Kanae Kobayashi
In the Realm of the Senses
as KikuryuA passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an...
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The Crucified Lovers
as OtatsuIn 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is...
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The Tale of Zatoichi
as Kane the innkeeperThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a...
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
as ShigeZatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
as Bereaved Woman's ServantIn this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we...
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as uncreditedZatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles...
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A Geisha
as uncreditedEiko seeks out Miyoharu, a geisha, and asks to be her apprentice. When she is ready to receive...
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Miss Oyu
as NannyShinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with...
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Zatoichi Challenged
as uncreditedIchi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his...
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Tenchu!
as uncreditedA ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...
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New Tale of Zatoichi
as Old lady going deafWishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends...
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as Widow TarozaemonZatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and...
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
as uncreditedWhen a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a...
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Conflagration
as uncreditedLearning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the...
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Death at an Old Mansion
as OnaoWhen a woman and her bridegroom are found dead in a double suicide the day after their wedding,...
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as uncreditedZatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
as uncreditedSixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a...
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A Lustful Man
as uncreditedFascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of...
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Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Tamekichi's motherZatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no...
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Bonchi
as uncreditedKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal....
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An Osaka Story
as uncreditedA poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi...
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The Woman in the Rumor
as OharuYukiko's fiance learns her mother runs a geisha house and ends their engagement. She despises...
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The Betrayal
as uncreditedA naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai...
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On the Road Forever
as uncreditedA wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the...
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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as uncredited[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni...
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The Life of Matsu the Untamed
as uncreditedMatsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a...
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle
as uncreditedTsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down...
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Story of a Beloved Wife
as uncreditedStory of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi...
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Coup d'Etat
as uncreditedA freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
as uncreditedThe masked daughter of the Shogun wants to kill a samurai who has seen her scarred face. She...
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The Grand Master
as SayaShogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor...
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Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
as uncreditedNezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in...
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Gambler and the Princess
as uncreditedFilm directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Women's Prison for Torture
as uncreditedShocking scenes are revealed in the Nagasaki Women's prison.
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Sleepy Eyes Of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
as uncreditedGetting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself...
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Her Hidden Past
as Sakai family maidAdaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the...
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Drunken Harbor
as uncreditedThird film of the yoidore hakase series
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The Water Was So Clear
as uncreditedA Buddhist priest rescues a homeless girl and brings her into his temple's household. Soon she...
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Blood End
as uncreditedSentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a...
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The Magical Warrior
as uncreditedRikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day...
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Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
as uncreditedOkoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named...
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Masseur’s Curse
as Osei, the brothel madamOne murky night, Soetsu, a blind acupuncturist and money lender, calls on Shinzaemon Fukami, a...
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Kogarashi Monjiro
as Old womanMonjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...
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Kogarashi Monjiro
as OshinoMonjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...
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