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THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI
Directed by Yoji Yamada |
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| Seibei is a reserved low-ranking samurai, but with rumor spreading fast that Seibeihas won a duel against a swordsman with only a wooden sword, he reluctantly gets involved in a dispute within the clan and must take order of his lord to kill a fellow retainer. Starring Hiroyuki Sanada who has also recentlybeen confirmed to appear in The Last Samurai(WB). |
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Starring:
Hiroyuki SANADA ("The Ring""The Last Samurai")
Rie MIYAZAWA ("Peony Pavillion" )
Min Tanaka
Nenji Kobayashi ("Poppoya")
Keiko Kishi ("Ka-chan / Big Mama")
Tetsuro Tanba ("The Happiness of the Katakuris" "Harakiri")
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WHEN THE LAST SWORD IS DRAWN
CLOSING FILM for Tokyo International Film Festival 2002
Directed by Yojiro Takita |
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| Unlike his compatriots who would die for honor, Kanichiro, the "gladiator" of the group and by far the best swordsman among the members, struggles to survive till the end, in order to support his family back home. His strength and the sense of "Not to die, but to live" strikes the hearts of his comrades. |
Starring:
Kiichi Nakai
("Marks" "Darkness in the Light")
Koichi Sato
("KT" "Whiteout" "Wait and See" "GONIN")
Miki Nakatani
("The Spiral" "Keizoku")
Yui Natsukawa
("Distance") |
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MOON CHILD
Directed by Takahisa Zeze |
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| In a chaotic, strife-filled city where everything is up for grabs, fate brings four orphans into the life of a man with eternal life - a vampire. Caught in the web of violent times, they end up at war with one another in a bitter sweet mix of love hate and gunfire. |
Starring:
HYDE
Gackt
Lee-Hom Wang
("The Avenging Fist ""China Strike Force" )
Zeny Kwok
("Glass Tears""Merry-Go-Round" )
Written by: Gackt, Takahisa Zeze, Kishu Izuchi |
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