A bunch of Japanese people you've probably never heard of: Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Akira Toriyama, Nobu Uematsu, Yoshitaka Amano, Takashi Miike...
:WUMPSCUT:, VNV Nation, AFI, Skinny Puppy, Die Form, Das Ich, Ministry, Christian Death, NIN, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, Joy Division, Assemblage 23, Atari Teenage Riot, Hanzel & Greytel, Nitzerebb (Fixmer/McCarthy), The Cure, Interpol, KMFDM, Rasputina, Voltaire, Orgy, Stabbing Westward, Switchblade Symphony, Cranes, Queen Adreena, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Lights of Euphoria, Pitchshifter, Depeche Mode, Portishead, Funker Vogt, Nobu Uematsu, Malice Mizer, Dir En Grey, White Stripes, Sisters of Mercy, Eva O, Cruxshadows, Suspiria, Corpus Delicti, Rosetta Stone, Big Electric Cat, The Wake, Contagion, She Wants Revenge, Gitane Demone, Apocalyptica, Specimen, Ataraxia, Infamous Menagerie, Angelo Baladementi
Samurai Banners, Incident at Blood Pass, Strange Circus, Meatball Machine, I'm a Cyborg but it's ok!, Shinobi, Battle of Wits, The Five Deadly Venoms, Kill!, Those Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, Tetsuo: Iron Man, Shinsengumi, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Visitor Q, The Host, Natural City, Goyokin, Sword of Doom, Otaku in Love, The 36 Chambers of Shaolin aka Master Killer, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, The Lower Depths, Rashamon, Samurai:Musashi (1,2,3), The Eye, Shinobi, Izo, Face, Alive, Azumi (1,2), Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Shadowless Sword, Sha Po Lang, Hidden Fortress, Dragon Tiger Gate, Zatoichi, Twilight Samurai, Versus, Returner, Battle Royal, Storm Riders, Warriors of Zu, The Duel, Fearless, Hero, Fist of Legend, The Audition, Shutter, Koma, Hidden Stairway, Old Boy, Iron Monkey, Sword in the Moon, Onmyogi I & II, Kung-Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, Seven Swords, The Promise, Cashern, Curse of 1000 Year Lake, Musa, House of Flying Daggers, The Emperor and the Assassin, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai, Volcano High, Suicide Club, 2LDK, Dark Water, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Equilibrium, Boondock Saints, LOTR, Tale of Two Sisters, May, One Missed Call, Sanjuro, Hidden Blade, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Lady Vengeance, Kung Faux, Metropolis (silent), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (silent), Nosferatu (silent), Faust (silent), Cremaster 1-4
The 4400, Heroes, Sifl & Olli, Twin Peaks, Monty Python, Lost, X-Files, Family Guy, Boondocks, Chappelle Show, Adult Swim, MST3K, ROH, Dragongate, NOAH, AJPW, NJPW, Avatar, Fan-Subbed Anime:(Bleach, Naruto, One Piece), Japanorama,
I read lots of books pertaining to: religion, mythology, history, vampire folklore, spirituality, dreams/subconscious, occult theory, Asian culture. Also read a few comics/manga: Street Fighter, Death Note, Bleach, Naruto, Hunter X Hunter, One Piece, Vampire Hunter D, xxxHolic. Just about anything Anne Rice...