 Empire of the Sun 1987  PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Burt Kwouk, Ben Stiller, Robert Stephens, Masato Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatoro Kataoka, David Neidorf
During the Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1941, Jamie Graham (Christian Bale) was 11-years-old when he was separated from his upper-class parents, captured, and placed in a Japanese confinement camp. While in prison, Jamie overcomes illness and food shortages. He learns how to survive and shares his spirit with others in the camp.
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Godzilla X Megaguirus: The G Extermination Command 2000  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
aka: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Director: Masaaki Tezuka
Cast: Misato Tanaka, Shosuke Tanihara, Masato Ibu, Yuriko Hoshi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Minoru Watanabe, Koichi Yamadera, Yusaku Yara, Koichi Ueda
The terrible Godzilla returns, but this time science has come up with a weapon that should take care of it: a device that creates a black hole in space, which, in turn, will suck in Godzilla . However, during testing an insect is in the wrong place and later lays an egg which begets more eggs, which, in turn, feed a monster queen insect that feeds on Godzilla's energy. The battle begins with the humans as underdogs.
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Godzilla: Final Wars 2004  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Don Frye, Akira Takarada, Kane Kosugi, Maki Mizuno, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Kenji Sahara, Kumi Mizuno, Masakatsu Funaki, Mick Preston, Masato Ibu, Masanobu Takashima
After years of monster destruction, Earthlings create a powerful mutant defense force. But, they do not pass muster when Earth is attacked by numerous monsters. Luckily, here come the aliens to save Earth and tell the Earthlings that they want to unite Earth with cultures from other worlds. But, the aliens really want to treat Earthlings like cattle. After being found out, they unleash a terrible hoard of monsters thoughout Earth. There is only one monster that can deal with this situation: Godzilla. This film marks the 50th anniversary of Godzilla and had its world premier at Grauman's Chinese Theater in celebration. (Godzilla also received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.)
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Gohatto (Taboo) 1999 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano, Koji Matoba, Tommys Masa, Masato Ibu, Uno Kanda, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tomorowo Taguchi
Set in the 1800s, amidst clan uprisings in Japan, this is the story of Shinsen warriors who participated in homosexuality as they prepared for honor and death. Samurai Sozaburo Kano (Ryuhei Matsuda) is the universal object of desire among the warriors. At first, Kano appears innocent and naive–or is he?
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| 1. Empire of the Sun (1987)
2. Godzilla X Megaguirus: The G Extermination Command (2000)
aka: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
3. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
4. Gohatto (Taboo) (1999)
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