Tokyo Tribe

This wildly violent ‘70s Japanese sexploitation film about a gambler hunting her father’s killers was a key influence on Tarantino’s Kill Bill series.

This rollicking take on Dumas’ swashbuckler, packed with lavish spectacle and high-stakes drama, slayed all Hollywood films at the French box-office.

A hitman becomes the target in this ultra-stylish neo noir from Kim Jee-woon.

A struggling street food vendor accepts help from an elderly lady with a sensational recipe up her sleeve, in Naomi Kawase's bittersweet drama of culinary redemption.

Koreeda’s drama about four children left to fend for themselves is a heartbreaking study of childhood neglect.

Koreeda’s subtle, moving account of the tensions within a family is his most Ozu-like film.

A professional cellist gets a new job as an assistant mortician in this delightful and bittersweet drama, winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® in 2009.

A beautiful and contemplative portrait of grief from Cannes-winning filmmaker Naomi Kawase (Sweet Bean, Still the Water).

After a schoolgirl is molested on the notorious 'groper train' in their town, a group a schoolgirls band together to emact revenge.

Frederick Wiseman’s gastronomic dream of a film captures daily life in one of the world’s most prestigious restaurants.

Frederick Wiseman’s unflinching debut shows life inside an institution for the criminally insane, voted one of the greatest documentaries of all time.

A compassionate portrait of students at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, directed by Frederick Wiseman.

An immersive journey into the New York Public Library with great documentarian Frederick Wiseman.

Frederick Wiseman’s remarkable glimpse into the Kafkaesque nature of New York’s welfare system.

A fascinating portrait of the comings and goings, and the people involved in maintaining Manhattan’s iconic green space.