Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| C | ||
 City Hunter (Live-Action Movie) |
Rent |
Ryo Saeba, a womanizing private detective, is hired to find the runaway daughter of a wealthy businessman. Ryo's pursuit of the girl leads him to a cruise ship. Through coincidence, and a plot device borrowed from Die Hard, the ocean liner is hijacked, leaving Ryo to contend with the hostage takers as well as the elusive daughter. |
 Cutie Honey (Live-Action Movie) |
Rent | When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation (fueled by love) to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city. |
| D | ||
 Death Note (live-action movie #1) |
Rent |
Yagami Light is a brilliant college student who, one day, finds a notebook simply titled "Death Note." Inside of this book is a list of rules and details as for the use of the "Death Note." When he realizes the power he holds, he decides he's going to make over the world. He wants to make it into a better place by killing those who do others harm. He has been nicknamed by the police "Kira." L, a brilliant detective who lives in secrecy, rises from the shadows and puts his life on the line trying to capture Light. Both L and Light believe themselves on the side of Justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil." |
| G | ||
 Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon |
Watch |
Sonny Chiba is Golgo 13 in this hardboiled adaptation of Japan's all-time bestselling manga comic book. As the world's #1 hitman, he is hired to kill Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. Standing in his was is a relentless cop (Callan Leung) determined to stop him at all costs. Assignment: Kowloon is a violent crime thriller loaded with stylish shootouts and martial arts action. |
| S | ||
 Speed Racer (live action movie) |
Rent |
Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. |
| ゴルゴ13 九竜の首 (Japanese) | Watch | See Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon |
| デスノート (Japanese) | Rent | See Death Note (live-action movie #1) |
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