The Princess Blade
Born and bred an assassin, Yuki knows no other life. When that life is stripped from her in a violent act of betrayal, the princess runs from her blood-soaked past and towards an uncertain future. But the past won’t stay buried, as her former allies from the House of Takemikazuchi close in on Yuki like a wolf circling its prey. …
Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage
to enlist warriors to topple the Imperial Court. The scheme hits a snag, however, when the last five Kunoichi (female ninjas) are dispatched to checkmate the malevolent warriors. In the meantime, a skeletal demon is resurrected to murder the Kunoichi and destroy the world in this twisty adventure film starring Hiroyuki Watanabe. Title Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage Year 2004 Country Japan …
Yes, Madam
Michelle Yeoh makes her starring role debut in this police drama action spectacular, directed by Corey Yuen. The film opens with the fierce, relentless Inspector Ng (Yeoh) cleaning the clocks of a band of thieves. Meanwhile, vicious crime boss Tin (James Tien Chun) puts a hit out on his accountant after he tried to sell his boss out to the police. The …
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
Phoebe discovered her parents are Kung Fu masters when she was 14 years old, since then she spent every summer learning Kung Fu in the Kung Fu Academy on top of The Cloud Mountain. At the age of 23, her father gave her the “Incredible Hawk“, which is supposed to be 1000 years old, as her birthday present. One day, …
Magnificent Warriors
Starring Michelle Yeoh, the explosive leading lady of multi-Oscar-winning sensation Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragon and box-office smash-hit Tomorrow Never Dies. Magnificent Warriors combines hard-hitting fight action, dynamic camera-work and ultra-slick editing to deliver a lightning-paced tribute to the Indiana Jones movies. Directed by acclaimed cinematographer David Chiang, famous for his work on Once Upon A Time In China and Sammo …
Sukeban Deka: The Movie
This anime tale based on the popular Japanese manga chronicles the adventures of Saki Asamiya, a jailed juvenile delinquent who’s offered a chance at redemption. Tasked with going undercover to clean up crime-ridden Takanoha High School, Saki finds herself in the midst of a snake pit, where the nasty Mizuchi sisters rule the roost. Are Saki and her secret lethal …
Kunoichi: Lady Ninja
Trained as assassins and skilled in sorcery, evil lord Akinari Katou’s “7 Spears” dominate the Aizu prefecture and take its most beautiful young women as concubines. Years later, their progeny — seven daughters, led by Yuko Moriyama — seek out the sword-master Jyubei Yagyuu to help them discover their own power and exact revenge on Katou and his minions. Title …
Chocolate
Zin was once a prominent member of the most feared mafia gang in Thailand and mistress to its notorious leader, Number-8. Now suffering from leukemia, the only way to raise money for treatment is for her daughter, Zen, to seek out her old underworld contacts and collect outstanding debts. Blessed with an incredible ability to mimic the fighting moves of …
Azumi 2: Death or Love
To keep the fragile peace in feudal Japan, a team of assassins was raised for the sole purpose of eradicating anyone who poses a threat. Azumi, the strongest of this elite team, has lost nearly all of her companions while successfully taking out two of three targeted warlords. Now, the two remaining assassins, Azumi and Nagara, pursue their final target, …
Azumi
Azumi begins the film as the only girl among 10 warriors who have been trained from childhood by Jiji, a gray-bearded samurai. One day, Jiji tells them they must pass a final test before they embark on the mission they have prepared for all these years. He pairs them up, and only five survive, including Azumi. Led by Jiji, this …
Zeiram
In this rousing sci-fi adventure, intergalactic bounty hunter Iria (Youko Morivama) is on the hunt for rogue space alien Zeiram, who has escaped to Earth from the planet Mays. When electricians Tepphei and Kamiya happen upon the gigantic monster and inadvertently get trapped in an alternate dimension, Iria must save the bumbling duo and capture the gruesome Zeiram before his …
Yo-Yo Sexy Girl Cop
Sexy high schooler Saki works undercover as a yo-yo-wielding agent for the Japanese government. But as she investigates a prostitution ring at school, her see-through underwear — part of her undercover “uniform” — makes her a laughingstock. The only classmates who show her compassion are Takuya, a boy whose attention distracts her from her job, and Asuka, whose involvement in …
Yo-Yo Girl Cop
