261. Happiness of the Katakuris, The ( Katakuri-ke no kôfuku )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Tetsuro Tamba
262. Azumi
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Actors: Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Hiroki Narimiya, Kenji Kohashi, Takatoshi Kaneko, Yuma Ishigaki
263. Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina ( Ekusu makina )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Actors: Ai Kobayashi, Kôichi Yamadera, Yûji Kishi, Kong Kuwata, Shinpachi Tsuji, Gara Takashima
264. Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Actors: Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins, Liam O'Brien, Michael Lindsay
265. Karas: The Prophecy
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kei'ichi Sato, Akira Takata
Actors: Piper Perabo, Jay Hernandez, Matthew Lillard, Keith Burgess, Kate Higgins, Johnny Yong Bosch
Plot: A former human named Otoha is summoned by a spirit named Yurine. She grants him the ability to transform into a spectral warrior known as Karas. Karas must defend the city and its inhabitants from mechanized demons under the rule of Eko.
266. Blood: The Last Vampire
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Actors: Youki Kudoh, Joe Romersa, Rebecca Forstadt, Stuart Robinson, Saemi Nakamura, Akira Koteyama
Plot: Set within the canvas of the Vietnam War a vampire is requisitioned by secret agents and placed in a private school to hunt and kill other vampires.
267. Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe ( Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen )
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Actors: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani, Yukijirô Hotaru
268. Double Suicide ( Shinjû: Ten no amijima )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Actors: Shima Iwashita, Kichiemon Nakamura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Tokie Hidari, Shizue Kawarazaki, Yusuke Takita
269. Tokyo Fist
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Actors: Kaori Fujii, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Kôji Tsukamoto, Naomasa Musaka, Naoto Takenaka, Koichi Wajima
270. Thirteen Assassins, The ( Jûsan-nin no shikaku )
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eiichi Kudo
Actors: Chiezo Kataoka, Kô Nishimura, Ryôhei Uchida, Isao Natsuyagi, Kanjûrô Arashi, Kotaro Satomi
