Kensaku Hara
Osaka Elegy
as Susumu NishimuraAyako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from...
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Warrior of the Wind
as uncreditedA suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and...
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The Magic Serpent
as ZenbeiIn ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and...
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Akanishi Kakita
as uncreditedA samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a...
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The Mad Fox
as Fujiwara NakahiraA court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope...
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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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Big Time Gambling Boss
as uncreditedTokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers...
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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 Kingdom of Jirocho 4
as uncreditedThe continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
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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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Father of the Kamikaze
as uncreditedVice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to...
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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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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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Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
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Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls
as uncreditedTwo groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her...
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Whistling Drifter
as uncreditedFriendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
as Okawara HeizoThe story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki...
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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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Hero of the Red Light District
as uncreditedA successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his...
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Roughneck From Asama
as uncreditedWhen Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss...
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The Spying Sorceress
as Yui ShosetsuSecond part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous...
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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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Case of the Hidden Coin
as uncreditedA mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi...
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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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The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins
as uncreditedThe film adaptation of the novel "Three Little Rats" by Tatsuro Jinde. In this fascinating...
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A Chivalrous Spirit
as uncreditedAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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Ghost Ship Part 2
as SaemontarôJiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father....
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The Master Spearman
as Kazunobu TomitaThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
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Unwieldy Brothers
as uncreditedTaisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of...
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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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A Spectacular Showdown
as uncreditedOne of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody...
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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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While Traveling
as uncreditedIn this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to...
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Taiko's Rising in the World
as uncreditedTaikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the...
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Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
as uncreditedYoung lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.
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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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The Medicine Case
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Hijikata ToshizoKondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national...
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Drunken Sword
as uncreditedTetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt...
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Happily Tied to the Road
as Nango ShigeruWith flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the...
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The Warrior from Kishu
as Kano ShogenThis is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the...
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Hirado Pirates
as uncreditedIn the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado,...
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Castle of Owls
as uncreditedMovie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon,...
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Code Between Brothers 2
as uncreditedThe services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal...
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Last Days of Edo
as Torataro TsukamotoIt is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly...
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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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The Kuroda Affair
as uncreditedThis adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in...
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Akagaki Genzo
as Takeshiro SakayaForty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and...
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Devoted Servant Naosuke
as NaosukeNaosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master...
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The Envoy
as uncreditedSinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes...
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Virtue in Spades
as uncreditedAdaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.
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Case of a Young Lord 2
as uncreditedAfter getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
as uncreditedThe tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a...
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Mysteries of Edo
as uncreditedA princess in disguise, Oshichi launches an investigation to reveal the truth about the...
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Lord of Steel Heart
as KumakiriA Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a...
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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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Fireball Magistrate
as uncreditedTwo guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret...
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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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Kisaragi Sword
as Hyôbu TsudaThe story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new...
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Echo in the Mountains
as Kyoko IchibashiA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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The Red Shadow
as Jûrôbei HiguchiFifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees...
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Heiji, the Detective
as uncreditedFamous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an...
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The Lost Public Funds
as uncreditedFour thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were...
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Goblin's Highway
as uncreditedGombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who...
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
as uncreditedA historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto...
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Lord of Red Banner
as uncreditedA young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.
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Ninja's Weapon
as uncreditedDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his...
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Golden Valley
as uncreditedA samurai thief fights a gang of ghostly thieves using scorpions for treasure in the unexplored...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
as Heima KadokuraThe second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge...
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Watari, the Ninja Boy
as uncreditedIn old Japan, the legend of the ninja lives on in Watari, the Ninja Boy, a motion picture like...
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A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
as uncredited
The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
as uncredited
Seven from Edo
as uncreditedWhen Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a...
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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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Ukyunosuke on Patrol
as uncreditedThis is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of...
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Gentle Breeze
as uncreditedA young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as OmasaAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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Merciless Blade
as uncreditedThe first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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The Lord Takes a Bride
as uncreditedYoung Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as Yamazaki SusumuThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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Mark of Blood
as YasukeThree young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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Mark of Blood
as uncreditedThree young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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as uncreditedGonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager...
