Kai Atô

Matsu, known to the prisoners as Scorpian, is locked away in the bowels of the prison as revenge for disrupting the smooth operation of the prison and for her disfiguring attack on the warden... (imdb)

Prepare to meet with the toughest, dumbest, meanest, and strangest student body ever assembled as Takashi Kamiyama enrolls in Cromartie High to experience one of the most surreal semesters of his high school career. From thuggish gorillas to alien encounters and pencil-chomping students, the strangeness literally never ceases at the one school with a reputation that's truly wild. (All Movie Guide)

The story of a a young man who has endured an enormous amount of disappointment and frustration at the hands of his parents, despite their apparent love for him. Though they prevented him from going far with his schooling, they have set him up with a business (a snack bar) of his own. However, when they forbid him to have a serious affair with a girl who works for him, he goes somewhat berserk and knifes his father to death.

Audition and Ichi the Killer director Takashi Miike takes the helm for this mystery about two men named Raita who attempt to solve a series of perplexing murders. Japanese businessman Raita has just moved into his new apartment when he meets his next-door neighbor Raita, a seasoned detective. Soon thereafter, one of the detective's clients is killed and her liver removed. In short order, another female murder victim has her kidney's removed and a third, her lungs. (AllMovie.com)

A bizarre medical exam of a nude woman by several doctors and scientists reveal that their latest subject has committed suicide before giving birth to one of the mutant creatures they had placed within her body. So, an investigative crew of scientists (along with a large human mutant cyclops creature) head out to the city streets to obtain a new donor/victim in the form of a young girl. (imdb)

Jubei, the juvenile delinquent, is caught for his crimes and sent to the Pterodactyl Juvenile Reformatory until his trial date. Jubei shares a cell with the 16-year-old killer Shinosuke Suzuki, and also comes gets into conflicts with warden Ishihara. Ishihara organises the prison baseball Juvie League and wants Jubei to be on the prison's team, known as the Pterodactyl Gauntlets. The first team the Gauntlets take on is St. Black Dahlia High School team, composed of young female psycho-butchers.

A pair of hard-boiled Tokyo cops are investigating a gruesome murder: after killing the victim, the murderer cut his skull open and cooked his brain in a stew. As they try to track down the killer, they discover that, quite literally, everybody is a suspect. Will they bring the terror to an end, or will they become part of it themselves? (imdb)

In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches for Kunisada Chuji, who in turn has hired the knife-throwing Windmill Kobunji to kill him. Kobunji and Jokichi meet in the winter, near Sasago Pass, when both have rescued women... (imdb)

Three men are possessed by the spirits of ancient samurai determined to build their master's castle, even if they must use cardboard.

The Killing Game (1978) commences in flashback, depicting Narumi's infiltration of the Tosan chairman's office to assassinate his target. Five years later, Narumi returns to town and quickly runs across the chairman's daughter (Kaori Takeda), now working happily as an escort, and the chairman's mistress (Yutaka Nakajima), now a "super deluxe" madam and the companion of Kotobuki yakuza boss Shoichi Katsuda (Kei Satô). (makeminecriterion.wordpress.com)

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.

A medical student wonders if he's really cut out to be a doctor. (imdb)

A pair of black-robed thieves who robbed many wealthy merchants in Edo one after another. One of them is a young woman who is called "Aoi no Kozo" because she always takes off her skin to show the tattoo on her back. The target of the robbers was the Kogi, and in particular, the big stores that were under the control of Hotta Bizen. Itami Hanzo, a Doshin known as "Kamisori Hanzo" discovers when he tracks down the Aoi no Kozo! What is the truth?!

A yakuza released from prison finds that his clan has abandoned crime in order to make it big in show business.

Shinza is known for his stubborn personality and continues to hold a low-ranking position as a magistrate, despite his colleague Kato becoming the deputy chief retainer. His daughter has feelings for Hachiro, one of her father’s subordinates, but she is afraid to express her emotions because of Shinza’s intimidating presence. One day, Shinza gets involved in a violent incident within the castle.