Description
NEW! – The World Cinema Monthly Triple Bill 3-4-£10 (April 2026)
A personally curated monthly series of previously unlisted World Cinema
gems for you. More mesmeric cinematic marvels….this month we’re off to JAPAN!
Disc 1
The Human Vapor – 1960
A librarian undergoes a failed experiment, gaining vapor (invisibility) abilities. He robs banks to fund his dancer girlfriend’s career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo’s most wanted criminal, can the Police stop an invisible man before his next murder?
Stars: Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Quality: 9/10, Emglish subtitles
Dir: Ishirô Honda
Genre: Japanese Sci-Fi Crime Thriller
Disc 2
The Living Skeleton – 1968
In this excellently atmospheric tale of revenge from beyond the watery grave, a beautiful young woman (the beguiling Kikko Matsuoka) living in a seaside town is haunted by the ghosts of a ship’s crew, who were murdered by modern-day pirates. Wild and eerie
Stars: Kikko Matsuoka, Yasunori Irikawa, Masumi Okada
Quality: 9/10, English subtitles
Dir:Hiroki Matsuno
Genre: Japanese Horror
Disc 3
Sex & Fury – 1973
Chronicling Ocho’s exploits as she searches for her father’s killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs. Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa, and Christina, an American femme fatale spy posing as a gambler. Scorchio!
Stars: Reiko Ike, Akemi Negishi, Christina Lindberg, Ryôko Ema
Quality: 9/10, English subtitles
Dir: Norifumi Suzuki
Genre: Japanese Thriller
Format: DVD-r discs only in lined paper sleeves. Playable Worldwide
