Shin Koyamada

The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

Ships from Europe brought Christianity to the shores of Japan in 1549. For decades the seeds of faith grew under the watchful gaze of the Shogun, but the fear of foreign influence eventually gave rise to persecution. By 1624, Japanese Christians enjoyed only a few more years of peace. Jinbei Mauda comes to a point in his journey were he has to choose between his family or faith. Jinbei Masuda, a Japanese Christian of the samurai class who draws his strength from his faith, family and kenjitsu (Art of the Sword). However, he is caught up in the shogun's policy of religious persecution and must choose between his loved ones or his God.

Ships from Europe brought Christianity to the shores of Japan in 1549. For decades the seeds of faith grew under the watchful gaze of the Shogun, but the fear of foreign influence eventually gave rise to persecution. By 1624, Japanese Christians enjoyed only a few more years of peace. Jinbei Mauda comes to a point in his journey were he has to choose between his family or faith. Jinbei Masuda, a Japanese Christian of the samurai class who draws his strength from his faith, family and kenjitsu (Art of the Sword). However, he is caught up in the shogun's policy of religious persecution and must choose between his loved ones or his God.

Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous past marked by an unrequited interracial affair. The film explores the way in which the family patriarch must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family.

It is the story of an average, popular American teenager named Wendy Wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. Wendy Wu has a one track mind, and that track leads directly to the title of homecoming queen -- no unscheduled stops, and no unnecessary detours. When a mysterious Chinese monk named Shen arrives to mold Wendy into a fearless kung fu warrior, however, her royal aspirations suddenly jump the track as she desperately attempts to juggle her boyfriend, her homework, and of course, the fierce competition to become homecoming queen. Now, as Wendy begins to train her mind, body, and spirit in the ancient tradition of the martial arts and her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge, the girl who once obsessed over popularity finally begins to put that popularity into perspective as she gradually realizes what truly matters in life.

Wine Road of The Samurai is a feature film based on a true story about a delegation of 34 samurai to Europe in 1863, known as the Second Japanese Embassy to Europe (1863). It was first aired in Japan on March 21, 2006.

조국과 명예를 위해 목숨을 걸고 전장터를 누볐던 네이든 알그렌 대위. 그러나 남북전쟁이 끝난 후, 세상은 변했다. 용기와 희생, 명예와 같은 군인의 덕목은 실용주의와 개인의 이익을 추구하는 시대 흐름에 밀려 설 자리를 잃게 되고, 그가 참여했던 전쟁의 명분조차 퇴색해버리자 알그렌은 허탈감에 빠진다. 그리고 지구 반대편에선 또 한명의 무사가 가치관의 혼란 속에 갈등을 겪고 있었다. 황제와 국가에 목숨 바쳐 충성해온 사무라이의 마지막 지도자 카츠모토가 바로 그. 미국이 신문명의 조류 속에서 변혁의 소용돌이에 휘말려있던 그 시기에, 일본의 전통 문화 역시 서양 문물의 도입으로 개혁의 홍역을 앓고 있었다. 새롭게 도입된 철도와 우편제도는 사무라이가 수세기 동안 목숨 걸고 지켜온 가치관을 뒤흔들어 놓고 있었던 것이다. 그러나, 카츠모토에게 전쟁 없는 삶은 곧 죽음이었다.

When your roommate dies from an allergic reaction to fruit and the rent is due and you don't have the cash to cover it, there's no time to mess around picking a new roommate. So it goes that our hero in this short comes to share his home with a ninja.

Heihachi Mishima, head of the powerful Mishima Zaibatsu and respected martial artist, announces The King of Iron Fist Tournament in which contestants from around the world are forced to fight for the ultimate prize. Some seek to use the tournament for fame and fortune. Others seek the opportunity to test their abilities while others enter in order to gather intel about the tournament and the motives of those behind it. One seeks vengeance.