Hiroko Sakuramachi
Magic Boy
as Oyu (voice)Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace, deep in the forest with his animal pals and Oyu, his...
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Kiyoko OchiaiThis anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when...
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Eighteen Years in Prison
as uncreditedA former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes...
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No Stronger Swords
as uncreditedFeaturing some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells...
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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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Three Yakuza
as uncreditedA tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits...
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Human Torpedoes
as uncreditedStory of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end...
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The Ako Retainers
as uncreditedToei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s....
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Kanto Street Peddlers
as uncreditedKokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run...
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Big Time Gambling Boss
as TsuyakoTokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers...
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as RumikoUpon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must...
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The Acrobats of Death
as uncreditedSaotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
as uncreditedWith plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert...
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
as uncreditedFishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of...
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Bull's Eye of Love
as uncreditedYoung Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to...
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Japan's Top Gangster
as uncreditedA boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him...
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Wakasama samurai torimonochō o keshō kumo
as uncreditedMovie directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
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Tale of Ninja Duty
as Orie / OyuMumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he...
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
as uncreditedThe legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his...
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The Abandoned Swords
as uncreditedBest friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document...
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A Scream from Nowhere
as uncreditedIn 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of...
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The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
as OsodeYotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly...
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Hoodlum Match
as uncreditedA good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
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Shinran, Part II
as uncreditedContinuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji...
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Shingo's Final Duel
as uncreditedAfter Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest...
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Ghost Ship Part 1
as SatsukiAs Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the...
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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as Kikue OishiThe three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to...
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The Mysterious Cape
as KikumaruRyujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy...
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Warrior of the Wind
as ChinoA suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and...
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The Eve of the Chinese Festival
as uncreditedA kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone,...
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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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House of Gamblers
as uncreditedKen Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as OmiyoOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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The Third Contest
as uncreditedMondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a...
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Young Lord Yakuza
as uncreditedYoung Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under...
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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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Edo Purebreed
as uncreditedAction and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters,...
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Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
as uncreditedRichshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha,...
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Red peonies on the skin
as uncreditedGenjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies,...
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The Pirates
as KoshizuFinding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships)...
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Ninja's Mark
as uncreditedWhen the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes...
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A Wad of Notes
as uncreditedA lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After...
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
as uncreditedTwo thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
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The Purple Hood
as uncreditedKataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need....
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Tokaido Fullhouse
as uncreditedWhen Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother...
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Good Rascals
as KotoeA group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
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Gamblers
as uncreditedTsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former...
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Lord of Steel Heart
as KotohimeA Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a...
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Kunisada Chuji
as uncreditedKunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the...
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as OshinoThe Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region....
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Cases of Hanshichi
as OmiyoDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
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Seven Gamblers
as uncreditedHanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group...
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Revenge for His Lover
as uncreditedKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
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The Conspirator
as uncreditedYoung lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime,...
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Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
as SagiriDuring the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power...
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Law in Ghost Island
as HatsueUpon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady...
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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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Shogun and His Mistress 2
as OshinoIn the year 1786, Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa selected beautiful Ochisa to be his concubine. It...
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Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as OkomaEight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan...
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Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
as OrinRyutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as OharuThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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Flames of Blood
as NakaThe story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of...
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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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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
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Tears of Banishment
as uncreditedNinkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name.
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Team of Ruffians
as uncreditedPrisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.
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Happily Tied to the Road
as FujiWith flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the...
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When We See Again
as uncreditedA third-generation Japanese-American student moves to Wakayama to study lacquerware painting and...
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A Martial Crowd
as uncreditedAs a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin...
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One Man's Chivalry
as uncreditedTokizо, the boss of the Tenmaru-gumi group, assists Kikujiro, a traveler on the run. At this...
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
as OmitsuTange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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One-Eyed Wolf
as uncreditedFive swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two...
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The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
as uncreditedThe Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (関東兄弟仁義 仁侠) is a 1971 film directed by Buichi Saitō. It is the...
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Judo Hall Demon
as uncreditedSequel to the movie Judo Ichidai (Judo Life) with Sonny Chiba
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Ghost Story on Passage
as uncreditedA ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.
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A Sword Against Intrigue
as uncreditedDuring the reign of 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsuneyoshi a troupe of Chinese acrobats travel to Japan...
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Ghost Ship Part 2
as SatsukiJiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father....
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Tales of the Inner Chamber
as uncreditedLove-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
as uncreditedTasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu...
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Sword of Destiny
as uncreditedWhen master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his...
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
as uncreditedMaster swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent...
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Sazen Tange: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
as YayoiThis movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. A Tange loses one of his...
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The Bandits
as Kumi IshizukaAction drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese...
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The Forbidden Castle
as uncreditedFrom an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the...
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Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
as uncreditedYakuza Kojima appeared in Yokkaichi in search of her mother who died when she was young. There...
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Sword of Wind and Clouds
as uncreditedThis gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious...
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Shadow Over Fuji
as uncreditedThe year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
as uncreditedThe epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the...
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Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
as uncreditedIn this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a...
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A History of the Japanese Underworld
as uncreditedThe hero tries to unite various gangs.
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Morning Breeze in Edo
as Hashida OrimeThe sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members...
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Showdown of Men 3
as uncreditedAfter being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to...
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The Paper Crane
as uncreditedA wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from...
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
as NuiA story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely...
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Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
as uncreditedThe fourth part in the series "Code Between Brothers". The story takes place in Fukagawa, Tokyo,...
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The Phantom Goblin
as uncreditedAn injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and...
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A Carpenter and Children
as uncreditedA carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an...
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Case of a Young Lord 8
as uncreditedA family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is...
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Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
as uncreditedShinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political...
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A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride
as uncreditedA village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to...
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Whistling Drifter
as ShirarikaFriendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.
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Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
as uncreditedAll is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are...
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Kanto Street Peddlers Clan: Violent Loyalty
as uncreditedThe second film in the Kanto Street Peddlers Clan series starring Bunta Sugawara.
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Samurai Geisha
as uncreditedPopular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business...
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Bride of Peacock Castle
as uncreditedPrincess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of...
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A Yakuza Goes Home
as Ryoko MatsudairaShimamura & Mineko return to Kamagasaki in Osaka. In their return Shimamura quickly finds...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion
as uncreditedWhile on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives...
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The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
as uncreditedWhen the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the...
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The Coin Thrower Zenigata
as uncreditedThe film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
as uncreditedIn the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable...
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Travels of Gonkuro
as uncreditedSugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and...
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Seven from Edo
as IchiWhen Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a...
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Case of Umon: Red Lizard
as uncreditedUmon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.
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Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
as uncreditedRampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a...
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House of Spider Webs
as uncreditedBased on the original story by Seishi Yokomizo, House of Spider Webs is a gorgeous historical...
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