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The Rebirth of Buddha

Alternate Name: 仏陀再誕 (Budda saitan) Director: Takaaki Ishiyama Year: 2009 Trailer: Sayako Amanokawa, 17 year old, aspires to become a journalist. Her hero, Kanemoto, who she looks up to, committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. At the train station she saw spirit of him and draged her to the tracks. Almost losing her life, but saved by a friend. With that near-fatal incident she embarks to find out why she's seeing spirits. Will Sayako figure out the reason of seeing spirts or will she be doomed by it? Rating: ☆☆☆            Rent it

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Alternate Name: 鬼神伝 (Onigamiden) Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki Year: 2011 Trailer: Jun Tendo, shy teenager, being attacked by an oni, Jun hides in a temple of Monk Gen'un. Gen'un tells Jun why he's being targeted by the mysterious dark monsters. Passed out and awakening in the Heian era. Oni's attack the temple and the villagers fight back to protect their temple and think that Jun is their “savior”. Legend states that Jun would be able to control Orochi, a powerful eight-headed dragon. Which side will Jun join the humans or the onis? Will Jun return to his time or stay in the Heian era? Rating: ☆☆☆            Rent it