Kinnosuke Takamatsu
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
as Matsusuke OnoueIn late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an...
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The Sword of Doom
as uncreditedRyunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate...
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as uncreditedTragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants –...
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A Page of Madness
as Crazy Man BA man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
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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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13 Assassins
as uncreditedA sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even...
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Female Ninja Magic
as uncreditedIn Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's...
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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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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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Kisaragi Sword
as uncreditedThe story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new...
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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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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
as uncreditedFishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of...
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The Mad Fox
as Imperial MessengerA court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope...
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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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An Actor's Revenge
as Saburobee NagasakiyaAn onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963...
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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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Souls in the Moonlight
as uncreditedFirst part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
as uncreditedThese are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is...
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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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Samurai Vagabonds
as uncreditedOn New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for...
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The Great Duel
as uncreditedIn this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
as uncreditedThe continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
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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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Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
as uncreditedAfter settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as Shiba JipposaiOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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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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Black Thief
as uncreditedOrganized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9
as uncredited9th film in the series about Lord Mito
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
as uncreditedOne of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his...
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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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Minamoto Yoshitsune
as uncreditedA historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto...
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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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Magistrate of Dice
as uncreditedBased on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this...
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Banchô sarayashiki
as uncreditedshort film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
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The Beauty and the Dragon
as uncreditedKabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman,...
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Merciless Blade Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Kaiketsu kuro zukin
as uncreditedFirst film of the The Black Hooded Man series.
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Miyamoto Musashi
as Village manIn this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the...
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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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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as uncreditedAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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祇園物語 春怨
as uncreditedThe story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful...
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Five Ronins
as uncreditedThe story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl,...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
as Yukinojo's fatherThe second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as A HecklerThe remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to...
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Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
as Tozawa HakunsaiDuring the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power...
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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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The Shogun's Vault
as uncreditedOkawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a...
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
as uncreditedThe story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki...
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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
as uncreditedThe Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
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Kagemaru of the Iga Clan
as Momochi SandayuA group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja....
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The Ninja Hunt
as uncreditedFour ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the...
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The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
as Ichirôbei - rice shop ownerTwo cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to...
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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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The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
as uncreditedThe famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d’etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate.
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The Emperor's Hat
as uncreditedA man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
as uncreditedTange 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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Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen
as uncredited1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together
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The Black Hooded Man 2
as uncreditedThe mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the...
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Merciless Blade Part 3
as uncreditedThe final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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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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The Master Spearman
as uncreditedThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
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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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Shadow Over Fuji
as uncreditedThe year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which...
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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 Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
as Yukinojo's fatherThe final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the...
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An Actor's Revenge
as uncreditedNakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor...
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A Gang of Five
as HanbeiA group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Genshirō ShindōThis 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed...
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
as uncreditedA dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the...
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Sakura Official
as uncreditedAs Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan...
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Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
as uncreditedfilm directed by Tai Katô
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Virtue in Spades
as uncreditedAdaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.
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Tsukiyo Karasu
as uncreditedThe ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.
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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba
as uncreditedEarly film by Eiichi Kudô.
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Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
as uncreditedMaster swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.
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The Horse Boy
as uncreditedA humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later,...
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Temple of Revenge
as uncreditedRevenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in...
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Fine Man
as uncreditedA young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he...
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Mito Komon Travelogue: The Hunchback Man of the Ghost Castle
as uncreditedJapanese horror movie from 1955.
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