Zatoichi - BLU-RAY

In an empire ruled by fear, the people's only hope is the ultimate weapon: Zatoichi (Takeshi Kitano) -- a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword has made him a hero and whose courage has made him a legend. Determined to help the desperate residents of a village, Zatoichi seeks justice through revenge. Inventive and bold, this film shines with its riveting action and breathtaking stunts.

Neo-Tokyo is about to E X P L O D E Akira isn't just a movie it's the genesis of a genre. Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future. Akira's arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for movies like the the Matrix to be dreamed into brutal reality. Without Kaneda and Tetsuo, without sonic assassins, without that badass motorcycle our world would be a far less exciting place to exist. But the manga became the movie and the movie became a phenomenon and the world took notice. Now, Akira is everywhere. If you can't see it in the streets if you can't feel it crawling around inside your brain then you have yet to be initiated. What. Are. You. Waiting. For?

After he picked up a saxophone in high school, jock Dai (voiced by Yûki Yamada) he knew he'd found his calling. Moving to Tokyo after graduation in pursuit of a jazz career, and partnering up with arrogant, classically trained pianist Yukinori (Shôtarô Mamiya) and overwhelmed novice drummer Shunji (Amane Okayama), will their dreams of playing the city's most storied club play out? Acclaimed take on the Shin'ichi Ishizuka manga features a score from Hiromi Uehara. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English. In Japanese with English subtitles.