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Mushi-Shi
An award-winning anime series, Mushi-Shi brings the viewer into a dreamlike world where ghostly organisms called Mushi hover on the borders of perception. Neither plants nor animals, Mushi are primal life forms that can be seen only by some humans -- including Mushi master Ginko. He roams the earth in an effort to learn more about these strange beings, along the way helping people who've experienced the Mushi's supernatural effects.

Blade Runner: Theatrical and Director's Cut
In the dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped "replicants" -- androids consigned to slave labor on remote planets -- seeking a way to extend their short life spans. This version includes both the theatrical cut and director Ridley Scott's cut that comes with a different ending and the omission of Ford's narration, giving the film a different tone.

Munna Bhai
Munnabhai (Sanjay Dutt) is a goodhearted oaf who, along with his gang, settles "financial disputes." Life is good, except a couple times a year when his family (who thinks Munnabhai is a bona fide doctor) comes to visit. When that happens, Munnabhai and his posse don white coats, wear stethoscopes and act up a storm as the village doctors. But this time, when mom and dad visit, not everything goes according to plan!

Band of Brothers
Based on the bestseller by Stephen Ambrose, this Emmy-nominated miniseries profiles Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. These men parachuted into France on D-Day, fought the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest and, amid extraordinary fear and extraordinary bravery, became heroes and legends. The drama, drawn from journals and letters, is punctuated with interviews with veterans.

Taxi Driver
Dev Anand (brother of Hindi director Chetan Anand, who helmed this film) is a taxi driver in Mumbai, India. He meets a singer (Sheila Ramani) who has come to Mumbai in search of her guru, and their friendship soon leads to romance. The film's outstanding soundtrack includes some memorable songs by Talat Mehamood and Lata. A must-see for any Dev Anand fan.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
The Lone Wolf and Cub series chronicles the adventures of disgraced shogun assassin Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro, who sell their services to people in need while traveling the countryside seeking revenge against the hit squad that killed Itto's wife. In this fourth film of the series, Ogami must battle a female martial arts master and protect his son from an assassination attempt by an enemy clan.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
After master swordsman Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama) rescues a prostitute by volunteering to take her punishment of a brutal beating, an impressed official hires Ogami to assassinate a corrupt governor. But events soon force the wandering warrior to go on the run to escape numerous assassins. This action-packed third film (aka Shogun Assassin 2) from the Japanese Lone Wolf and Cub series co-stars Yuko Hamada and Michitaro Mizushima.

Kabhi Kabhie
In a story that spans two generations, two lovers are forced to marry others against their will, but cherish memories of their romance. Years later, circumstances demand that they confront their spouses, their children, and each other.

Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Collection
In the last year of the 20th century, a mysterious incident known as the Second Impact eradicated half the world's population. Now, in 2015, entities called the Angels attack Earth, gunning for the survivors. Conventional weapons are useless, and only one organization, one machine, one youth can save the world: Evangelion.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
In this series of traveling assassin films from martial arts director Kenji Misumi, widowed samurai Ogami Itto traverses the country with his infant son Daigoro, selling his deadly skills to those seeking vengeance. In this tale that begins the saga, Ogami is faced with the assassination of his wife and must escape with his baby. Thus commences Ogami's bloody journey of revenge, a tireless quest to find and destroy his wife's killers.

The Great Yokai War
When 10-year-old Tadashi Ino (Ryunosuke Kamiki) stumbles into a spirit war, it's up to him to free the spirit world from the forces of repression in director Takashi Miike's genre-bending fantasy tale. Populated by mod villains, scrap-metal robot monsters and goblins from Japanese folklore, this children's adventure yarn marks a departure from the gory action flicks that have become Miike's stock in trade.

Invader Zim
In this fun animated series, Earth's inhabitants are about to get the shock of their lives. Across the universe, the Irkens have begun their quest for total domination, and Earth is the next planet on their list to conquer. During their preparation, the Irken military sends a willful, hyper troublemaker named Zim to Earth to do reconnaissance. Fortunately for planet Earth, a child discovers Zim's identity before the invasion can take place.

Elfen Lied
A destructive human mutant with telekinetic powers is befriended by a couple of trusting teens in this sci-fi anime. Lucy, a form of horned mutant that scientists believe will eventually destroy mankind, kills the laboratory guards and escapes, but is shot in the head. With no memories of her past, she encounters two teens who take her in. The teens and their families have no idea what they're in for when Lucy's destructive powers return.

