Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Sanshiro Sugata
as Gennosuke HigakiThe story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn...
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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
as Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brotherIn this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his...
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13 Assassins
as Makino TsuyoshiA sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even...
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as TōzaburōTragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants –...
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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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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as NikkanThe remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to...
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Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
as uncreditedIn the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who...
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The Pirates
as Nyudo MurakamiFinding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships)...
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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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Vanquished Foes
as uncreditedA skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two...
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The Mad Fox
as Onono YosifuruA court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope...
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Souls in the Moonlight II
as ShichibeiThis is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great...
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Bull's Eye of Love
as Chamberlain HyobuYoung Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to...
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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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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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Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
as ToshinAfter serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison....
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江戸いろは祭
as め組の辰五郎Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife...
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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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Organized Violence
as uncreditedA war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.
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G-Men of Japan
as uncreditedThe investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative...
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Samurai Banners
as Kasahara KiyoshigeKansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...
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Bloody Battle at Dawn
as uncreditedA story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the...
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A Fishmonger's Tour
as uncreditedThe supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a...
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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 Warrior from Kishu
as Priest ShunkaiThis 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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Five Men of Edo
as SogoroDuring the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of...
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Ghost Ship Part 1
as Danjô MatsunagaAs Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the...
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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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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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Keepers of Order
as uncreditedChuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal...
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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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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
as uncreditedOda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history....
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
as TokudaA modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin...
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Thirty-three footprints
as uncreditedFourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Showdown at Lightning Pass
as Kamiizumi Ise-no-kamiA story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Shichinin no hanayome
as uncredited
Genkuro Yoshitsune
as uncreditedAn exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from...
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Young Swordsman
as Miyamoto MusashiThis Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were...
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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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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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The Conspirator
as uncreditedYoung lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime,...
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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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Runway to Hell
as uncreditedWhen Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the...
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
as Kimura MatazoThe story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki...
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Duel at Yagyu Valley
as Koizumi Ise-no-kamiDuring the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends,...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
as uncreditedThe adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his...
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The Seven Vows
as uncreditedToruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be...
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Ooka Seidan: Defense of The Weak Pt. 2
as uncreditedMasanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct...
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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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Life of Hishakaku
as uncreditedAfter eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf....
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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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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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The Ako Retainers
as Kira KouzukenosukeToei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s....
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as Ooka-no-kami EchizenOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
as uncreditedThe story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's...
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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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Sasaki Kojiro
as uncreditedDirector Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro....
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as uncreditedThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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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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Lord Mito
as Mito KōmonThis most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke...
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Life of Hishakaku 2
as uncreditedUpon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain...
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The Flower and the Dragon
as uncreditedA story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman...
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
as BenkeiA historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto...
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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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A Thousand Standards of Stone
as KambeiA film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi...
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Miki, the Swordman
as uncreditedAfter mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to...
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as KurokamaAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
as Arakida SamanosukeThe stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi,...
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Yoru no hato
as MurayamaOkiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her.
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The Cave of the Vampire Bats
as Munakata KanzanA maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good...
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Good Rascals
as Lord NakanoA group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
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Fighting Disposition
as uncreditedWith the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the...
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The Third Ninja
as uncreditedThree Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga.
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Ito KashitaroKondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national...
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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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Epic Crash
as uncreditedUtaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and...
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Road of Chivalry
as IsaburoWhile on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising...
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Dance of the Capital
as uncreditedHiromasa Nomura World War II era film
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
as Hirate MasahideA dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the...
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Virtue in Spades
as uncreditedAdaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.
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Ninja's Weapon
as OrochimaruDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his...
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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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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
as uncreditedFifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
as uncreditedPart of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known...
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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
as uncreditedPart two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
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Ninja Assassins
as uncreditedSaotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.
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Jakoman and Tetsu
as JakomanIn a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the...
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Jet Air Base 101
as uncreditedThe first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are...
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
as uncredited
疾風からす隊
as 中久保主水During the end of the shogunate, there was a group of black-clothed masked samurai known as the...
