Chiezō Kataoka
The Shogun Assassins
as Sanada MasayukiThis is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Hero of the Red Light District
as Sano JiroA successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his...
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13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon ShimadaA sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even...
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The Great Duel
as uncreditedA cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a...
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Nissho InoueThis anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when...
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as GenpachiTragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants –...
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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
as uncreditedThe conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of...
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Magistrate of Dice
as uncreditedBased on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this...
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Postwar Secrets
as Yaroku OkamuraEverybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel...
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Souls in the Moonlight II
as Ryûnosuke TsukueThis is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great...
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Souls in the Moonlight
as Tsukue RyunosukeFirst part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long...
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豪快三人男
as uncreditedIn the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a...
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Seven Masks of Revenge
as uncreditedThe eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in...
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G-Men of Japan
as uncreditedThe investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative...
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Tokaido Fullhouse
as Jirocho of ShimizuWhen Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother...
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Shunjû ittôryû
as uncreditedAfter being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki...
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The Shogun's Vault
as uncreditedOkawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a...
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
as uncreditedIn 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to...
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Keepers of Order
as uncreditedChuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal...
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
as OishiA modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin...
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Gamblers and Racketeers
as uncreditedKomatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group...
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Falcon Magistrate
as uncreditedToyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind...
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Thirty-three footprints
as uncreditedFourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
as Kōsuke KindaichiEarly adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.
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Three-Headed Tower
as uncreditedNewly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition...
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Killer's Mission
as Ijiun UkyoIchibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to...
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
as Miyamoto MusashiThe story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki...
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Tengu Priest
as uncreditedKichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as Monzaemon ChikamatsuThe adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is...
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G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
as uncreditedThe second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the...
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The Master Spearman
as Toshinaga MaedaThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
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The Sentencer
as uncreditedA man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.
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Thus the Divine Wind Blows
as Tokimune HôjôSet in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the...
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The Ako Retainers
as Oishi KuranosukeToei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s....
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as KichigoroThe Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region....
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A Spectacular Showdown
as Chuji KunisadaOne of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as Kondo IsamiThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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Chushingura
as uncreditedThe vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy...
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Lord Mito
as uncreditedThis most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke...
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The Bandits
as uncreditedFriendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.
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A Thousand Standards of Stone
as Chôji at Ni-gumiA film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi...
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The Big Boss
as uncreditedA shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is...
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as JirochoAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
as Kondo IsamiThe stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi,...
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Foul Play
as Bannai TaraoPrivate eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa)...
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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as Kikuo OyamaThe three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to...
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Sasaki Kojiro
as Musashi MiyamotoRonin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he...
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Kondo IsamiKondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national...
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Sakura Official
as uncreditedAs Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan...
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Road of Chivalry
as uncreditedWhile on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising...
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Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
as uncreditedThe final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of...
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G-Men in the Pacific
as HirogamiG-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to...
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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
as uncreditedDetective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.
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The Burning Prison
as uncreditedIn Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With...
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Ninja's Weapon
as JiraiyaDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his...
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The 26 Martyrs of Japan
as uncreditedJesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to...
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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
as uncreditedPart two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
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Five Ronins
as uncreditedThe story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl,...
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
as uncredited
Official with a Tattoo
as uncreditedKinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did...
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
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Cases of Hanshichi
as HanshichiDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
as uncreditedPart one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
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Blooded Spear
as uncreditedEdo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that...
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The Second Bullet is Marked
as uncreditedTsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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Castle of Revenge
as uncreditedThe film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the...
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Singing Lovebirds
as Reisaburo AsaiAn umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force...
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47 Vendettas
as Kuranosuke ÔishiThe legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused...
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Men in a Rough Town
as Kumaso TakeruAn action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
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The 47 Masterless Samurai
as uncreditedWhile the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there...
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Morning Breeze in Edo
as Kuroshio TaroThe sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members...
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Souls in the Moonlight III
as Ryûnosuke TsukueMaster swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be...
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Rascals! Go to Hell
as uncreditedA boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.
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The Devil comes and plays the Flute
as uncreditedThe film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that...
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G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack
as uncreditedA man with two identical faces challenges the wicked and lawless escaped prisoner to an...
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Sado NagaokaThe fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
as uncreditedThis is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series
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Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
as Kinshiro ToyamaA captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū...
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Island of Horrors
as Kôsuke KindaichiKindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the...
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Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
as uncreditedSequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).
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The Kuroda Affair
as uncreditedThis adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in...
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A Chivalrous Spirit
as JirochoAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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Merciless Blade Part 3
as Ryûnosuke TsukueThe final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Three-Fingered Detective
as uncreditedBeing acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding...
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Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
as Kosuke KindaichiChiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a...
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Akanishi Kakita
as Akanishi Kakita / Kai HaradaA samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a...
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The Emperor's Hat
as uncreditedA man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
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Kunisada Chuji
as ChujiKunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the...
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Magistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind Magistrate
as uncreditedOne of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no...
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A Gang of Five
as Toyama KinshiroA group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
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Fireball Magistrate
as uncreditedTwo guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret...
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Restoration Fire
as Hijikata ToshizoMegastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic...
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Capricious Young Man
as uncreditedAn adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are...
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Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
as Date MasamuneThe life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth...
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Himalayan Wanderer
as uncreditedOne after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented...
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One-Eyed Detective
as The Man of Seven FacesFifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who...
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Yatsuhaka-mura
as uncreditedOriginal work by Yokomizo Seishi. The third part of Kindaichi Kosuke's story, which was...
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Twenty-One Fingerprints
as uncreditedThird film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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The Purple Hood
as Murasaki ZukinKataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need....
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In Search of Mother
as ChutaroHis mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so,...
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Seven Faces
as uncreditedFirst film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Thirteen Eyes
as uncreditedSecond film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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The Medicine Case
as Mizuki HankuroMagistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as uncreditedThis is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a...
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Merciless Blade Part 2
as Ryûnosuke TsukueThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Hotta Hayato
as uncreditedJidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.
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Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan
as uncreditedSixth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka.
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The Greatest Man in the World
as Young samurai/IsenokamiIn the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme....
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Merciless Blade
as Ryûnosuke TsukueThe first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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The Mysterious Purple Hood
as uncreditedThe Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in...
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Grand Contest
as uncreditedThe story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.
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Rebellion from Below
as uncreditedTomu Uchida's Gyakushu Gokumon Toride is a masterpiece which treats class struggle in the end of...
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The Wandering Gambler
as Date MosuiDate Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him...
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The Samurai's Justice
as Kuroda GunbeiThe 8th Tokugawa shogun, Yoshimune, sets up a suggestion box to hear the complaints of the...
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