491. Kite
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Actors: Charlie Watson, Shane Callahan, Chuck Denson Jr., Dave Underwood, Scott Bailey, Bob Edwards
Plot: Sawa is a young woman, an orphan and outcast, is also an assassin hired out her controllers Akai and Kanie, that she carries out with brutal efficiency. Yet the nature of her relationship to the two men is as abusive and repellant as the hits she is assigned, but a chance meeting with another orphan on a multi-hit may give her the strength she needs to finally break away.
492. Invasion of the Astro-Monsters aka Monster Zero ( Kaijû daisenso )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ishirô Honda
Actors: Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Sawai
Plot: Inhabitants of another planet persuade Gozilla and Rodan to come help them fight "Monster Zero." But it turns out these aliens' intentions are far more sinister.
493. Pale Flower ( Kawaita hana )
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Actors: Ryo Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki, Chisako Hara, Eijirô Tôno, Seiji Miyaguchi
494. Eko Eko Azarak III ( Eko eko azaraku III )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Katsuhito Ueno
Actors: Hinako Saeki, Ayaka Nanami, Bang-ho Cho, Kimika Yoshino, Chika Fujimura, Yuki Hagiwara
495. Rasen ( Spiral )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jôji Iida
Actors: Kôichi Satô, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi, Shigemitsu Ogi, Yutaka Matsushige
496. Face ( Kao )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Junji Sakamoto
Actors: Naomi Fujiyama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michiyo Ookusu, Riho Makise, Jun Kunimura, Kanzaburo Nakamura
497. Werewolf Warrior ( Kibakichi: Bakko-yokaiden )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tomo'o Haraguchi
Actors: Ryûji Harada, Nozomi Andô, Miki Tanaka, Tamami Kaneko, Mubu Nakayama, Kentarô Shimizu
498. Ghost Train ( Otoshimono )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takeshi Furusawa
Actors: Erika Sawajiri, Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Shun Oguri, Aya Sugimoto, Itsuji Itao, Aja
499. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I ( Nodame Kantâbire: Saishuu-gakushou - Zenpen )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideki Takeuchi
Actors: Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita, Asami Mizukawa, Keisuke Koide, Seiji Fukushi
Plot: An adaptation from the anime "Nodame Cantabile" when Chiaki and Nodame are in Europe.
500. I Wish ( Kiseki )
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Koki Maeda, Ohshirô Maeda, Ryôga Hayashi, Cara Uchida, Kanna Hashimoto, Yoshio Harada