Highly trained in martial arts, armed with a deadly steel yo-yo and an undercover identity, K infiltrates an elite high school, Seisen Academy. Her mission: to identify and eliminate suspected terrorists. Her only lead is an underground website with an ominous timer counting down the minutes. Wielding her deadly yo-yo, K must stop the terrorists before they achieve their apocalyptic …
Tokyo Gore Police
When a crazed scientist called Key Man develops a virus that causes humans to mutate, samurai sword-wielding cop Ruka is called in to annihilate the unnatural creatures. Can Ruka wipe out the mutations and stop Key Man before the virus takes over humanity? Little does Ruka know, though, that the slaying of her father years before means she shares a hidden bond …
Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey jumps from anime to live action in this full-throttle adventure comedy based on Gô Nagai’s classic manga character. When the evil Panther Claw gang tries to steal the powerful I-System and take over the world, pink-clad superheroine Cutie Honey (Eriko Sato) steps in to save the universe. Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Murakami, Eisuke Sakai and Hairi Katagiri also star in …
Bad Blood
Hottest new Hong Kong action movie starring Simon Yam and Andy On and also featuring two new powerhouse women fighters. A gripping plot around the struggle for power after the Triad head dies in a mission and has not named a successor. Betrayal, murder, greed, power… its every dog for themselves. LOADED WITH ACTION from beginning to end, this one …
Pistol Opera
Stray Cat is number three. She wants to be number one. PISTOL OPERA is an extreme tale of a woman assassin’s surreal rise up through the ranks in the criminal underworld. Legendary director Seijun Suzsuki reworks his own BRANDED TO KILL thirty-three years later into a totally new jaw-dropping experience! Title: Pistol Opera Year: 2001 Country Japan Directors: Seijun Suzuki Actors: Makiko Esumi, Sayoko Yamaguchi, …
High Kick Girl
A cute high-school girl KEI TSUCHIDA joins a Karate dojo. Kei was born with amazing athletic ability and quickly outshines the boys. Despite her accomplishments, the master MATSUMURA does not award her the coveted “Blackbelt”. Kei only cares about kumite (fighting). Matsumura tries to teach Kei that Karate is about more than just fighting and that “the real strength is in the kata (forms). Kei …
Geisha vs Ninjas
(aka Geisha Assassin) Armed with a powerful sword that’s been closely guarded for many years, a stunningly beautiful geisha named zotomi (Minami Tsukui) embarks on a dangerous new career path as an assassin in search of her father’s murderer in this action drama from Japan. But as she combs the countryside in search of her nemesis, she comes face to face with a …
Body Weapon
The devastating physical attributes of sexy newcomer ANGIE CHEUNG guarantee compulsive viewing as she uses the ultimate weapon, her body, in an attempt to ensnare the killer and bring to an end his grissly reign of terror. A daring psychological thriller combining the twisted sexuality and flamboyant savagery of “Naked Killer” with the physical masterstrokes’ of Jackie Chan in high gear, Body Weapon is a tantalizing amphetamine rush of breath-taking …
Samurai Chicks
On the southern islands of Japan lies the Orion Dancers Academy where girls learn to sing and dance… or so they’d like you to believe. Actually, the dance academy is a front for a school of female warriors-in-training. Disguised as singers and actresses in Tokyo, these girl warrior secret agents are out to gain independence from the island. Watching music …
Cool Dimension: Innocent Assassin
Haunted by a long-lost childhood memory, a beautiful assassin tries to escape her dangerous career in this action-packed thriller. From the time she was a child, Shiori was forced to be a trained killer, but when she recalls a suppressed memory, the femme fatale decides to leave the only life she’s ever known. Now, she’s ready to face the future, …
Robo Geisha
Director Noboru Iguchi and gore master Yoshihiro Nishimura team up for this hyper-violent and hilariously grotesque depiction of a very angry army of butt sword-wielding geisha robots with enough strength to embed tempura shrimp in villains’ eyes. Special effects in Iguchi’s (Machine Girl) over-the-top, feminist melodrama include chainsaw lips, blood-spouting buildings, geisha transformers, machine gun bras and some basic decapitations. …
Beautiful Prey
This Japanese thriller finds a beautiful policewoman becoming entangled in Japan’s S&M underground while investigating a gruesome murder. Soon, her investigation has led her to a seductive sadist and his equally appealing masochist victim. Falling prey to her suspects’ powerful allure, she struggles to extricate herself from an increasingly torrid affair to solve the mystery she set out to investigate. …