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5Oct2017

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Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | Japanese B2

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 film directed by Martin Brest. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. The screenplay and story were written by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. The film stars Eddie Murphy in the lead role playing Axel Foley, who is a street-smart Detroit police officer who heads to Beverly Hills following the murder of his friend. Supporting roles are played by Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks. The first in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise further propelled Eddie Murphy to international fame following the film Trading Places. Eddie Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Beverly Hills Cop was also nominated for an Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, Golden Globe f...

Return of the Jedi | 1983 | Photo Style | Japanese B2

20Sep2017

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Return of the Jedi | 1983 | Photo Style | Japanese B2

Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 film directed by Richard Marquand. It was produced by Howard Kazanjian with Lawrence Kasdan co-writing the screenplay with George Lucas based on his own story. Return of the Jedi sees the return of many of the same characters from the previous films; Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. The third instalment in the original Star Wars trilogy is set a year after the Empire Strikes Back as sees the Empire, lead by the ruthless evil Emperor building a second Death Star to crush the Rebel Alliance. After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the rebels go to Endor to plan the destruction of ...

Nightmare On Elm Street | 1984 | Montage Style | Japanese B2

16Jun2017

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Nightmare On Elm Street | 1984 | Montage Style | Japanese B2

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 film directed by Wes Craven. It was produced by Robert Shaye with the screenplay being written by Wes Craven. The film stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. A Nightmare on Elm Street provided Johnny Depp with his acting debut film. The storyline follows several teenagers who are stalked and killed in their dreams (and thus killed in reality) by Freddy Krueger. The teenagers are unaware of the cause of this strange phenomenon, but their parents hold a dark secret from long ago. A Nightmare on Elm Street is credited with carrying on many tropes found in low-budget horror films of the 70s and 80s which started in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film Halloween. It highlights the moral...

Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | R1994 | Japanese B2

29May2017

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Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | R1994 | Japanese B2

Dawn of the Dead (also known internationally as Zombi) is a 1978 film directed by George A. Romero. It was co-produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Claudio Argento and Alfredo Cuomo. The screenplay was written by George A. Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. Dawn of the Dead was the second film made in Romero's Living Dead series, but contains no characters or settings from Night of the Living Dead, and shows in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society. The film stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. The storyline is based on a group of survivors who barricade themselves in a shopping mall following the outbreak of a mysterious phenomenon which reanimates recently deceased human beings as flesh-eating zombies. The history of D...

Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | 1979 1st Release | Japanese B2

27May2017

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Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | 1979 1st Release | Japanese B2

Dawn of the Dead (also known internationally as Zombi) is a 1978 film directed by George A. Romero. It was co-produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Claudio Argento and Alfredo Cuomo. The screenplay was written by George A. Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. Dawn of the Dead was the second film made in Romero's Living Dead series, but contains no characters or settings from Night of the Living Dead, and shows in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society. The film stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. The storyline is based on a group of survivors who barricade themselves in a shopping mall following the outbreak of a mysterious phenomenon which reanimates recently deceased human beings as flesh-eating zombies. The history of D...

Escape from New York | 1981 | Plissken Style | Japanese B2

25May2017

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Escape from New York | 1981 | Plissken Style | Japanese B2

Escape from New York is a 1981 film directed by John Carpenter. It was co-produced with Larry Franco and Debra Hill. The screenplay was co-written by John Carpenter and Nick Castle who collaborated with Carpenter previously by portraying Michael Myers in Halloween. Escape from New York stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau. The storyline is set in dystopian crime-ridden United States of 1997. Manhattan Island in New York City has been converted into the country’s sole maximum security prison. Following a crash involving Air Force One, the US President is captured by prisoners currently held on Manhattan Island. An ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken is given 24 hours to find and save the US P...

Escape from New York | 1981 | Liberty Style | Japanese B2

23May2017

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Escape from New York | 1981 | Liberty Style | Japanese B2

Escape from New York is a 1981 film directed by John Carpenter. It was co-produced with Larry Franco and Debra Hill. The screenplay was co-written by John Carpenter and Nick Castle who collaborated with Carpenter previously by portraying Michael Myers in Halloween. Escape from New York stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau. The storyline is set in dystopian crime-ridden United States of 1997. Manhattan Island in New York City has been converted into the country’s sole maximum security prison. Following a crash involving Air Force One, the US President is captured by prisoners currently held on Manhattan Island. An ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken is given 24 hours to find and save the US P...

