Check Out on Asian Film Awards Nominees and Winners!

Japanese movie "Tokyo Sonata" wins Asian Film Awards for Best Film. This film also wins award for best screenwriter. A world famous director Kiyoshi Kurosawa depicts dark side of human beings and social problems of modern Japanese family. Stars Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Koji Yakusho, and more talented actors.

Plot: Father cannot tell his family that he gets laid off, so puts on his suit and pretends to go to work. Mother stays home and makes donuts, but nobody eat. Older son is going to join U.S. forces, and I, a youngest son in my family strives to study the piano against his father's wishes, leading to another lie for the family. There should be nothing to cause awful changes, but my family gradually come apart from within. . . A ray of hope at the end of the movie is overwhelming.

Other Japanese movies, actors, and actresses are
nominated or win Asian Film Awards!

Tokyo Sonata

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2009/04/24

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4700yen

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Best Film

Tokyo Sonata (Japan)

Other Nominiees
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Japan)
- Red Cliff (China)
- Forever Enthralled (China)
- The Good, the Bad, the Weird (Korea)
- The Rainbow Troops (Indonesia)

Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo) (English Subtitles)

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2009/01/23

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3800yen

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Best Director

Hirokazu Koreeda "Still Walking" (Japan)

Other Nominiees
- Hayao Miyazaki "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" (Japan)
- John Woo "Red Cliff" (China)
- Feng Xiaogang "If You Are the One" (China)
- Kim Jee-woon "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (Korea)
- Brillante Mendoza "Service" (Philippines)

Departures (Okuribito)

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2009/03/18

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3800yen

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Best Actor

Masahiro Motoki "Departures" (Japan)

Other Nominiees
- Kenichi Matsuyama "Detroit Metal City" (Japan)
- Ge You "If You Are the One" (China)
- HA Jung-woo "The Chaser" (Korea)
- Akshay Kumar "Singh is Kinng" (India)
- Song Kang-ho "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (Korea)

Kabei (English Subtitles)Special Edition [Limited Edition]

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2008/07/25

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5800yen

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Best Actress

ZHOU Xun "The Equation of Love and Death" (China)

Other Nominiees
- Eri Fukatsu "The Magic Hour" (Japan)
- Sayuri Yoshinaga "Kabei - Our Mother" (Japan)
- Jiang Wen-li "And the Spring Comes" (China)
- Zhao Wei "Painted Skin" (Hong Kong)
- Deepika Padukone "Chandni Chowk To China" (India)

Hana Yori Dango Final (Boys Over Flowers Final)Premium Edition

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2008/12/19

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9500yen

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Best Newcomer

Yu Shao-qun "Forever Enthralled" (China)

Other Nominiees
- Shota Matsuda "Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango) the Movie" (Japan)
- So Jisub "Rough Cut" (Korea)
- Xu Jiao "CJ7" (Hong Kong)
- Sandrine Pinna "Miao Miao" (Taiwan)
- Jee-Ja Yanin "Chocolate" (Thailand)

Suspect X (Yogisha X no Kenshin)[Blu-ray]

Japanese Movie

Blu-ray

Release Date: 2009/03/18

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6700yen

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Best Supporting Actor

Jung Woo-sung "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (Korea)

Other Nominiees
- Shinichi Tsutsumi "Suspect X" (Japan)
- Byung-hun Lee "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (Korea)
- Nick Cheung "Beast Stalker" (Hong Kong)
- Wang Xue-qi "Forever Enthralled" (China)

Sex Is No Laughing Matter (Hito no Sex wo Warauna)[First Pressing Includes Poster]

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2008/07/25

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4700yen

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Best Supporting Actress

Gina Pareno "Service" (Philippines)

Other Nominiees
- Yu Aoi "Sex Is No Laughing Matter (Hito no Sex wo Warauna)" (Japan)
- Kirin Kiki "Still Walking" (Japan)
- Jaclyn Jose "Service" (Philippines)
- Kim Ji-young "Forever the Moment" (Korea)

The Magic Hour (English Subtitles)[Blu-ray+DVD]

Japanese Movie

Blu-ray

Release Date: 2008/12/03

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6700yen 6030yen (10% off)

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Best Screenwriter

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Minnix, and Sachiko Tanaka "Tokyo Sonata"

Other Nominiees
- Koki Mitani "The Magic Hour" (Japan)
- Li Qiang "And the Spring Comes" (China)
- Tom Shu-Yu Lin / Henry Tsung-Han Tsai "Winds of September"
- Na Hong-jin "The Chaser" (Korea)

Japanese Movie

Akarui Mirai (English Subtitles)[Regular Edition]

DVD

Release Date: 2003/06/27

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4700yen

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A futuristic vision from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa of "Kairo (Pulse)" fame. The cast includes some of Japan\'s hottest actors like Tadanobu Asano (Party 7), Tatsuya Fuji, and Joe Odagiri who are all new to the director\'s work.

Daremo Shiranai / Nobody Knows (English Subtitles)

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2005/03/11

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3800yen 3230yen (15% off)

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Starring Yuuya Yagira who received a Best Actor Award at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Maboroshi no YamataikokuSpecial Edition [Limited Release]

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2009/05/21

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6800yen

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Ultimate love of a husband and wife. DVD release of the film "Maboroshi no yamataikoku" depicting a real character Kohei Miyazaki who is a trigger of "Yamataikoku" boom in Japan and his wife Kazuko.

Radio no Jikan (Welcome Back Mr. McDonald) (English Subtitles)Standard Edition

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2005/12/23

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2800yen 2520yen (10% off)

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A radio station is going to broadcast a love story written by an ordinary housewife. However, the scenario keeps changing due to the selfish main actress. . . Koki Mitani's powerful comedy!

Saiyuuki (Journey to the West) (English Subtitles)Limited Edition

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2008/01/01

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5619yen

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DVD release of the hit Japanese film "Saiyuki (Journey to the West)" starring Shingo Katori! Film features a new story not told in the original TV series the film is derived from.

Shining Boy & Little Randy (Hoshi ni Natta Shonen) (English Subtitles)Standard Edition

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2006/01/27

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3800yen

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Stars Cannes Award winning actor Yuya Yagira ("Daremo Shiranai"). "Shining Boy" is the tale of a boy who dreams of making all the elephants in Japan happy. One day he meets and elephant and his future is changed forever.

Death Note[Blu-ray]

Japanese Movie

Blu-ray

Release Date: 2009/02/25

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4800yen

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Blu-ray release from the film "Death Note" based on same-titled hit manga "Death Note" written and drawn by Tugumi Oba and Takeshi Obata. Film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and Kenichi Matsuyama. This DVD is volume 1.

Yama no Anata Tokuichi no Koi (English Subtitles)Premium Edition [Limited Edition]

Japanese Movie

DVD

Release Date: 2008/12/10

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7800yen

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Blind men Tokuichi and Fukuichi travel between seaside spas in the North and mountain hot springs in the South from season to season. Tokuichi\'s first client upon their return to a mountain resort is a woman from Tokyo, Michiho. Tokuichi notices that Michiho scares someone. He starts to be interested in her.