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Five Men of Edo
1951-11-22
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo
Undercurrent
1956-09-12
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
The Phantom Samurai
1961-11-19
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962-04-06
1962 Japanese movie
The Fiery Magistrate
1956-09-19
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964-05-23
A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws
Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to
1962-05-27
1962 Japanese movie
Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku
1952-09-04
Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)
Kumoemon to sono tsuma
1962-06-24
1962 Japanese movie
Assassins for sale
1963-03-08
Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exoti
Hirenge
1950-09-16
A 1950 film by director 原研吉.
Samurai Save The Virgin
1960-12-21
A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbule
The Woman and the Pirate
1959-04-01
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there wa
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965-05-01
Freelance Samurai
1957-12-15
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this t
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
1954-03-13
The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is
Battle of Roses
1950-10-28
A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheate
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955-09-06
A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise
Tough Guy
1961-09-30
Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. Whe
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963-08-09
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962-10-12
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi
Bloody Shuriken
1965-02-20
Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love
The Blind Menace
1960-09-01
This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.
A Thousand Flying Cranes
1959-05-20
The Lord Pretends
1959-09-13
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966-03-12
The masked daughter of the Shogun wants to kill a samurai who has seen her scarred face. She sends
The Virgin Witness
1966-01-29
A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitia
Maiko and the Assassin
1963-08-28
19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while t
The Woman in the Rumor
1954-06-20
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, ru
The Radiant Prince
1961-10-14
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji
Ghost of Saga Mansion
1953-09-03
A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat
The Lightning Sword
1962-12-08
Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect hi
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961-07-12
Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's
Yôki na tono-sama
1962-12-15
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956-02-11
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
1963-01-03
Fighting Birds
1956-05-25
Mangorō Tengu
1957-08-06
晴小袖
1961-01-09
1961 Japanese movie
Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko
1954-07-28
Second in the Nage Utasamon series
Maiko monogatari
1954-03-03