The Wild Geese | 1978 | Final | Japan B2

1May2017

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The Wild Geese | 1978 | Final | Japan B2

The screenplay written by Reginald Rose is based on an unpublished novel called The Thin White Line by Daniel Carney. The novel was based on speculative rumours of a 1968 landing by a mysterious aeroplane in Rhodesia. It was said to have been loaded with mercenaries and an African President which was believed to have been a dying Moise Tshombe. Daniel Carney's novel was subsequently published by Corgi Books under the same title as the film. The film's title, The Wild Geese, came from the Wild Goose flag and shoulder patch used by Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare's Five Commando, ANC. He was hired as a technical advisor with Col. Alan Faulkner being modelled on him. One of the actors, Ian Yule, had been an actual mercenary under Hoare's command and before working as a mercenary served in the Bri...

11Apr2017

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Blade Runner | 1982 | Japan B2

Blade Runner is a 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott. It was produced by Michael Deeley. The screenplay was co-written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples based on an adaptation of the 1968 book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos. The film is based in a dystopian Los Angeles. Genetically engineered replicants, indistinguishable from human are made by Tyrell Corporation. However, the use of replicants is banned on Earth and they are utilised in dangerous or metal work in other world colonies. Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted and are retired by special police operatives known as Blade Runners. The plot is based on a group of escaped replicants led by Roy Batty (R...

Friday the 13th | 1980 | Final | Japan B2

12Jan2017

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Friday the 13th | 1980 | Final | Japan B2

Friday the 13th is a 1980 film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller. It stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Kevin Bacon, Jeannine Taylor, Mark Nelson and Robbi Morgan. Prompted by the success of John Carpenter's Halloween, the film was made on an estimated budget of $550,000 and released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and by Warner Bros. in Europe. When originally released, the film received negative reviews from film critics. It grossed over $39.7 million at the box office in the United States. In the years that followed, the film has received much more positive retrospective reviews, and it has become a cult classic. It was also the first movie of its kind to secure distribution in the US by a major studio, Paramount Pict...

12Jan2017

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The Fog | 1980 | Final | Japan B2

The Fog (also known as John Carpenter's The Fog) is a 1980 film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps in over a small coastal town in California, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners who were killed in a shipwreck there exactly 100 years before. The Fog was Carpenter's first theatrical film after the success of his 1978 horror film Halloween, which also starred Jamie Lee Curtis. Although initially given mixed reviews, the film has gained a positive reception in later years and has achieved a cult following years since its release. A remake of the film was made in 2005. As ...

12Jan2017

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Alien | 1979 | Cast Style | Japan B2

Alien is a 1979 film directed by Ridley Scott. It was co-produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ivor Powell and Ronald Shusett. Dan O'Bannon drew on previous works of science fiction and horror and wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett. Alien stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. It is the first movie in what became a the Alien franchise and launched Sigourney Weaver's acting career, providing her with her first lead role. The storyline is set in the year 2122, and follows the crew of the commercial towing vehicle Nostromo, heading back to Earth. While on route they intercept an SOS signal from a nearby moon, the crew are under obligation to investigate. After a b...

First Blood | 1982 | Bike Style | Japanese B2

24Aug2016

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First Blood | 1982 | Bike Style | Japanese B2

First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood) is a 1982 action adventure film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It was produced by Buzz Feitshans with the screenplay being written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone based on the novel First Blood by David Morrell and is the first instalment of the Rambo franchise. First Blood stars Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett, Michael Talbott, Chris Mulkey, John McLiam, Alf Humphreys and David Caruso. The storyline follows John Rambo, a much troubled and often misunderstood Vietnam war veteran. Rambo is travelling by foot to visit an old comrade, who unbeknown to him had passed away the previous year. As he continues his travels he arrives in the small town of Hope, Washington. After being...