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Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
When a man who thinks his child has been kidnapped discovers they've nabbed the wrong kid, he has to decide if the life of another's son is equally worth saving.
A civil servant, told he has incurable cancer, resolves to change his mundane life before he dies. Out on re-release.
A thief is draughted in to impersonate a warlord in medieval Japan.
A warlord splits his kingdom between his sons only to see the older two cause chaos as they battle for supremacy in this vivid Japanese reworking of King Lear.
Four separate versions of a death in the forest.
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
A village enlists a group of samurai to defend them from bandits.
The Scottish play transposed to a misty compound on the desolate slopes of Mount Fuji.
A mysterious ronin finds his services are popular in a town where two gangs are trying to wipe each other out.
Baptism for child of cinema Karlovy Vary’s best director Mads Mengel on family, fatherhood and casting
Producer with the skills of a diplomat Greg Shapiro on the journey from The Hurt Locker to Harold & Kumar
Open Invite Olivia Wilde on reinvention, improvisation and why her latest movie had to be shot on film
Because of a book Eran Riklis on adapting Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita In Tehran
On the edge Robert R Palmer and Hazel McKibbin on Last Man Up
Finding truth Lou Diamond Phillips on getting interesting roles and starring in Gangland
Sam Neill has died at age 78 Jurassic Park actor's death 'sudden and unexpected'
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Fantasia Festival highlights to look forward to
Locarno Sangsoo and Yeo in mix as full line-up announced
MIFF Prize winners announced
Karlovy Vary Jesse Eisenberg on talking too much, keeping off the internet and staying creative
MIFF Festival director discusses London line-up as doors open
