Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Ichi is a blind minstrel wandering from town to town in feudal Japan She is spurred on by the search for one man
- the blind warrior who trained her in martial arts as a child When she is threatened by a group of bandits she is "saved" by Toma an incompetent samurai who is unable to draw his sword Rescuing her rescuer she continues her journey only to discover that the locals now think that Toma is a superb swordsman The townsfolk want him as a lawman the bandits want him dead & none of them realise that it is Toma&s blind associate who is the true martial artist Reluctantly Ichi becomes embroiled in a battle between two gangs for the mastery of the town However Ichi&s initial feelings about her involvement change when she discovers that the gang leader Banki may know the whereabouts of the man she is seeking Actors Haruka Ayase Shido Nakamura Yôsuke Kubozuka Takao Osawa Kazuma Chiba Akira Emoto Yûko Endô Daishirô Hano Yoshihiro Ishizuka Masaki Katou Mitsuki Koga Usagi Kôno & Eiko Kotake Director Fumihiko Sori Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages Japanese
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 56 minutes (approx)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Ichi is a blind minstrel wandering from town to town in feudal Japan She is spurred on by the search for one man
- the blind warrior who trained her in martial arts as a child When she is threatened by a group of bandits she is "saved" by Toma an incompetent samurai who is unable to draw his sword Rescuing her rescuer she continues her journey only to discover that the locals now think that Toma is a superb swordsman The townsfolk want him as a lawman the bandits want him dead & none of them realise that it is Toma&s blind associate who is the true martial artist Reluctantly Ichi becomes embroiled in a battle between two gangs for the mastery of the town However Ichi&s initial feelings about her involvement change when she discovers that the gang leader Banki may know the whereabouts of the man she is seeking Actors Haruka Ayase Shido Nakamura Yôsuke Kubozuka Takao Osawa Kazuma Chiba Akira Emoto Yûko Endô Daishirô Hano Yoshihiro Ishizuka Masaki Katou Mitsuki Koga Usagi Kôno & Eiko Kotake Director Fumihiko Sori Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages Japanese
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 56 minutes (approx)

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking simultaneously funny & horrific but it&s only for viewers with strong stomachs One character Kakihara (Japanese indie film heartthrob Tadanobu Asano) a masochistic yakuza lieutenant has slits in his cheeks through which he blows cigarette smoke & gleefully hacks off his own tongue to apologize for his impudence Then there&s eponymous assassin (Nao Omori) a painfully shy but sadistic young voyeur who wears a leather superhero outfit to work Manipulated by the cagey & mysterious Jijii (English translation & Gramps& Shinya Tsukamoto) Ichi lashes out & massacres those Jijii deems bullies & basically anyone else who upsets his frail psyche Jijii uses the demented lad to start a bloody war between rival yakuza factions Miike&s film is full of grotesquely over-the-top violent set pieces including flying entrails graphic mutilations & even a severed human face splattered against a wall & slowly sliding to the ground It&s all captured with kinetic camerawork & hyperactive editing It&s not for everyone but bolder viewers will find it uniquely entertaining ...

Aikatsu! Aikatsu! Make your SHFiguarts idol debut with the endearing heroine Ichigo Hoshimiya from the break hit anime series Aikatsu! (Idol Katsudo) Ichigo makes her action figure debut in her winter uniform with a stylish long-sleeved jacket fans will recognize from the show No Ichigo set would be complete without a mini oshamoji (rice scoop) Don't worry ...

Nanako & the prep school crew are off to Okinawa for some much-needed rest & relaxation I meanfor training camp! Surprisingly Anko has selected a very nice hotel with delicious food & comfortable rooms perfect forintense studying But even though Anko&s being more hard-nosed about the girls& studying than she ever has been beforethat&s still not saying much There are still plenty of diversions & distractions to be enjoyed in the Okinawan sunshine! Let&s just hope the girls don&t regret it when it&s time for their entrance exams! About the Author Mikage is the artist of a number of adult comedy series often in the four-panel format such as " Ichiroh!" ...

Tracklist In Folds 315 Phantasmagoria 339 Living In Fiction 406 Away From You 351 Want You So Bad 442 The Spiral 314 Wait 305 Silver Tongue 437 Terror Nothing 437 ...

The Castle of the Mist calls for a sacrifice a horned child born once a generation When on a single night in his thirteenth year Ico's horns grew long & curved he knew his time had come But why does the Castle of the Mist demnd this offering andcan the castle keep Ico's destiny from intertwining with that of the girl imprisioned within his walls? ...

It is 1999 & Russia is on the edge of total implosion Social & moral order has collapsed & what small semblance of control there is is being imposed by mafia-like criminal gangs While public opinion in the West is largely indifferent the political analysts are less sanguine
- Russian meltdown will make the disintegration of the Balkans look like the collapse of a cup-cake Out of the chaos however a single charismatic voice is starting to be heard
- that of Igor Komarov a visionary patriot who claims he can restore Russia's greatness & bring prosperity to the masses He even woos Western political leaders with a rather more realistic analysis of the way forward for Russia Komarov is set to win the next election when a document is smuggled into the British Embassy in Moscow It's called The Black Manifesto & it appears to show Komarov's secret agenda
- his political blueprint is really Mein Kampf the rebirth of Russia will be as a New Third Reich with Komarov as Fuhrer But can the document be authenticated? & what can the Western Alliance's most secret Trilateral Commission do about it if it is? They need to find another voice the masses will listen to & obey rather than Komarov
- an icon they can cleave to & trust Once not that long ago he was called the Tsar & so develops a thrilling & increasingly frightening adventure
- Jason Monk ex-CIA who used to run agents into the Soviet Union is recruited & slips back into Russia into the desperate Moscow world of poverty luxury gangsters & prostitutes & underneath it all the titanic power struggle to ensure the outcome of the forthcoming elections




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This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes & magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world Many of the contributors bring their own special touch presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons from pub signs to seaside piers from cattle grids to canal boats & from village cricket to nimbies First published as a lavish colour coffeetable book this new expanded paperback edition has double the original number of contributions from many celebrities including Bill Bryson Michael Palin Eric Clapton Bryan Ferry Sebastian Faulks Kate Adie Kevin Spacey Gavin Pretor-Pinney Richard Mabey Simon Jenkins John Sergeant Benjamin Zephaniah Joan Bakewell Antony Beevor Libby Purves Jonathan Dimbleby & many more & a new preface by HRH Prince Charles ...