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Spirited Away (2 discs) (2001)

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In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by witches and monsters, where humans are changed into animals.

Starring: Rumi Hiiragi, Mari Natsuki, Miyu Irino, Bunta Sugawara

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Howl's Moving Castle (2 discs) (2004)

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When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his ... Read more

Starring: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Akio Ohtsuka

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Available on: CINEMA

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Howl's Moving Castle (2 discs) (2004)

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When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his ... Read more

Starring: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Akio Ohtsuka

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Format: CINEMA

Available on: DVD

Seven Samurai (1954)

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Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their ... Read more

Starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki

Director: Akira Kurosawa

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My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

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Hayao Miyazaki had been cradling the idea for this wonderful fantasy for a long time before he finally decided to write and direct it. Set in rural Japan during the 1950s, My Neighbour Totoro is full ... Read more

Starring: Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Shigesato Itoi

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Battle Royale (2 discs) (2000)

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At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nation's youth is spiralling out of control. With school ... Read more

Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

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Format: DVD

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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

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The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase

Director: Clint Eastwood

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Zatoichi (2 discs) (2003)

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Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period drama with ZATOICHI, an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by ... Read more

Starring: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano

Director: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano

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Princess Mononoke (1997)

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A beautifully realized tale of civilization versus nature, PRINCESS MONONOKE is a true epic by Japan's master animator Hayao Miyazaki. While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the ... Read more

Starring: Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Sumi Shimamoto, Yuko Tanaka

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Ponyo (2010)

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Acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY) returns for his ninth animated feature with PONYO, which deals with a friendship between a five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns ... Read more

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Yuria Nara, Noah Cyrus, Hiroki Doi

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Spirited Away (2 discs) (2001)

Howl's Moving Castle (2 discs) (2004)

Howl's Moving Castle (2 discs) (2004)

Seven Samurai (1954)

My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

Battle Royale (2 discs) (2000)

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Zatoichi (2 discs) (2003)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Ponyo (2010)