Beyond Ultra Violence: Uneasy Listening by Merzbow(1998)

Bloody Friday(de)

Womanizing thug Klett is sprung from the courthouse by two accomplices, then sets about planning the big heist of a local bank, equipped with a cache of high-powered weapons he's acquired from an American army outpost. Together with his faithful protégé, who reluctantly on-boards his young girlfriend and her AWOL brother, the quartet bumble their way through the supposedly full-proof plan that aims to deliver them a cool million in cash and a new life in Australia. Predictably, things deteriorate quickly at every turn.

The Vocation(sv)

Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in the English dubbed version: Liv Ullmann & Sean Connery. Produced by Ingmar Bergman (Cinematograph AB). Digitally restored in 2022.

Driven to Abstraction(en)

Unravels a mutating tale of self-delusion, greed, and fraud---the $80 million forgery scandal that rocked the art world and brought down Knoedler, New York City's oldest and most venerable gallery. Was the gallery's esteemed director the victim of a con artist who showed up with an endless treasure trove of previously unseen abstract expressionist masterpieces? Or did she eventually suspect they were fakes, yet continue to sell them for many millions of dollars for fifteen years? Whatever the truth, two women from very different worlds were, wittingly or not, caught up in the greatest hoax ever of modern American Art.

Donald on Ice(en)

Huey, Dewey and Louie are building a snowman for the big snowman contest, but Donald's skating mishaps destroy their first attempt. Can their revenge be far away?

#iKllr(en)

A beautiful young woman is stalked online by a psychopathic killer.

DTS BLU-RAY MUSIC DEMO DISC 8(en)

01. Sade - Smooth Operator 02. Adele - Chasing Pavements 03. Andrea Bocelli & Katharine McPhee - The Prayer 04. Laura Pausini - Primavera In Anticipo 05. Coldplay - Charlie Brown 06. Europe - Superstitious 07. AC/DC - Thunderstruck 08. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name 09. Metallica - Seek And Destroy 10. Linkin Park Vs Jay-Z - Numb/Encore 11. Green Day - 21 Guns 12. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 13. Bee Gees - Night Fever More Than A Woman 14. Santana - Corazon Espinado 15. Rob Thomas - If You're Gone 16. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 17. Caro Emerald - Stuck 18. Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers 19. Scooter - How Much Is The Fish 20. OMD - Enola Gay 21. Van Halen - Jump (audio only) 22. Phil Collins - Don't Lose My Number 23. The B-52`s - Love Shack 24. Andre Rieu - Kalinka 25. Domingo, Netrebko & Villazón - Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz

Huggable Guys -97(en)

A live performance by Lennie Norman and Claes Malmberg, two of Sweden's top notch stand-up comedians. Taped live by Kanal 5 in Louis De Geer-hallen in Norrköping, Sweden in 1997, during their highly successful 'Kramgoa Killer 97' tour.

A Christmas Wish(en)

Single mother asks for a miracle for her and her daughter during Christmas.

The Blue Shutters(fr)

A film about a relationship that wasn't meant to be.

Christmas Wreaths and Ribbons(en)

A wreathmaker slips on ice and injures her arm which puts her holiday wreath deliveries in jeopardy until a selfless neighbor steps up to keep her business afloat.

Mazzaropi(pt)

A documentary on the life and work of Amácio Mazzaropi, a phenomenon of popularity and profitability of Brazilian cinema.

The Runaway(en)

The Inkwell Clown runs away from Max and winds up falling through a crack in the floorboards and into a fiery Hell.

100 Meter Leeuloop(af)

A slapstick comedy about a fictitious competition spoofing reality show competitions.

Quick Fix(en)

Got a problem? Don't worry, there's a pill for that! Sound Design and Mix by Nick Ainsworth.

Peter Andersen(da)

Koma(da)

16-year-old Jonas is forced to choose between his old and misfit friend and his new girlfriend.

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters(en)

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

Roll on Texas Moon(en)

To get the Delaney ranch Cole's henchman Anders has started a phony range war between the cattlemen and sheepmen. After killing Delaney, he tries to kill his daughter Jill and then Roy who was sent to investigate the war. But the failed attempts gives Roy the information he needs.

Arnaques à l'italienne(fr)

The Jesus Lizard: Sho(r)t Film(en)

Live, documented at Chicago's Vic Theatre in April of 1996. 1 Thumbscrews 2 Fly On The Wall 3 Mailman 4 Destroy Before Reading 5 Thumper 6 Bloody Mary 7 Wheelchair Epidemic

Follow Me(en)

Documentary about two boys and a girl who travel to surfing spots around the world.

Aria(en)

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

Sweet-Smelling Movie: Be a Light to the World(ja)

A coming-of-age story about a high-school girl who wants to use magic, featuring the 11-member experimental band Vampillia

Under a Bridge(ja)

In this tape, Ko Nakajima and Video Earth Tokyo interview a homeless man. The subject is initially angry and frustrated, but gradually opens up and shares stories about his life. Under A Bridge was later broadcast on cable television.

Kintaro Walks Japan(en)

Kintaro Walks Japan is a documentary film produced and directed by Tyler MacNiven. It is an account of MacNiven's journey walking and backpacking the entire length of Japan from Kyūshū to Hokkaidō, more than 2000 miles in 145 days.

formula(en)

formula, a constantly evolving work updated with each presentation, is a perfect synchronisation between sound frequencies and the movements on the screen. It places the viewer in a binary geometry of space and exploits the darkness to amplify one's perceptions. There is a complete integration of the various elements, composing music, images, lighting and orchestrating the relationships between them through a highly precise score.

milet: 1st Tour "SEVENTH HEAVEN"(ja)

Concert film of Final of milet's 1st Tour SEVENTH HEAVEN at Tokyo Garden Theater on July 22, 2021.

milet: 2nd Anniversary Live "You & I"(ja)

milet's one night only concert held at Kanagawa KT Zepp Yokohama on March 6, 2021

milet: 1st Live "eye"(ja)

Concert film featuring milet's 1st live "eye" on November 11, 2019 at LIQUIDROOM

Saber Tiger: Live 2002 Nostalgia(en)

Saber Tiger's first live DVD, shot on May 24, 2002 at Shibuya's On Air East.

Alone(fi)

A documentary-like film about Jussi Parviainen's divorce.

Doll Messengers of Friendship(en)

A short film commemorating the 1927 doll exchange between the US and Japan organized by the Committee on World Friendship Among Children

Tokyo Idols(ja)

This exploration of Japan's fascination with girl bands and their music follows an aspiring pop singer and her fans, delving into the cultural obsession with young female sexuality and the growing disconnect between men and women in hypermodern societies.

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk(ru)

A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life and for love. Her husband, though, is impotent; her father-in-law a tyrant. No wonder, then, that she longs to free herself from this yoke. When Sergei starts work on the family estate, she sees in him a chance for salvation. However, their subsequent affair marks the beginning of a descent into crime.

Japon : L'Empire du sexe virtuel(fr)

Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher(en)

A deeply human portrait of a boxer with the heart of a lion who refused to give up, in and outside of the ring. This documentary follows the fighter's life from a child who was taught how to hate, to a father who learned how to love.

Takeda(es)

Takeda is a film about the universality of the human being seen thru the eyes of a Japanese painter that has adopted the Mexican culture.

Cherry Blossom Time in Japan(en)

In this Traveltalk short, the symbolic role of cherry blossoms in Japanese culture is explored as well as the traditional Japanese religions of Shintoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.

The Witches of the Orient(fr)

The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formation of the team at the factory until their victory at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, memories and legends rise to the surface and blend inextricably.