Best Japanese movies of 2003

Actors : Michiyo Ohkusu, Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Kitano, Yui Natsukawa,
Directors : Takeshi Kitano,

The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.

Actors : Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya, Takatoshi Kaneko,
Directors : Ryûhei Kitamura,

Raised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.

Actors : Yui Ichikawa, Chiharu Niiyama, Noriko Sakai, Kei Horie,
Directors : Takashi Shimizu,

As their curse spreads on all around, the ghosts find their chance to live once again through the pregnancy of a cursed woman.

Actors : Leehom Wang, Hyde, Gackt, Tarô Yamamoto,
Directors : Takahisa Zeze,

The story of love and friendship on the harsh streets of 2014 Mallepa, a small corner in Asia.

Actors : Takao Ohsawa, Masaya Katô, Tak Sakaguchi, Kanae Uotani,
Directors : Ryûhei Kitamura,

A raging god of battle and a master samurai duke it out in a series of sword fights in a remote temple.

Actors : Takao Ohsawa, Shôsuke Tanihara, Yuka Itaya, Yumiko Shaku,
Directors : Ryûhei Kitamura,

A detective hunts a killer who is removing girls hearts. When his own fiancée falls victim to the killer, the detective discovers the otherworldly intentions of the killer and is helped from beyond the grave by his fiancée.

Actors : Nao Ohmori, Riho Makise, Shinobu Terajima, Jun Murakami,
Directors : Ryuichi Hiroki,

(Japanese with English subtitles) After meeting a handsome truck driver (Nao Omori) in the midst of an urban mini-mart, a 30-something freelance writer (Shinobu Terajima) embarks on a ...