Lone Wolf and Cub 2: Baby Cart at the River Styx
In this series of traveling assassin films from martial arts director Kenji Misumi, widowed samurai Ogami Itto traverses the country with his young son Daigoro, selling his deadly skills to souls seeking vengeance or justice. In this second installment, Ogami faces off against a treacherous gang of female ninjas and is called upon to do away with a traitor about to betray his clan by selling secrets to the shogunate.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
In this series of traveling assassin films from martial arts director Kenji Misumi, widowed samurai Ogami Itto traverses the country with his young son Daigoro, selling his deadly skills to those seeking vengeance or justice. In this fifth installment, the head of the Kuroda clan sends his five greatest warriors to test Ogami's fighting skills. The Lone Wolf passes the test, only to face a double-crossing web of intrigue.

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Disgraced shogun assassin Ogami Itto (with infant son Daigoro in tow) peddles his expertise to people in need while traveling the countryside in search of the hit squad that murdered his wife. In this sixth and final film of the hit series, Ogami faces his ultimate challenge when all remaining members of the enemy Retsudo clan band together for a face-off on a snowy battlefield.

Dersu Uzala
A party of Russian soldiers hires aged hunter Dersu Uzala (Maksim Munzuk) to guide them on a surveying expedition through Siberia in the early 20th century. Uzala leads the group through life-threatening conditions with reverential wisdom and concern for his surroundings. Based on true memoirs, Akira Kurosawa's Academy Award-winning production is a testament to the value of lasting friendship, loyalty and mutual respect.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) and Anjuli (Kajol) were best friends in college, but their relationship stagnated when Anjuli was unable to tell Rahul how much she loved him. In the interim, Rahul met and married Tina (Rani Mukherjee). But when Tina dies in childbirth, she leaves her infant daughter a series of letters to read (when she grows up), imploring her to find Rahul's college lover so that he may begin again.

Air TV
Based on the hit video adventure game, this anime television series tells the story of Yukito Kunisaki, a wanderer on a quest for enlightenment and to find the legendary "girl in the sky." In his travels, Yukito meets Misuzu, an unusual girl who befriends him. As the mystical adventure unfolds, Yukito wonders whether his new friend is in fact the girl he's been searching for.

Parineeta
Based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhye's novel set in early-1960s Calcutta, this romantic drama centers on childhood friends Lolita (Vidya Balan) and Shekhar (Saif Ali Khan). Both children struggle with difficult family situations, and through the years, they grow closer and come to rely on each other to get through the tough times. When a wealthy man (Sanjay Dutt) pursues Lolita, Shekhar finally realizes he's madly in love with her.

Veer-Zaara
Spanning two decades, Yash Chopra's epic love story of an Indian man and a Pakistani woman delves into the conflict between the two countries. After aiding Zaara (Priety Zinta), Indian Airman Veer (Shah Rukh Khan) falls in love with her. They spend a blissful day together, and even though Zaara's engaged to another man, Veer tells her he loves her. Zaara returns to Pakistan, but Veer can't forget his true love and boldly travels to her homeland.

Guys and Balls
German bakery worker Ecki (Maximilian Brückner) hasn't been playing the best soccer lately, and the guys on his local team have already put him on notice. But when they find out Ecki's big secret -- that he isn't straight, but gay -- they kick him off the squad for good. Determined to form his own team of homosexual players and kick the pants off his old teammates (figuratively, of course), Ecki rounds up some hilarious prospects.

Kitchen Stories
Inspired by an esoteric 1950s Swedish study, this unusual tale about comradeship and camaraderie starts as a research project in which an observer, Folke (Tomas Norstrom), watches his subject, Isak (Joachim Calmeye), as he goes about his daily routine. When the two old men break the rule about not talking to each other, they start to forge a friendship stronger than they ever imagined they could have.

Chak De! India
Years after facing humiliating defeat on the field, former hockey star Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan) returns to the game as coach of the Indian women's national hockey team, striving to shape a ragtag bunch of female athletes into a playing force to be reckoned with. But the team's problem isn't a lack of talent; it's the fact that the girls have never played with pure passion and have yet to embrace a true love of the sport.

Zatoichi's Conspiracy
In this installment of the popular series about a blind swordsman, Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) must save his hometown from being terrorized by thugs. Back in town, Zatoichi discovers a sister he never knew and finds the townspeople suffering at the hands of the local Yakuza. When the blind samurai learns that his old friend is the one terrorizing the villagers, he faces some tough decisions. Also stars Kei Sato, Takashi Shimura and Eiji Okada.