Gen Shimizu
Seven Samurai
as Samurai Who Kicks FarmersA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...
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Yojimbo
as MagotaroA nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two...
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Sanjuro
as uncreditedToshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced,...
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Stray Dog
as Police Inspector NakajimaA bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot,...
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Minister of DefenseAstronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the...
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Throne of Blood
as uncreditedReturning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who...
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Godzilla vs. Gigan
as Commander of Defense ForcesManga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to...
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High and Low
as Chief PhysicianA shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when...
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The Bad Sleep Well
as Managing Director MiuraIn this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position...
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I Live in Fear
as uncreditedKiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an...
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Gate of Hell
as SaburōsukeJapan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a...
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Yearning
as uncreditedWar widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many...
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Battle of the Japan Sea
as NarikawaJapan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the...
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47 Ronin
as uncreditedAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...
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The Sun's Burial
as uncreditedIn Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution,...
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The Mysterians
as uncreditedIn Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an...
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Two in the Shadow
as uncreditedA man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him...
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Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
as uncreditedThe sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of...
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The Black Current
as uncreditedA reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company,...
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Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
as uncreditedIn turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as...
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Buddha
as KisakaAn Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly
as uncreditedGang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to...
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The Demon of Mount Oe
as uncreditedA demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...
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The Trail of Blood
as uncreditedCan a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of...
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
as uncreditedComing out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang...
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as uncreditedIn the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan...
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The Biggest Gamble
as uncreditedWhen Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do...
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as uncreditedThe fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and...
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The Young Ace in Hawaii
as 上松Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous...
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Beast Alley
as uncredited"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite...
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Rise Against the Sword
as Kesho YadaFarmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight...
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Assassination
as Jûjirô IshiiAssassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay,...
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A Woman's Life
as uncreditedA woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
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Gambler and the Princess
as uncreditedFilm directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Showdown at Nagasaki
as uncreditedWhen Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment...
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Miki, the Swordman
as uncreditedAfter mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to...
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Happy Go-Lucky
as uncreditedAn irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Ôban
as uncreditedA young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader....
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
as uncreditedA story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.
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Moment of Terror
as uncreditedWhen an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the...
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Life of a Country Doctor
as uncreditedA skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and...
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The Armed Organization
as uncreditedViolent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji...
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Team of Ruffians
as Division Commander SakaiPrisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.
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Freelance Samurai
as uncreditedOne of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in...
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Dorodarake no seishun
as uncreditedShigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around...
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Ghost Man
as uncreditedA ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models....
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Samurai Vendetta
as uncreditedTwo amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and...
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Scars of Honor
as uncreditedJapan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute...
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Tower of Lilies
as uncreditedA group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the...
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The Gambler's Code
as uncreditedOne of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who...
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Brave Red Flower of the North
as uncreditedAn exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of...
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Nerves for Victory
as uncreditedA young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars...
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Street of Violence
as SuzukaAn attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police...
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Tokyo File 212
as uncreditedA Communist spy ring in Japan is hard at work trying to sabotage the American war effort during...
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Thirst for Love
as YasudaNatsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an...
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Street of Ronin
as uncreditedBased on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in...
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Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
as Ryuji MaisakaYukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that...
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Jirocho Fuji
as uncreditedLegendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...
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Kodokan Under a Morning Moon
as uncreditedThe picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by...
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The Man Without a Nationality
as Military police officerThriller drama by Kon Ichikawa
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The Stand in Hakone
as uncreditedA period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high...
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Samurai Save The Virgin
as uncreditedA gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a...
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Vagabonds from Badgerville
as uncreditedA musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.
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Yakuza bayashi
as uncreditedMakino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko
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I Hear the Whistle
as IchiokaTells of the feelings and sufferings of a young girl with an incurable paralytic disease.
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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
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The White Orchid
as uncreditedA Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo
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The Storm
as uncreditedA widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone.
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A Man Among Men
as TamiyaGangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but...
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A Man in Red
as uncreditedTakashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a...
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Tomboy Samurai
as uncreditedThe beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle...
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The Gambler's Counterattack
as TerasakiAiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang...
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Riverside Fish Market Empire
as uncreditedObscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
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Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
as uncreditedSuzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret...
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Straw hat of Itako
as uncreditedA film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.
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The Bride of Headless Island
as uncreditedDirected by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" fame. A thriller and unique period drama...
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Our Wasteland
as uncreditedTetsuya, a worker at a US Air Base who moonlights as a bartender with his bar hostess roommate,...
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Ashita Koso
as 岡村The 8th NHK Asadora. Starring Yumiko Fujita in a family drama. The first Asadora filmed in color.
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Ultra Q
as Hasegawa Proving Ground DirectorAs supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be...
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