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| 1. No Way Back | 
| Starring: Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michael Lerner, Kyûsaku Shimada
Directed By: Frank A. Cappello
November 28, 2000
I actually missed this film altogether from cable to VHS to DVD, but once I saw a Blu release I thought it might be worth a shot. This film must have had a place in the 90s action genre library, but it had no place being saved here (in HD) other than to record Crowe's earlier works.
The film content is laughable, and the amount of flubs and mistakes were the highest I have seen in virtually... more
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| | 2. The Princess Blade (Special Edition) | 
| Starring: Yumiko Shaku, Hideaki Ito, Yôichi Numata, Shirô Sano, Kyûsaku Shimada
Directed By: Shinsuke Sato
November 09, 2004
The acting is not worth mentioning. The fighting scenes are heavily edited but they still can't hide the inferior fighting skills of the actors. The plot has been recycled thousand of times by other action films.
In short it's not worth watching. Tony Jaa's movies are much better in terms of fighting techniques.
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| | 3. No Way Back [Blu-ray] |
| By: No Way Back
Starring: Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michael Lerner, Kyusaku Shimada
June 16, 2009
I actually missed this film altogether from cable to VHS to DVD, but once I saw a Blu release I thought it might be worth a shot. This film must have had a place in the 90s action genre library, but it had no place being saved here (in HD) other than to record Crowe's earlier works.
The film content is laughable, and the amount of flubs and mistakes were the highest I have seen in virtually... more
| ![No Way Back [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dlwcYJKgL._SL160_.jpg "No Way Back [Blu-ray]")
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| | 4. Doomed Megalopolis |
| Starring: Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Junichi Ishida, Tamasaburo Bando
Directed By: Akio Jissoji
November 26, 2002
Yeeees, dude, it was better than I thought it'd be and all anima isn't "cartoon level" so there, I admitted it in a public place. ;-) Besides, you knew I didn't really think these types of films truly had no value, I was joking. Don't you remember I said Princess Mononoke was "mostly OK"?
Um, hi, everybody. Uh, yeah, this Teito Monogatari is a good movie and I think it's worth the money... more
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| | 5. Doomed Megalopolis (Special Edition) |
| Starring: Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Junichi Ishida, Tamasaburo Bando
Directed By: Akio Jissoji
September 30, 2003
Yeeees, dude, it was better than I thought it'd be and all anima isn't "cartoon level" so there, I admitted it in a public place. ;-) Besides, you knew I didn't really think these types of films truly had no value, I was joking. Don't you remember I said Princess Mononoke was "mostly OK"?
Um, hi, everybody. Uh, yeah, this Teito Monogatari is a good movie and I think it's worth the money... more
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| | 6. Dragonhead |
| Starring: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sayaka, Takayuki Yamada, Naohito Fujiki, Yoshimasa Kondô
Directed By: Jôji Iida
September 27, 2005
For me, this was a wonderful movie that was indeed thought provoking (if you're into that kind of thing or you can just enjoy explosions and violence). After reading one of these reviews, I've got to put in my two cents - hopefully without spoilers! The 2 main characters are Teru and Ako, who are students that survived a train wreck in a tunnel only to find that the world outside the tunnel has... more
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| | 7. The Princess Blade |
| Starring: Yumiko Shaku, Hideaki Ito, Yôichi Numata, Shirô Sano, Kyûsaku Shimada
Directed By: Shinsuke Sato
November 18, 2003
The acting is not worth mentioning. The fighting scenes are heavily edited but they still can't hide the inferior fighting skills of the actors. The plot has been recycled thousand of times by other action films.
In short it's not worth watching. Tony Jaa's movies are much better in terms of fighting techniques.
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| | 8. Sada |
| Starring: Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutarô Kataoka, Norihei Miki, Kippei Shiina, Toshie Negishi
Directed By: Nobuhiko Obayashi
August 10, 2004
Sada, based on the life of Sada Abe, is entirely different in character from In The Realm Of The Senses (I.T.R.O.T.S., if you will), and the two films approach every aspect of the story differently. Unlike I.T.R.O.T.S., Sada is a highly surreal film in which the tragic life of Sada Abe is explored, though not without humor (including a scene or two reminiscent of an old Keystone Cops skit) and basically... more
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| | 9. Tokyo - The Last Megalopolis | 
| Starring: Masaya Katô, Kaho Minami, Naoko Nozawa, Kyûsaku Shimada, Tetsurô Tanba
Directed By: Takashige Ichise
March 16, 2004
I'm sorry...I have to defend this movie. Many of the guys responsible for this flick also were responsible for
the "Godzilla" franchise, but here they're dealing with something quite
different. If you go into this movie expecting a pure horror flick, you
will be disappointed...( read more) If you go into this film expecting an
enlightening fantasy flick in the vein of "Excalibur"... more
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| | 10. Tomie - Revenge | 
| Starring: Hisako Shirata, Minami, Anri Ban, Kyûsaku Shimada, Hideo Nakaizumi
Directed By: Ataru Oikawa
August 29, 2006
I liked the Tomie additions that I had seen - until i ran into this one. I do not want to waste a lot of time on it because i don't think you should say too much on the negative side. Instead, it should be noted that the problems are visual, that the sound is bad, that the story is not really there, and that this does not fit into the Tomie additions. I thought the acting was good enough - hence the... more
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