Ryutaro Otomo
Ryūtarō Ōtomo (大友柳太朗 Ōtomo Ryūtarō) (5 June 1912 – 27 September 1985) was a Japanese film actor. He committed suicide in 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryūtarō Ōtomo, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tampopo
as Ramen MasterIn this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit...
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Kagero-za
as MasterA 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
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Eleven Samurai
as Chamberlain GyobuThe lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic...
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Yakuza Law
as uncreditedA story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
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The Magic Serpent
as Orochi-MaruIn ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and...
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A Scream from Nowhere
as Rokuro OyamadaIn 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of...
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The Great Duel
as uncreditedA cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a...
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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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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
as EchizenLoyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission...
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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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The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
as Kurahara ShinbeiThe stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi,...
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as ChobeiAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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The Christian Revolt
as Shinbei OkaIn the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against...
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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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Genkuro Yoshitsune
as uncreditedAn exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from...
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A Warrior's Flute
as Kumagai NaozaneTale of tragic love between samurai and princess during Heian period.
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as Tsukigata HanpeitaThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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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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Watari, the Ninja Boy
as Otowa no KidoIn old Japan, the legend of the ninja lives on in Watari, the Ninja Boy, a motion picture like...
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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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Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
as uncreditedFilm about Ghost-Cat.
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Tange Sazen
as uncreditedDrama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period...
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Flames of Blood
as uncreditedThe story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of...
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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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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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Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as GentaEight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan...
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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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Temptation of Angel
as uncreditedA story of the everyday life of a couple living together, ordinary but full of warmth and love....
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A Chivalrous Spirit
as OmasaAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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The Eve of the Chinese Festival
as Umon KondoA kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone,...
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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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Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword
as uncreditedThe Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new...
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The Domain: The Naniwa Story
as uncreditedSecond film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as...
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Seventeen Ninja
as Iga no JingosaAs the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable...
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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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Duel of Blood and Sand
as Yajuro InabaFrustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving...
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The Master Spearman
as Takasada TomitaThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as Tange SazenOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
as uncreditedThe serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds...
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The Grand Master
as MôriShogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor...
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The Lonely Olympics
as uncreditedThis is a story about the youth of a university student who, by chance, aims to compete in the...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
as uncreditedFifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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The Mysterious Purple Hood
as Purple HoodThe Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in...
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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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Seven from Edo
as HiraharaWhen Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a...
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The Elephant Who Waited
as uncreditedThe story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants,...
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
as uncredited
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
as uncreditedSequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).
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The Red Shadow
as Jûbei YagyûFifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees...
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Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
as uncreditedA headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his...
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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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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 Lord Takes a Bride
as GentaroYoung Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier...
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The Black Hooded Man 2
as Black HoodThe mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the...
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Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement
as uncreditedThird and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy.
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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 Swordsman and the Actress
as uncreditedA fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical...
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Evil Man of Edo
as Sanshiro KenmochiA classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
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A Gang of Five
as Nippon DaemonA group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
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Festival of Swordsmen
as Busshi ShirogoroDuring the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most...
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Mark of Blood
as Saint JinjuroThree young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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Magistrate Ooka’s Legends
as uncreditedA hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic.
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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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Bride of Peacock Castle
as uncreditedPrincess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of...
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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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Castle of Owls
as JuzoMovie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon,...
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Island of Horrors
as Detective IsokawaKindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the...
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Five Men of Edo
as uncreditedDuring the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city 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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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
as uncreditedWith plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert...
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Sazen Tange: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
as Sazen TangeThis movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. A Tange loses one of his...
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
as Tange SazenTange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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Tengu Priest
as uncreditedKichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.
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Mighty Shosuke
as uncreditedA comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered...
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Thirty-three footprints
as uncreditedFourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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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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A Thousand Standards of Stone
as MangoroA film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi...
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Twenty-One Fingerprints
as uncreditedThird film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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The 47 Masterless Samurai
as uncreditedWhile the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there...
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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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Revenge for His Lover
as KamioKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
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The Ako Retainers
as uncreditedToei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s....
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden
as uncredited1950 Japanese movie
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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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Grand Contest
as uncreditedThe story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.
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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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Cantankerous Edo
as uncreditedIt's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and...
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Case of Umon: Red Lizard
as uncreditedUmon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.
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Ghost Ship Part 2
as Samanosuke SasakiJiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father....
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Clan Revival
as Kiri no KojiroAfter the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete...
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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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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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The Kuroda Affair
as uncreditedThis adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in...
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The Woman Dicer
as uncreditedSeventh film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring...
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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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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Shichinin no hanayome
as uncredited
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 Black Hooded Man
as The Black Hooded ManA mysterious black hooded man intervenes when an anti-government group who plots to steal the...
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Black Ninja
as uncreditedHistorical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.
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The Crimson Peacock
as uncreditedOne of the greatest film serials ever to come out of Japan puts together an all-star cast in 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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Ghost Ship Part 1
as Samanosuke SasakiAs Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the...
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悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
as uncreditedWhen Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the...
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Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
as Kondo UmonRyutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the...
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Kaiketsu kuro zukin
as uncreditedFirst film of the The Black Hooded Man series.
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Lovestruck Ronin
as Ayutaro NatsumeTai Kato's first film directed at Toei.
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Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle
as uncreditedIn a Toei all-star effort, Matsukata Hiroki, Otomo Ryutaro, and Konoe Jushiro combine to create...
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White-haired Demon
as uncreditedA man dies in an automobile accident and returns as a white-haired demon and seeks revenge on...
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Samurai of the Great Earth
as Ken AgatsumaA film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".
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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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Temple of Revenge
as Denpachiro IkutaRevenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in...
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Kanbei's Bargain Sale
as uncreditedWandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights,...
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Natchan no shashinkan
as 祖父・西城清右衛門The 25th NHK Asadora. Nishiki Natsuko is a woman who strives to become a photographer.
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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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