MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS
In UK Cinemas Wednesday 27th June
Mari Okada’s (Fate/stay night,(Script)) directorial début is a profound human drama and stunning record of an emotional adventure.
The people of Iolph are known for two things: their youthful longevity and peaceful lives weaving tapestry. When that is disturbed and their home thrown into chaos by those believing that their blood…more
Cert 15 | 135 mins | 2017
5 Star
Life, Love, and Longing
Director Xiaogang Feng (Assembly) takes Geling Yan (The Flowers of War) original story and brings it to life in a fantastic story of a group of young people in China during a period of turmoil, treachery and war. With an orchestral score that lifts the spirits and dashes them with equal efficiency, an amazing piece of…more
Cert 15 | 103 mins | 2004
4 Star
A Psychedelic Roller-coaster Yakuza ride.
From director Masaaki Yuasa (Space Dandy, Lu Over the Wall) and All The Anime comes a wierd and wonderful story of a man with a second chance at life.
Nishi is a twenty year old aspiring manga artist, well a layabout really, not really doing anything with his life. Until one day a young woman jumps…more
Cert 15 | 111 mins | 1997
4 Star
Death by Proxy
Eureka bring us the multi award winning film Cure as #181 in their The Masters of Cinema range. They make this the first time to own this psychologically disturbing film as we delve into the mysteries of a serial killer. Writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Journey to the Shore, Creepy) knows how to get into your head and keeps…more
Cert 12 | 74 mins | 1945
4 Star
A Piece of History and the Start of a Legacy.
What do you do when you are ordered to make a propaganda film for the Japanese Navy during World War II? This was the task of Mitsuyo Seo (Momotarô’s Sea Eagles) who two years earlier had made a short film for the Navy. He went and made Japan’s first ever…more
Cert 18 | 141 mins | 2018
5 stars of bloody, brutal brilliance.
Blade of the Immortal is based on the manga of the same name by Hiroaki Samura and is the 100th feature from renowned director Takashi Miike (Audition, The Happiness of the Katakuris). With it’s breathtaking and beautifully filmed action sequences it is set to become one of his most revered films.
“Machi, that’s a horse turd. Put…more
Cert PG | 191 mins | 1979
5 Star
Drums, Cymbals and Ghosts.
Masters of Cinema bring us #185 in their series of remastered masterpieces. This time it is writer/director King Hu‘s (The Swordsman, A Touch of Zen) epic Legend of the Mountain, an ancient tale of good versus evil in the form of humans trying to survive against the spirit world. Legend of the Mountain has been fully…more
