Kan'emon Nakamura
Kwaidan
as Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...
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The 47 Ronin
as Sukeimon TomimoriIn 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the...
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Humanity and Paper Balloons
as ShinzaIn a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him...
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
as Takeo SendaA war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for...
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Samurai Banners
as Nobukato ItagakiKansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...
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Priest of Darkness
as Kaneko IchinojoA boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of...
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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Yasubo KatsuNear the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards...
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Inn of Evil
as IkuzôThe story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly...
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Escape from Hell
as SeibeiThis suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a...
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A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf
as Rokuro KaiStory of a bandit king.
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Blood End
as JingosaSentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a...
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The Day Before
as HikotaroA forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the...
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The Abe Clan
as Yagobei“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of...
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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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Monument to the Girl's Corps
as Noguchi, principalIn 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although...
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Still I Live On
as HanamuraAbout the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the...
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Miyamoto Musashi
as Kojiro SasakiThe first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous...
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Okinawa
as uncreditedA group of teenagers grow up in Okinawa amid the protests and resistance against the presence of...
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Banzuiin Chōbei
as uncreditedA jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba.
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Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
as uncreditedStory of a bandit king part 2.
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The Village Tattooed Man
as SanjiroA tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place...
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