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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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Festival of Swordsmen
as uncreditedDuring the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most...
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Tattoo of Love
as uncreditedThe great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save...
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Cases of Hanshichi
as uncreditedDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
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A Gang of Five
as Sakai EinosukeA group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
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A Baby Given by a Fox
as uncreditedA lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a...
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Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
as uncreditedThis is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour...
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Goblin in Stirrups
as uncreditedKurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4
as uncreditedFourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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The Duel at the Satta Pass
as uncreditedA variety of characters, including ninja Noto, a swordsman disguised as a komuso monk, and a...
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The Fighting on The Trial
as uncreditedHanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated...
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Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
as uncreditedTwo child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHis skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected...
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Love and Faith
as uncreditedSen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal...
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Goblin in stirrups Part 3
as uncreditedThe third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original...
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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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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
as uncreditedA kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes...
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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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Sasaki Kojiro
as uncreditedRonin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he...
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
as uncreditedThird part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's...
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Rebellion
as uncreditedIn the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a...
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Fencing Master
as uncreditedSwordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to...
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Thus the Divine Wind Blows
as uncreditedSet in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the...
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Ghost Ship Part 1
as SaemontarôAs Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
as uncreditedAt the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and...
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Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
as uncreditedEarly jidaigeki by Tai Kato.
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The Samurai Markets
as uncreditedThe success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.
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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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Chushingura
as uncreditedThe vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy...
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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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Law in Ghost Island
as uncreditedUpon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady...
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Eight Brave Brothers 3
as uncreditedThe long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats.
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Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
as YagoroRyutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the...
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
as uncreditedThe third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by...
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One-Eyed Detective
as Soichi TezukaFifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who...
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
as Hayashi HidesadaA dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the...
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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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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
as uncreditedThe Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
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Hibari’s Favorite 2
as uncreditedYoung girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of...
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Ghost of the 53 Stations
as uncreditedKota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree...
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Eight Brave Brothers
as uncreditedThis remake of Satomi Hakkenden is the most requested of all Toei movies and features some of...
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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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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion
as uncreditedThe second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on...
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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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Ghostly Tales: The Shamisen
as uncreditedA popular dance master in Edo meets a yakuza man, and the maddened master is killed in the end...
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Case of a Young Lord 1
as uncreditedAs a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the...
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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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The Forbidden Castle
as uncreditedFrom an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
as Heima KadokuraThe final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the...
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Seven Faces
as uncreditedFirst film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Watari and the Fantasticks
as uncreditedWatari and his ninja friends continue their battles against evil people in long ago Japan.
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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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Yakuza of Ina
as TamakuraTossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of...
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Maboroshijō kaiketsu-hen kizoji no gaika
as uncreditedTsukinosuke narrowly misses capturing the lord of the phantom castle by a hair's breadth. The...
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In Search of Mother
as KingoroPeriod piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a...
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Lovestruck Ronin
as uncreditedTai Kato's first film directed at Toei.
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Kurama Tengu
as uncreditedThis is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
as uncreditedThe deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at...
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Epic Crash
as uncreditedUtaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and...
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Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo
as uncreditedAn adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
as uncreditedThe first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge...
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Vengeance at Iga
as uncreditedFamed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite...
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Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
as uncreditedThe undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the...
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Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
as uncreditedMt. Norikura's natural fortress, the phantom castle. A white-clad iron mask, offering prayers to...
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A Young Rabble
as uncreditedWhen an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to...
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
as uncreditedThe 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi...
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Professional Killers
as uncreditedA shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an...
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The Yagyu Conspiracy
as Yagyu MunefuIt takes place at the time of the Shogunate rule with Shogun Hidetada and who will succeed...
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Yagyu's Secret Quest
as MagobeiYagyu Abaretabi is the tale of members of the Yagyu Clan and their travels all around the nation...
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