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About Mocata
A sucker for classic epics, 80s science fiction and fantasy kitsch, horror, action, animation, stop motion, world cinema, martial arts and all kinds of assorted stuff and nonsense. If you enjoy a bullet ballet, a good eye ball gag or a story about time travelling robots maybe we can be friends after all.
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Hanagatami (2017)
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HANAGATAMI (2017)

March 24, 2025 Mocata 0

Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi Anti-War Trilogy Available now from Third Window Films The final part of this trilogy comes in the form of a period drama several decades in the making. Facing a terminal […]

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Drama

SEVEN WEEKS (2014)

February 6, 2025 Mocata 0

Seven Weeks (2014) Available now from Third Window Films Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi Anti-War Trilogy Given the projects Obayashi directed in the Kadokawa Years trilogy you might be surprised to find that some of […]

Action

THE SWORD (1980)

November 15, 2024 Mocata 0

Available on Eureka Blu-ray the 18th of November The late 1970s and early ’80s saw a period of films released in Hong Kong known as the New Wave, or the First Wave, during which directors […]

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SHADOW OF FIRE (2023)

October 12, 2024 Mocata 0

Available now on Third Window Blu-ray and to Stream While his earlier films are full of anxiety about urban landscapes, technology, and a whole lot of repressed urges, Shinya Tsukamoto’s recent projects have expressed other […]

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BLOOD STAR (2024)

October 7, 2024 Mocata 0

BLOOD STAR (2024) Now Available to Stream on Demand It’s time for a bit of cat and mouse as a vulnerable driver finds themselves on a lonely road with only a vicious stalker for company. […]

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ELECTRIC DRAGON 80.000 V (2001)

July 3, 2024 Mocata 0

ELECTRIC DRAGON 80.000 V (2001) Available Now from Third Window Tired of superhero movies? Well strap yourself in for a jolt of energy from Gakuryu ‘Sogo’ Ishii, director of such cult classics as Crazy Thunder Road. […]

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NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE (2006)

June 22, 2024 Mocata 0

Available now to stream on demand Welcome back to the Dream Zone gang. Oh and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. While the idea of seeing into somebody’s mind, or even sharing their nightmares, isn’t particularly novel, […]

Drama

VITAL (2004)

June 9, 2024 Mocata 0

VITAL (2004) Coming soon to Blu-ray from Third Window Films Welcome to the autopsy slab, and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. In what seems like a stylistic companion piece to Gemini, this is another tale of […]

Action

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (2024)

May 24, 2024 Mocata 0

Now Playing in Cinemas Nationwide Time for a prequel, and everything that idea entails, in George Miller’s return to the wasteland after nine years. Are these characters worth revisiting? Is the world they inhabit enriched […]

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MALUM (2023)

May 21, 2024 Mocata 0

MALUM (2023) Coming to UK streaming and Blu-ray 27th May 2024 While horror movie remakes are a dime a dozen it’s more unusual for a film-maker to revisit their own work. It could be argued, […]

Comedy

FISH STORY (2009)

April 5, 2024 Mocata 0

FISH STORY (2009) Now available on Blu-ray from Third Window Films and on Demand Pop culture references can often be a jarring inclusion within a film, particularly when it comes to humour-laden superhero stories, but […]