New Tale of Zatoichi

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower

The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, al

Undercurrent

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i

Children Hand in Hand

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The

An Actor's Revenge

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deat

Ghost Train

Sixteen people are to stay at a desolate country station. Since a train accident during the war, a g

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed

Asataro the Crow

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962 Japanese movie

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

At the end of the Edo period in Kyoto, the ronin Kurayoshi Norizen rents the second floor of a hardw

Ken ni kakeru

The Notorious Man's Return

A Geisha

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu,

The Woman in the Rumor

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, ru

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangst

Travels of Lord Mito

Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the

Ojo-kichiza

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrin

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained

Judge of the Ashuras

Song of Love

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka S

Otemoyan

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into

The Blossom and the Sword

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who cros

Ballad of Orin

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world impos

Her Hidden Past

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the imposs

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides i

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws

A Certain Killer

A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yak

Sword Devil

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw o

Conflagration

Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golde

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader

Kumo no Yuna

Samurai Vendetta

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the

Typhoon Club

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adult

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread

Wolf Guy

Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural po

Sōran wataridori

1962 Japanese movie

Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to

1962 Japanese movie

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder

Oh Wonderful Utamaro!

A Bullet Hole Underground

Assassins for sale

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exoti

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the

The Woman and the Pirate

In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there wa

The Woman

Erotic drama

Bonchi

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed b

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Gokudô Petenshi

A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark

Shogun's Holiday

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemo

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.

Rampaging Dog

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.

Quick-Draw Dog

Quick Drawer Dog (早射ち犬 Hayauchi inu) is a 1967 film directed by Tetsutarō Murano. It is the eighth f

風来物語 あばれ飛車

Thirty-three footprints

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Hell's Assassin

1962 Japanese movie

An Heir's Place

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh a

Luminous Woman

A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he f

This Way, That Way

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has

Life of Matsu the Untamed

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband die

The Bored Samurai

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) wh

The Gay Masquerade

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo

Yataro’s Travel Hat

The Bodyguard

Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press con

Ghost of Kasane Swamp

One murky night, Soetsu, a blind acupuncturist and money lender, calls on Shinzaemon Fukami, a Hatam

Daimajin

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations

Sansho the Bailiff

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled y

Chikamatsu Monogatari

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b

Song of the Devil

Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo un

The Devil's toast

Retired police inspector Kurusu is vacationing at a seaside hotel when one night he hears a child's

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a vio

Buddha

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years

Daikichi Konomura

A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among o

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

The Invisible Man Appears

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a geisha who was once involved with Kisuke's late fathe

Odd Obsession

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot be

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. B

Koga's Messenger

The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Om

Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu

After serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza fam

The Ghost of Yotsuya

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance

Island of Horrors

Two women are ferried to a small prison colony on the remote and barren prison island, where they an

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yag

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot

Zatoichi's Revenge

Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hiko

The Funeral Racket

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tok

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This fi

Graveyard of Honor

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. B

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one

The Third Shadow Warrior

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai

Satan's Sword

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 book

Destiny's Son

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirst

Young Boss: Prison Release

The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.

Lowly Ronin

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro s

Secret Assignment

In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's o

Assignment Cloud

A sequel to the popular "The School of Spies", this film continues the adventures of one of the grad

The Trail of Blood

Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a

Bloody Shuriken

Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of mo

The Saga of Tanegashima

Well before “Shogun” as warring clans were fighting for power throughout Japan, a Portuguese vessel

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangste

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and

The Temple of Wild Geese

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple i

Scars of Honor

Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in th

Lone Wolf Isazo

Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship a

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weaken

Seven Miles to Nakayama

When a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the officer, be

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out o

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being a

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have thei

Gonpachi

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Gambler and the Princess

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

The Lord Pretends

Gambling Code and Feuds

It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movie

The Blind Menace

This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.

The Fencing Master

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming

The Angry Sword

Story about a gambler who gets involved in a struggle between companies.

Sworn Brothers

Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s th

The Virgin Witness

A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitia

Maiko and the Assassin

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while t

Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro

Mission: Iron Castle

The Shinobi-no-Mono series was so successful that Daiei Studios dipped into the well one more time,

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

The titular "tarantula" is a murderous woman who, along with the brother who is in love with her, ki

A Lustful Man

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

Blood End

Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time

Vagabonds from Badgerville

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she

Young Boss

After a yakuza boss is assassinated by a rival, his naval officer son returns home to take over the

Lefty Fencer

As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was afte

Zatoichi the Outlaw

When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival ga

Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman

Inspector General Kanjuro Sano conspires with the future shogun twin brother. They replace Ieyoshi T

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the T

A Killer's Key

Raizô Ichikawa reprises his role as the restaurant-cook-turned-contract-killer in this sequel to Kaz

Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involve

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their bos

The Betrayal

A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai princ

Advance Patrol

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attac

Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develo

Yokosuka Navy Prison

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is s

Samaritan Zatoichi

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister O

An Osaka Story

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji

Ugetsu

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Kats

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no ide

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion

Iori, taken from an orphanage by a family for domestic work, runs away and is adopted and raised by

The Great White Tiger Platoon

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of

Naked Ambition

Wicked woman Ogin is a concubine of a powerful feudal lord Tayu. At first Ogin gains power by poison

Takeshi: Childhood Days

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the

Taira Clan Saga

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Hanatarō Jumon

Princess Tsuki

The Gambling Samurai

The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

The Magistrate

The Dancer and Two Warriors

The Young Lord

Fighting Fire Fighter

Flowery Hood 2

Yûrei koban

Peony on the Skin

The Actress and the Three Rascals