Ryōsuke Kagawa
The Sword of Doom
as Dansho TsukueRyunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate...
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Ugetsu
as Village MasterIn 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of...
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Sansho the Bailiff
as Ritsushi KumotakeIn medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was...
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Gate of Hell
as YasutadaJapan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a...
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47 Ronin
as uncreditedAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...
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Japan's Longest Day
as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu IshiguroFollowing the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military...
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Kill!
as Sachu MizoguchiA pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become...
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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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13 Assassins
as uncreditedA sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even...
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The Funeral
as Old People's Club ChairmanWhen Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as uncreditedIn the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of...
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
as Boss BunkichiBlind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Naota RyoheiThe remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to...
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Sword Devil
as Shuzen KagemuraHanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick...
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Samurai from Nowhere
as uncreditedMisawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of...
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Jirocho Fuji
as uncreditedLegendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...
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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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Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
as uncreditedIn turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as...
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The Wiser Age
as uncreditedDrama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.
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Daredevil in the Castle
as Michiiku ItamiyaDuring the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family...
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Samurai Banners
as Nagasaka YorihiroKansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as uncreditedIn the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan...
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Souls in the Moonlight II
as Mochizuki SobeiThis is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great...
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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
as Rokuzaemon SuganoThe tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down...
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Taira Clan Saga
as uncreditedSpecial Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the...
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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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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as uncreditedAfter a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw...
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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
as uncreditedGonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager...
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Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
as uncreditedIn the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of...
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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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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
as uncreditedThe industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led...
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Sword for Hire
as uncreditedSoldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind...
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Duel at Fort Ezo
as uncredited1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots...
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
as Yokota Bitchu no kamiThe shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they...
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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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Children Hand in Hand
as uncreditedA small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.
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Edo Purebreed
as uncreditedAction and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters,...
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Shinsengumi Chronicles
as Tomijirô HirosawaAs winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its...
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Echo in the Mountains
as Bunzaemon KinokuniyaA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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A Martial Crowd
as uncreditedAs a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin...
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武蔵と小次郎
as 岳雲和尚As the reputation of Sasaki Kojiro, who traveled through various provinces with his long sword...
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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
as uncreditedThe Domain: Where The Blade Enters
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as uncreditedThe adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is...
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荒木又右衛門
as 荒尾但馬Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but...
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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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Conflagration
as Priest ZenkaiLearning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the...
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Lady Sen and Hideyori
as uncreditedFrom the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as...
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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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Tange Sazen and the Princess
as uncreditedTange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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Hell Worms
as Shigebei, a pilgrimA group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi...
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Samurai Vendetta
as uncreditedTwo amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and...
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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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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Naota RyoheiIn the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the...
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Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
as 松前屋五郎蔵A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the...
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Lords of Oppression 2
as uncreditedPeriod drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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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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Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
as Hikoemon YahikoyaNemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to...
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Love Under the Crucifix
as uncreditedThe basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both...
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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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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
as uncreditedThe third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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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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Freelance Samurai
as uncreditedOne of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in...
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The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
as uncreditedA kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon...
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Mark of Blood
as uncreditedThree young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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Ghost Ship Part 1
as Shôgen UnnoAs Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the...
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Gambler and the Princess
as uncreditedFilm directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
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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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大当り男一代
as 山城屋長左衛門Shinzō, the heir of the prominent Edo lumber dealer Yamashiroya, left home when his stubborn...
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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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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as uncreditedDuring the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out...
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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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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 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 Grand Master
as OzawaShogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor...
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Ejima and Ikushima
as 山村長太夫This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in...
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Lords of Oppression
as uncreditedPeriod drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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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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Secret of Naruto
as uncreditedFrom the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima...
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Code Between Brothers 5
as uncreditedSaburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai...
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Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation
as Boss IzumasaLesser, but still modestly entertaining sequel. Wakayama is wonderfully bastardly here, but has...
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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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Singing Lovebirds
as Soshichi KagawayaAn umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force...
