Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Widely considered to be the greatest Brazilian film of all time Black God White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol) influenced such major filmmakers as Martin Scorsese & Sergio Leone & is Glauber Rocha&s finest & most moving work An epic & moving work Black God White Devil Set in the 1940s the picture follows Manuel who kills his employer after he tries to cheat him out of his wages From then on Manuel & his wife Rosa move around the country robbing & killing as they go listening to the words of religious mystics & self-proclaimed saints as try to find their place in a ruthless land of corruption anguish & violence What makes this film all the more remarkable is the fact that director Glauber Rocha was only 25 years old when he wrote & began filming this masterwork a film which cries out for man to determine his own path The picture was nominated for the 1964 Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival & is considered to be a seminal piece of the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement Actors Geraldo Del Rey Yona Magalhaes Othon Bastos Maurício do Valle Lidio Silva Sonia Dos Humildes Joao Gama Antonio Pinto & Milton Rosa Director Glauber Rocha Certificate 18 years & over Year 1964 Languages Portugese Subtitles English Duration 2 hours (approx) ...

Though Mana is somewhat able to counteract the effects of the Tribal Ends& tranquilizer victory against Kaien seems impossible in her weakened state But Mana would rather admit defeat fighting on her own than accept the help offered by Kuro Keita & Arie Will the strict laws of her clan prevent Mana from seeing all that the coexistence equilibrium encompasses
- both human & mototsumitama
- & the possibility of camaraderie between them? Will a newly forged bond between mototsumitama & human be what ultimately saves them all?! Meet the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia

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Despite Kuro & Mana&s best efforts the two high mototsumitama are no match for Shion one of Reishin Shishigami&s top generals Amused by Mana&s arrogance Shion reveals that the proud purebloods are actually an impure breed descended from the original mototsumitama who gave up the purity of their race in order to survive Without the powerful battle genes of her ancestors Kuro cannot hope to defeat Shion let alone Reishin Filled with rage Kuro launches a ferocious attack unlike anything the others have ever seen Has Kuro unlocked some hidden power of her own or will this sudden surge of bloodlust take her out of commission for good?! Meet the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia ...

At the dawn of history the ancestors of modern-day mototsumitama-the genuine ones-were charged with preserving the balance of nature in accordance with the will of tera But when a genuine one named Thousand lends her power to a particular tribe & aids them in becoming the dominant species on the planet her comrades feel compelled to step in & restore the natural order Though her tribe is forced to scatter the children of Thousand blessed with their mother&s power continue to fight for their right to live free of interference from the genuine ones But even with the tribe&s extraordinary abilities can any creature match the raw power of tera&s chosen stewards?! About the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia ...

Kuro & Keita&s glimpse into the past has left them with more questions than answers Their path clouded with uncertainty the partners seek another audience with Ghost to gain a better understanding of what they have seen & what lies ahead If it is indeed true that humans & mototsumitama exist outside the will of tera then perhaps Reishin Shishigami&s end goal is starting to make its own kind of sense But does the will of tera truly demand such a high price from humanity? Meet the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia ...

Balancing a normal existence & an unbreakable pact with a divine being is anything but easy Much to his chagrin Keita is discovering this the hard way Try as he might to distance himself from recent events Keita can&t shake Kuro the mototsumitama who saved his life But when the stakes get higher & another human-mototsumitama pair comes looking for a fight-one with Keita&s childhood friend Akane as the prize-Keita is forced to reevaluate his attitude & stand by both his old & new friends Who will emerge victorious? About the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia ...

Wending his way home after a bender one evening master moocher & game programmer Keita Ibuki decides to satisfy a craving for ramen at a noodle stand Instead of slurping soup though he surrenders his meal to a manic girl who unbeknownst to Keita is a Mototsumitama a guardian of the coexistence equilibrium When his new acquaintance is attacked Keita gets caught in the crossfire & loses an arm Awakening from the shock Keita finds himself back in his apartment arm intact! But just whose arm is it?! About the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia ...

When he discovers that all the new faces springing up lately are not enemies but friends Keita Ibuki receives the guidance (and the goods) from his new allies to take on the evil behind the false alter-egos that have been appearing with alarming frequency But not only must Keita now face a new enemy with Kuro he must also revisit the painful memory of his mother & her disappearance when their new quest takes him to his mother&s hometown of Okinawa About the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia ...

Kuro opens up about her life before she came to Earth that of a carefree princess in her family&s haven of pure tera But factions emerged among the mototsumitama & now the violent betrayal that destroyed her clan drives her search for the head of the Shishigami family The mutual tragedy of their pasts draws Keita & Kuro closer together
- this fight has become personal for both of them But will their bond of trust give them the strength to take on the Kaionji Group as Kouei&s sinister plot unfolds in Okinawa? Meet the Author Illustrator Sung-Woo Park was born in 1972 & debuted in IQ Jump (magazine) with " Dark Striker" in 1993 He was awarded the " Manwha of Our Time" prize in 2002 Dall-Young Lim is a comic & novel author best known for his work on Black God Unbalance Unbalance & Freezing In 1999 he founded his own studio Artlimmedia
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J-Rod moves like a small tank on the court his face mean staring down his opponents I play just like my father he says Before my father died he was a problem on the court I'm a problem Playing basketball for him fuses past & present conjuring his father's memory into a force that opponents can feel in each bone-snapping drive to the basket On the street every ballplayer has a story Onaje X O Woodbine a former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer brings the sights & sounds hopes & dreams of street basketball to life He shows that big games have a trickster figure & a master of black talk whose commentary interprets the game for audiences The beats of hip-hop & reggae make up the soundtrack & the ballplayers are half-men half-heroes defying the ghetto's limitations with their flights to the basket Basketball is popular among young black American men but not because as many claim they are pushed by poverty or pulled by white institutions to play it Black men choose to participate in basketball because of the transcendent experience of the game Through interviews with & observations of urban basketball players Onaje X O Woodbine composes a rare portrait of a passionate committed & resilient group of athletes who use the court to mine what urban life cannot corrupt If people turn to religion to reimagine their place in the world then black streetball players are indeed the hierophants of the asphalt ...