Toledo in the 30s: The godfather of cinematic surrealism, Luis Buñuel, the poet Federico Garcia Loca and the painter Salvador Dalí are on a search for the mythical table of King Salomon Read More »
Fantasy
Daimajin gyakushû / Wrath of Daimajin (1966) Kazuo Mori, Hideki Ninomiya, Shinji Hori, Masahide Iizuka, Fantasy
An evil warlord invades a peaceful lakeside village during one of their annual festivals. Read More »
Daimajin ikaru / Return of Daimajin (1966) Kenji Misumi, Kôjirô Hongô, Shiho Fujimura, Tarô Marui, Drama, Fantasy
Giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers.
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Paradaisu byû / Paradise View (1985) Go Takamine, Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Togawa, Haruomi Hosono, Arthouse, Fantasy
Reishu quits a job on a US military base; while mulling over his future he catches snakes, sticks numbers on ants and gets village girl Nabi pregnant. Read More »
Mr. Vampire (1985) Ricky Lau, Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-Ho Chin, Ricky Hui, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A ghost sucks the life-force out of a one of Uncle Nine’s student. The other is slowly turned into a vampire. Read More »
Heroic Trio (1993) Johnnie To, Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Action, Fantasy
The all-female Heroic Trio are Tung (Wonder Woman), Chat (Thief Catcher), a mercenary, and Ching (Invisible Woman). Read More »
Man of La Mancha (1972) Arthur Hiller, Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
This musical version of Don Quixote is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of its author, Miguel de Cervantes. Read More »
Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (1980) Kieth Merrill, James Stewart, Beverly Rowland, Kamee Aliessa, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Short, Music
An elderly widower relies on his daydreams and faith to get through a lonely Christmas. Read More »
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) Anthony Page, Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, Ben Piazza, Drama, Fantasy
Based very loosely on the intricate novel by Joanne Greenberg. A young woman’s devotion to a childhood fantasy kingdom has taken over her entire life and causes her endless pain and degradation. Read More »
Orlando (1992) Sally Potter, Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. Read More »