This item is from my home collection. The contents are in like-new, excellent condition, but as it is old, there is some aging on the cover and obi. We appreciate your understanding. This book compiles the popular column "Count to Three!" which was serialized in the video entertainment magazine "DVD & Blu-ray Data," celebrating its 25th anniversary. Film directors passionately discuss their "obsession" with three films they've chosen based on a single theme, making it a slightly unusual guide to classic films for movie fans. Contents: 2007 (Masayuki Suo - 3 films that were fun to watch without prior knowledge: "The French Connection," "Follow Me," "The Paper Chase"; Katsuyuki Motohiro - 3 timeless films that are enjoyable no matter how many times you watch them: "Sukippin Walk" and others) 2008 (Atsuhiro Yamashita - 3 New Cinema films that got me hooked on the actors' great performances: "Mean Streets," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Coming Home"; Nobuhiko Obayashi - 3 films I'd like to remake starting tomorrow: "Blood and Roses," "Vertigo" and others) 2009 (Shinya Tsukamoto - 3 films that might give you nightmares after watching: "Eraserhead," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," "JAWS"; Kankuro Kudo - 3 films I've watched so many times that they've influenced me: "Dozukarete Andalusia (Provisional)," "Little Miss Sunshine" and others) 2010 (Yoichi Sai - 3 films that can be called treasures of a lifetime: "Roman Holiday," "The Damned," "Stranger Than Paradise"; SABU - 3 entertaining films that cause a ruckus among men: "The Way of the Dragon," "Getaway" and others) 2011 (Hideyuki Hirayama - My 3 war films: "Dr. Strangelove," "Duck Soup," "A Walk in the Sun"; Shinsuke Sato - 3 films that are the foundation of my filmmaking: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and others) Featuring: Masayuki Suo, Katsuyuki Motohiro, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Isshin Inudo Kazuyuki Izutsu, Shunji Iwai, Takashi Miike, Hideo Nakata Isao Yukisada, Takashi Yamazaki, Ryuhei Kitamura, Atsuhiro Yamashita, Satoshi Miki Nobuhiko Obayashi, Shinji Aoyama, Takashi Shimizu, Mamoru Oshii, Kiyoshi Kurosawa Koki Mitani, Masato Harada, Junji Sakamoto, Fumihiko Sori Katsuhito Ishii, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kankuro Kudo, Ryosuke Hashiguchi Eiichiro Hasumi, Yuki Tanada, Miwa Nishikawa, Mamoru Hosoda Shusuke Kaneko, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Yoshimitsu Morita, Sion Sono Yoichi Sai, SABU, Tetsuo Shinohara, Eiyo Fukagawa, Akira Ogata Koji Wakamatsu, Yo Takahashi, Daihachi Yoshida, Lee Sang-il, Izuru Narushima Hideyuki Hirayama, Shinsuke Sato, Takashi Ishii, Shinji Higuchi Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, Junya Sato, Ryuichi Hiroki, Daisuke Tengan Kaneto Shindo, Kiyoshi Sasabe, Noboru Iguchi, Hisahisa Sese Shunichi Nagasaki, Yu Irie, and many others