silver[ Silver, 1999 ]
Si Sei[ Shi Sei, 2006 ]
Sixty Nine[ 69 Sixty Nine, 2004 ]
Snake of June, A[ Rokugatsu No Hebi, 2002 ]
Soup One Morning, The[ Aru Asa, Soup wa, 2004 ]
Space Travelers[ Space Travelers, 2000 ]
Spirited Away[ Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi, 2001 ]
Splatter: Naked Blood[ Megyaku: Akuma no Yorokobi, 1996 ]
Starfish Hotel[ Starfish Hotel, 2006 ]
Star of David: Beauty Hunting[ Debido No Hoshi: Bishojo Gari, 1979 ]
Steamboy[ Steamboy, 2004 ]
Stereo Future[ Stereo Future - SF Episode 2002, 2001 ]
Story of Sorrow and Sadness[ Hishu Monogatari, 1977 ]
Strange Circus[ Kimyo no Sakasu, 2006 ]
Stranger from Afar, The[ Marebito, 2004 ]
Strawberry Shortcakes[ Strawberry Shortcakes, 2006 ]
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter[ Noraneko Rock: Sex Hunter, 1970 ]
Suicide Club[ Jisatsu Circle, 2001 ]
Sukiyaki Western Django[ Sukiyaki Western Django, 2007 ]
Summer Time Machine Blues[ Summer Time Machine Blues, 2005 ]
Sunday's Dream[ Nichiyobi wa Owaranai, 1999 ]
Sway[ Yureru, 2006 ]
Sweet Home[ Sweet Home, 1989 ]
Sword of Vengeance[ Kozure Okami - Ko Wo Kashi Ude Kashi Tsukatsuru, 1972 ]
Swords in the Moonlight[ Daibosatsu Toge, 1957 ]
 
T
Taste of Tea, The[ Cha No Aji, 2004 ]
Tel-Club[ Natsu Ni Umareru, 1999 ]
Tekkon Kinkreet[ Tekkon Kinkreet, 2006 ]
Tender Place, A[ Yawaraka Na Hou, 2000 ]
Tetsuo: The Iron Man[ Tetsuo, 1989 ]
Thinking and Drawing: Japanese Art Animation of the New Millennium[ Thinking and Drawing: Nihon no Shinseki Art Animation, 2005 ]
This Transient Life[ Mujo, 1970 ]
Three Treasures, The[ Nihon Tanjo, 1959 ]
Tokarev[ Tokarev, 1994 ]
Tokyo Decadence[ Topazu, 1991 ]
Tokyo Godfathers[ Tokyo Godfathers, 2003 ]
Tokyo Trash Baby[ Tokyo Gomi Onna, 2000 ]
Tomie[ Tomie, 1998 ]
Tony Takitani[ Tony Takitani, 2004 ]
Tora! Tora! Tora![ Tora Tora Tora, 1970 ]
Train Man[ Densha Otoko, 2005 ]
Tree without Leaves[ Rakuyoju, 1986 ]
Triple Cross, The[ Itsu Ka Gira-Gira Suru Hi, 1992 ]
Twilight Samurai[ Tasogare Seibei, 2003 ]
 
U
Ubume[ Ubume no Natsu, 2005 ]
Umineko - Inseparable[ Umineko, 2004 ]
Umizaru[ Umizaru, 2004 ]
Urusei Yatsura: Only You[ Urusei Yatsura: Onrii Yuu, 1983 ]
Uzumaki[ Uzumaki, 2000 ]
 
V
Vengeance Is Mine[ Fukushu Suru wa Ware ni Ari, 1979 ]
Versus[ Versus, 2000 ]
Vibrator[ Vibrator, 2003 ]
Virus[ Fukkatsu No Hi, 1980 ]
Vital[ Vital, 2004 ]
Visitor Q[ Visitor Q, 2001 ]
 
W
Walking with the Dog[ Inu To Arukeba - Chirori To Tamura, 2004 ]
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge[ Akai Hashi No Shita No Nurui Mizu, 2001 ]
Watcher in the Attic[ Edogawa Rampo Ryoukikan: Yaneura No Sanposha, 1976 ]
Whisper of the Heart[ Mimi O Sumaseba, 1995 ]
Whispering of the Gods, The[ Gerumaniumu no Yoru, 2005 ]
Wicked City[ Yoju Toshi, 1987 ]
Wild Zero[ Wild Zero, 1999 ]
Winter Days[ Fuyu no Hi, 2003 ]
Wolves, The[ Shussho Iwai, 1971 ]
Woman in the Dunes[ Suna No Onna, 1964 ]
Woman is Heard, A[ Kikareta Onna, 2007 ]
Woman of Water[ Mizu No Onna, 2002 ]
 
Y
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims[ Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san, 2005 ]
The Yakuza's Law: Lynching![ Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi!, 1969 ]
Year One in the North[ Kita No Zero-nen, 2005 ]
Yoshino's Barber Shop[ Barber Yoshino, 2004 ]
Yukoku[ Yukoku, 1966 ]
Yumeno[ Yumeno, 2005 ]
Yunbogi's Diary[ Yunbogi No Nikki, 1965 ]
 
Z
Zatoichi[ Zatoichi, 2003 ]
Zegen[ Zegen, 1987 ]
Zero Woman[ Keishicho Zero-ka No Onna, 1995 ]
Zipang[ Zipangu, 1992 ]
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