In the future, the nation of Japan is on the brink of collapse. As teenage violence climbs out of control, the government enacts a radical new plan to isolate select groups of students on a small island and force them to fight each other to the death. Shuya (Tatsuya Fujiwara), Noriko (Aki Maeda) and Taro Yamamoto) are three students forced to fight on the island. Together, they must defeat the evil overlord Kitano (Takeshi Kitano) and win their freedom. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Takeshi Kitano in Battle Royale
Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu Reeves) is a futuristic messenger who transports sensitive data in a chip in his brain. When he accepts a contract from a pair of rogue scientists, the upload is too much for his implant to handle and Johnny must find the secret code to allow him to get rid of the information before it kills him. But, after learning that he is carrying the cure of a disease that afflicts half of the Earth's population, Johnny becomes a target of the Japanese mafia and a group of underground hackers led by J-Bone (Ice-T). Directed by Robert Longo. With Henry Rollins, Takeshi Kitano and Dolph Lundgren. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Takeshi Kitano in Johnny Mnemonic