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.

Before winning the Palm D’Or with Shoplifters, Hirokazu Koreeda directed this crime thriller filled with nuance and complexity. Defying genre conventions, its whodunit aspect quickly makes room for a deeper exploration of truth, memory and the power of stories that we tell ourselves and others.

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.