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2) Gungrave
Publisher
Geneon
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
日本語
Description
Fifteen years ago, assassin Brandon Heat was murdered by his best friend. Now, Heat has been resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Tokioka, who aids Heat in his quest for revenge.
Publisher
ADV Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Misaki and her angel Hikaru continue to battle it out on the Layer, but competition is fierce. Misaki gets singing lessons from Ringo Seto and lessons of a different sort from the Fujisaki sisters, as the contestants strive to advance to the semi-finals.
Publisher
A.D. Films
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
日本語
Description
The moment small town girl Misaki, a twelve-year-old middle school freshman, arrives in Tokyo, she is thrust into the excitement of Angelic Layer - a high-tech, fast paced game where dolls called Angels are controlled by the thoughts of their operators.
Series
Criterion collection volume 331
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
日本語
Description
Banshun: A widowed father feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Tokyo-ga: Legendary director Wim Wenders's tribute to Yasujiro Ozu.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
cp2012
Language
日本語
Description
The story of a yellow Lab Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is paired with a blind man who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins him over and they become inseparable friends.
Publisher
Funimation Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
日本語
Description
"It's been a decade since the sacred war between humans and vampires. The rise of the Kowloon Bloodline, a new breed of monsters bearing an infectious bite, set the streets ablaze under the reign of their king. Humanity had never witnessed such pure animalistic brutality"--Container.
18) Crazed fruit
Series
Criterion collection volume 295
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
日本語
Description
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking. A portrayal of post-war sexual revolution among Japan's young and privileged.
20) [Ramen heads]
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
日本語
Description
It follows Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, as he reveals every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect bowl of noodles. He is relentless in his search for the highest-quality ingredients, as are his competitors. This delicious documentary also profiles five other notable ramen shops, each with its own philosophy and flavor, which exemplify different aspects of the ramen world.
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