DVD - September 06

Deathtrance (R1)

Shimomura Yuji, famed action director of the cult hit Versus, makes his directorial debut with the action fantasy film Death Trance. With Shimomura at the helm, the film is packed with kinetic energy and inventive, nonstop action from beginning to end. Versus star Sakaguchi Tak brings out the fists and the charisma, and he finds a worthy sparring opponent in Kentaro Seagal, Steven Seagal's son in his action film debut. Set in an unknown time and place, Death Trance imagines a beautiful, fantastical world of samurai and spirits and tears it apart with over-the-top action. You've never seen anything quite like Death Trance! At the mystical Tougan Temple, there lies a mysterious coffin with enormous powers. According to one legend, he who opens the coffin will be granted any wish his heart desires. Another legend says that a goddess of destruction is trapped within the coffin and release will bring on the apocalypse. Upon learning of the legend, lone swordsman Grave (Sakaguchi Tak) steals the coffin and embarks for the forbidden western forests, the only place where the coffin can be opened. His escapade, however, attracts the attentions of many people who also want the coffin, making his journey west full of chaotic obstacles and frenzied fighting. A young monk (Suga Takamusa - Sakigake! Cromartie High) from Tougan Temple and a powerful warrior (Kentaro Seagal) determined to get the coffin are both hot in pursuit. Who will have the coffin in the end, and exactly what - or who - is in it?

Takashi Miike's: Imprint

Part of the MASTERS OF HORROR series, this Takashi Miike feature stars Billy Drago (THE HILLS HAVE EYES) as an American Journalist on a search for his prostitute once-love in 19th Century Japan. What price will he pay for deserting her years before? Find out in this film based on the horror novel by Bokee Kyotee.