201. Steamboy ( Suchîmubôi )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Actors: Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart, Kari Wahlgren, Anne Suzuki, Masane Tsukayama
202. Samurai 1: Miyamoto Musashi
Year of Release: 1955
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Rentaro Mikuni, Kuroemon Onoe, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Akihiko Hirata
Plot: a young man in a small fuedal japanese village wishes to leave the farming life, and become a samurai warrior. During various attacks by local ronin, he learns what he must do, to become the man he is destined to be, and to obtain the skill that he will soon perfect.
203. Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion ( Gekijô ban Burîchi: Za Daiamondo dasuto riberion - Mô hitotsu no hyôrinmaru )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Actors: Akira Ishida, Masakazu Morita, Romi Pak, Johnny Yong Bosch, Michelle Ruff, Spike Spencer
204. Electric Dragon 80,000 V
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sogo Ishii
Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Masakatsu Funaki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yoshiki Arizono
205. An Autumn Afternoon ( Sanma no aji )
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Actors: Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada, Teruo Yoshida, Noriko Maki
Plot: An aging Japanese widower lives with his daughter and son. His older son is married and his wife has control of the finances. Meeting with friends and having a reunion with an old school teacher reveals that his daughter is still unmarried and he realizes it may be time to arrange a marriage for her - even though she is happy in her current position.
206. Gate of Flesh ( Nikutai no mon )
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Actors: Yumiko Nogawa, Jo Shishido, Kayo Matsuo, Satoko Kasai, Tamiko Ishii, Misako Tominaga
Plot: A group of prostitutes in post-WWII Japan struggle to survive on their own by following a strict code: no sex for free. Those who transgress are subjected to torture and humiliation.
207. Face of Another, The ( Tanin no kao )
Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyô, Mikijiro Hira, Kyôko Kishida, Eiji Okada, Miki Irie
208. Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, The ( Yume to kyôki no ôkoku )
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mami Sunada
Actors: Hideaki Anno, John Lasseter, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata
Plot: A look into a year in the life of Studio Ghibli as Hayao Miyazaki prepares The Wind Rises as we get an inside look into the inner workings of this acclaimed studio, as well as the life of its most famous animator.
209. Strange Circus ( Kimyô na sâkasu )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sion Sono
Actors: Masumi Miyazaki, Issei Ishida, Rie Kuwana, Mai Takahashi, Fujiko, Hiroshi Ohguchi
Plot: A deranged father begins to sexually abuse his daughter. Everything seems disturbingly typical until we realize we're watching a book through the author's eyes. So, what is real and what is not?
210. Like Father, Like Son ( Soshite chichi ni naru )
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki, Rirî Furankî, Megumi Morisaki, Shôgen Hwang
Plot: A successful businessman is given life-changing information - when his son was born, he was switched at birth with another boy. Now he must make a crucial decision - whether to take back his biological son, or to keep the boy he has raised as his own.