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Official with a Tattoo
as SetsuoKinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did...
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Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
as Momochi SandayuDuring the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power...
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53 Stages of the Road
as uncreditedAn Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
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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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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
as uncreditedPart one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
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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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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
as Lord Mito10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto.
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The Seven Vows, Part 2
as uncreditedThe adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being...
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Castle of Revenge
as uncreditedThe film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the...
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47 Vendettas
as Gengoemon KataokaThe legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused...
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Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
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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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Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
as uncreditedAdaptation of Mito Kōmon.
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The Phantom Cat
as Mito KomonIn Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
as uncreditedAoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the...
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Souls in the Moonlight III
as ShichibeiMaster swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be...
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Yakuza of Seki
as Saibei of TagotoA young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister,...
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Yakuza G-Men
as Chief Fujisaku34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to...
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Signal Fires of Shanghai
as Saisuke GodaiDuring the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by...
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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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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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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
as Jubei NakatomiA kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes...
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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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Wild Lion
as uncreditedA gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the...
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Noble Tasuke
as uncreditedThe story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed...
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The Inner Palace Conspiracy
as HondaA period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of...
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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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The Abandoned Swords
as uncreditedBest friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document...
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The Dead Beauty Incident
as uncreditedA dead beauty is found in the trunk. Kubota (Miaki), Okayama (Kawazu) and Tsuji (Funakoshi)...
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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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Clan Revival
as Akagaki GenbaAfter the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete...
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The Invisible Man Appears
as Kenzô NakazatoJewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and...
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An Edo Magistrate
as uncreditedWhen a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a...
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Shimizu no Jirocho den
as Shimizu no JirochoBased on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.
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Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword
as RaizaburoIn medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to...
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Mito Komon Travelogue: The Hunchback Man of the Ghost Castle
as uncreditedJapanese horror movie from 1955.
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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 Mansion of Intrigue
as uncreditedA swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4
as uncreditedFourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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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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Hawk of the North
as Date TerumuneDuring the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close....
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Magistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind Magistrate
as uncreditedOne of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no...
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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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Restoration Fire
as Kondo IsamiMegastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic...
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Feline Spirit
as Komori HanzaemonGo master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the...
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Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
as Katakura KojuroThe life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth...
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Man of the House
as Kumoemon TochukenThis film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his...
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Fencing Master
as DanpeiSwordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to...
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
as KoheitaThis epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story...
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden
as uncredited1950 Japanese movie
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Reimei izen
as uncreditedIn the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold...
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Fill the Cup with Blood
as uncreditedSecond delivery in the "Yakuza Hijoshi" series. The protagonist, played by Ando Noboru, is torn...
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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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Gambler
as Fusagoro OtaThe main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is...
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The Seven Vows, Part 3
as uncreditedThe adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the...
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Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
as uncreditedThe sequel to "Flowers and Dragons". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He...
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Karate Sanshiro
as uncreditedShunsuke Washimi, a member of the karate club, misunderstands the affections of Chiyo, a lodging...
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Seven Faces
as uncreditedFirst film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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大岡政談 血煙り地蔵
as uncreditedA thrilling historical drama that revolves around the exoneration of a falsely accused family,...
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The Medicine Case
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
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Kojiki Taishô
as uncreditedGotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually...
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
as uncreditedUmon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the...
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Kingdom of Youth
as uncreditedAn entertaining youth drama, which tells about the struggle of a young swordsman Yamanaka...
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Kenpu Renpeikan
as Sagawa HikokuroNear the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHe was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not...
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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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Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi
as Heima KiyomizawaKageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial...
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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
as uncreditedThe story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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Ship of Outlaws
as uncreditedSet in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu...
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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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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9
as uncredited9th film in the series about Lord Mito
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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
as uncreditedThe story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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as Mamoru MabuchuIn the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7
as Mito KōmonA series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly...
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Rashōmon
as uncreditedA 1941 Japanese film directed by Shinzo Yoshida.
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Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka
as Mito KomonSixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise.
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