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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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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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On This Earth
as Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura
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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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Keepers of Order
as uncreditedChuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal...
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Kojiro
as uncreditedSasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with...
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The Invisible Swordsman
as uncreditedA coward boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic pill.
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The Greatest Man in the World
as uncreditedIn the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme....
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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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Akagaki Genzo
as Isabei ShioyamaForty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and...
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Castle of Flames
as uncreditedIn 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed:...
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快盗三人吉三
as 木屋文蔵On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a...
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I Saw a Phantom Fish
as uncreditedA village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.
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The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
as Goemon SumikuraIn the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the...
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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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Wild Lion
as uncreditedA gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the...
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のんき侍大暴れ
as 江田島佐内In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by...
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Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
as uncreditedThe life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth...
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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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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
as Yohei HiromiyaThe final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the...
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美男天狗党
as 海老名の常造During the tumultuous end of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Tengu Party rose in rebellion in Mito....
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Story of a Beloved Wife
as uncreditedStory of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi...
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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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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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若き日の千葉周作
as 荒屋宮内Chiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor...
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Code Between Brothers
as uncreditedFamous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great...
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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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The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
as uncreditedWhen the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the...
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Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
as uncreditedfilm directed by Tai Katô
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お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
as 中津勘解由Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his...
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Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
as uncreditedNezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in...
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Last Days of Edo
as OkuboIt is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly...
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Aoi Secret Book
as Nadaemon MizunoyaA Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a...
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お役者小僧
as 松平逸斎The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion,...
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New Tengu from Mount Kurama
as uncreditedThe film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between...
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Kaiketsu kuro zukin
as uncreditedFirst film of the The Black Hooded Man series.
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Signal Fires of Shanghai
as Heirokurô NumataDuring the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
as Yohei HiromiyaThe second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge...
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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 Lightning Sword
as uncreditedShinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to...
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Wakasama samurai torimonochō o keshō kumo
as uncreditedMovie directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
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Young Swordsman
as Kono BanzaemonThis Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were...
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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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Scarred Yosaburo
as uncreditedThe film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with...
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Gyakushû Orochimaru
as uncreditedAn early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.
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Road Warriors
as uncreditedA dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the...
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The King
as uncreditedThe film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an...
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The Magoichi Saga
as uncreditedLord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
as uncreditedIn the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable...
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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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Tabiwa Oiroke
as uncreditedWill the assassin take my life or will a beautiful woman take my chastity? Or will a beautiful...
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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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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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Echo of Love
as uncreditedA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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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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Jigoku bana
as uncreditedPeriod drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
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Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement
as uncreditedThird and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy.
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Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
as uncreditedA Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman
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Revenge for His Lover
as uncreditedKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
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Kuriyama Daizen
as Murakami UmonPrewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
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Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
as uncreditedAdaptation of Mito Kōmon.
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What Price Love?
as Chobei KagayaSet in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a...
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Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
as uncreditedTetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and...
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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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Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
as Zen'emon TanakaThe purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro...
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Claws of Iron
as Kenkichi KatoDuring the war a man is bitten by a creature which looks like a cross between a bear and an ape...
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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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Sword of Wind and Clouds
as uncreditedThis gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious...
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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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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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The Coin Thrower Zenigata
as uncreditedThe film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and...
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八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as 喜左衛門Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a...
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Capricious Young Man
as uncreditedAn adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are...
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Thus the Divine Wind Blows
as Shôni TsunesukeSet in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the...
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Glorious Firefighter’s Standard
as uncreditedFirefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth.
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Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
as Kôchinokami TôyamaA captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū...
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Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
as uncreditedYoung Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.
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Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
as uncreditedJidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi
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The Magical Warrior
as uncreditedRikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day...
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Vengeance at Iga
as uncreditedFamed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite...
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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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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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The Wandering Gambler
as uncreditedDate Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him...
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Hotta Hayato
as uncreditedJidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.
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Three Sisters
as Shuri JinboThe Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the...
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