Tsumasaburō Bandō
Serpent
as Heisaburo KuritomiThis is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the...
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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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The Grand Master
as Sankichi SakataShogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor...
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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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Signal Fires of Shanghai
as Shinsaku TakasugiDuring the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by...
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Five Men of Edo
as Banzuin ChobeiDuring the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of...
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Akagaki Genzo
as Akagaki GenzoForty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and...
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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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Broken Drum
as Gunpei TsudaWhen the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his...
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Kagebōshi
as 仙波龍之介On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken...
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The Inner Palace Conspiracy
as Yumekaku OshoA period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of...
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Kosuzume Pass
as uncreditedTokutaro is an orphan child who becomes a street candy vendor. He sells candies, humming a song...
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Thus the Divine Wind Blows
as Michiari KônoSet in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the...
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Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
as Murasaki zukin / Hidemaro Karita / Ryûtarô MukuiThe purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro...
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Backward Flow
as Mikiaburô NanjôNanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory....
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Last Days of Edo
as Katsu KaishūIt is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly...
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Story of Lightning
as uncreditedGensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was...
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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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Devil’s Statue
as KamioA gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.
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Tange Sazen
as Tange SazenDrama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period...
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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
as Yasubei NakayamaThe tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down...
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A Baby Given by a Fox
as TorahachiA lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a...
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Kenpu Renpeikan
as Katsura KogoroNear the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the...
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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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Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird
as Koina no GimpeiBased on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa....
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Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi
as KagebôshiKageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial...
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