Following the explosive 13 Assassins, the iconoclastic Takashi Miike revisited the samurai genre with this underrated remake of the 1962 classic Harakiri. Scored by the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto, Death of a Samurai is an elegant reckoning with notions of sacrifice and duty in the 17th century.

An international smash hit now restored in gorgeous 4K, Masayuki Suo’s effervescent classic stars Kōji Yakusho as a timid salaryman, whose limbs—and heart—are awakened to new melodies. Against the monotony of office life, this world of sequins and feather boas glimmers with enchanting possibilities.

A gem among only a handful of films about sumo, Masayuki Suo’s charming comedy revitalizes a national sport for a new generation. Gleaming with the sweat and tears of training, this feel-good tale of underdog tenacity topples outdated notions about athleticism, revealing the power of inner strength.

Tradition and youth culture hilariously collide in Masayuki Suo’s auspicious break into popular filmmaking, a blueprint for his later portraits of social misfits. Juxtaposing slapstick mishaps with ascetic decorum, guitar riffs with mantras, Fancy Dance reaches for enlightenment through pure chaos.