All Films

Mariko Kawana: Female Cat Stepmother

2002 • 60 min • Japan

The old Bizan family. Samon, the head of the family, his older brother Tamio, his wife Fumiko, and his younger brother Takuichi, who was adopted by his relative the Koga family, and his wife Yuko. Freelance writer Sumie was hired to write Samon's biography. Samon, who had fallen in love with her before he knew it, proposed to her out of desperation...

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

2002 • 30 min • United States of America

A documentary charting the rise and fall (and inevitable undead rise) of fictional killer Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th series, which takes in the "video nasty" phenomenon in general.

Mount Head

2002 • 10 min • Japan

A miserly man eats the pits of some cherries he can't stand throwing out. A tree starts growing from the top of his head. He cuts it off; it grows back. After a while, he gives up and lets it grow, but the crowds that gather on top of his head to enjoy the tree (and leave huge mounds of trash) eventually drive him to uproot the tree. This leaves a crater on top of his head, which fills with water, which becomes a popular lake.

Vers Nancy

2002 • 12 min • France

A train conversation between an immigrant French woman and novelist Jean-Luc Nancy centering on the idea of intrusion within every foreigner (a more philosophical precursor to L'Intrus). A social commentary on the inherent fallacy - particularly in nations with a strong national identity like the U.S. and France - of the social notion that assimilation and integration embrace cultural differences; rather, it erases them.

eX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone

2002 • 27 min • Japan

The story takes place on a world 100 years in the future, a few years before Lisa and Lorna joined eX-D organization. The world where people drives computer-controlled electrically powered "AI cars" which automatically take you where you want to go. However, one AI car mysteriously start to run amok. Now Nina and Rei, as the main driver for ex-D organization have to solve the mystery behind the AI car with evil plot and trap awaiting for them...

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

2002 • 33 min • Japan

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Stray Dog" (1949).

The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow

2002 • 48 min • United States of America

It's Halloween, and friends Nick and Kate are on a mission to find the biggest and best pumpkin in the patch. Unfortunately, the pumpkin thy chose is haunted by the ghost of the Headless Horseman...and he wants his head back! Aided by the skittish spirit Nathaniel, the two kids have to keep the Headless Horseman from getting his pumpkin head back before midnight. Inspired by the classic Washington Irving tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", the whole town of Sleepy Hollow gets involved in the exciting and thrilling race towards midnig

Santa vs. the Snowman

2002 • 32 min • United States of America

A lonely snowman finds Santa's workshop. But when he sets off the perimeter alarms and is chased away, he wonders why he couldn't be Santa and get all the love and fun this year. With the aid of "Snow Minions Made Easy", he pits his snow army against Santa's elves and captures Santa. But can he really do Santa's job?

Marilyn Chambers' Naughty Fairy Tales

2002 • 55 min

If you liked fairy tales as a child, you're going to love them even more now because four classic stories have been given a modern re-telling that is strictly for adults. See Pinnochio, Snow White, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood as you've never seen or heard them before - with plenty of kinky encounters and erotic action that would make the Brothers Grimm blush. They may be pure and innocent young women in print, but in Naughty Fairy Tales, Cinderella, Snow White and Little Red are brought to life as luscious, hot-blooded beauties craving endless pleasure and sensual satisfaction. And just wait till you see what Pinnochio has up his sleeve. There's no "moral" to these sexy, uncensored and unbelievable tales, just "immoral!"

Dry

2002 • 19 min • Yugoslavia

A young man who masturbates to porn finally becomes sexually active when his sister brings a female tenant to their flat.

Assembling Armitage

2002 • 17 min • United States of America

A look at the making of Armitage III: Dual Matrix.

Johnny Flynton

2002 • 37 min

Johnny Flynton is a 2002 American short film directed and co-written by Lexi Alexander. Johnny Flynton is good at one thing: boxing. He's not too bright, and there's clearly some issues in his past, but what's worse, when he's boxing, his temper flares up. His wife, Samantha, tells him she's pregnant. Meanwhile, he's got an exhibition match with local boy Artie Duane. Johnny lets him get a few punches in to look good, but when Artie starts taking cheap shots, Johnny can't stand by and overreacts. He runs home, where he's in high spirits, but that proves his downfall. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Bikini Bandits

2002 • 60 min • United States of America

The Bikini Bandits are sent to hell after their car goes off a cliff.

Prime Evil

2002 • 1 min

A live-action promotional short for the video game "Metroid Prime".

Under the Skin

2002 • 50 min • Japan

A documentary on sixties counterculture in Japan featuring Donald Richie, Tadanori Yokoo, Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Matsumoto and Akaji Maro among others.

Rosso Fango

2002 • 12 min • Italy

A British soldier in WWI, under siege and overwhelmed, commits an act of compassion that haunts him the rest of his life.

White Thunder

2002 • 52 min • Canada

A riveting account of the tragic adventure of filmmaker Varick Frissell and his filming of "The Viking" (1931) and the tragic events that befell that adventure into early film-making.

Modern Warriors

2002 • 56 min

Over 80 of the world's greatest martial artists demonstrate techniques and discuss philosophy in this fascinating account of the martial arts phenomenon and its increasing global popularity. See rare footage of some of the world's greatest kick boxers. Witness the stars training and analyze their techniques. Learn about competitions such as K-1, the world's most popular martial arts competition. Discover what separates the sports styles and the spiritual style of martial arts.

Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero

2002 • 47 min • Japan

A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.

Le Puits

2002 • 19 min • France

When the Big war started, the 2nd of August 1914, Louis is one of those first mobilized. He has to leave Marie and his village in Corsica for the plains of the Marne where the fights rage. On the front, he is a stretcher-bearer and crosses the battlefield, at night, in search of the wounded. One day, while the trench is sorely lacking water, he is chosen to go to a well situated halfway between the French and German territories in what they called "no-man's-land". There, he finds himself in front of a German soldier who has also come too stock up.

Inja

2002 • 17 min

Inja [Dog] is a 2002 South African short film directed by Steve Pasvolsky. Using a Xhosa boy as a pawn, a farmer teaches his puppy to be white man's best friend. Ten years later, both their lives hang in the balance at the mercy of the dog. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

After Rain

2002 • 5 min

A story about an escape and a sad return.

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

2002 • 36 min • Japan

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Dodes'ka-den" (1970).

Missile Wars

2002 • 57 min

Following America's withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, FRONTLINE examines the reason why: the Bush administration's determination to deploy an antimissile system. Supporters say national missile defense is essential to protecting America from a missile attack by rogue states. Critics argue that terrorist attacks like September 11 are a far greater threat than that posed by ballistic missiles. In "Missile Wars," FRONTLINE examines both sides of the missile defense debate. Through interviews with staunch proponents, skeptical scientists, and military and intelligence experts, the one-hour documentary investigates this multi-billion dollar--yet still unproven--weapons system, and explores how national missile defense fits into the nation's military strategy after 9/11.