Patlabor 2: The Movie (
1993) | IMDb:
7.5
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
Starring:
Mina Tominaga
,
Toshio Furukawa
,
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
,
Yoshiko Sakakibara
,
Michihiro Ikemizu
,
Daisuke Gori
Ran (
1985) | IMDb:
8.2
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai
,
Akira Terao
,
Jinpachi Nezu
,
Daisuke Ryū
,
Mieko Harada
,
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Kagemusha (
1980) | IMDb:
7.9
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai
,
Tsutomu Yamazaki
,
Kenichi Hagiwara
,
Jinpachi Nezu
,
Hideji Ōtaki
,
Daisuke Ryū
Directed by:
Akira Kurosawa