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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972-09-02
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their l
An Actor's Revenge
1963-01-13
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deat
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951-09-07
Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno st
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
1962-02-21
1962 Japanese movie
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949-09-11
Freelance Samurai
1957-12-15
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this t
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962-04-06
1962 Japanese movie
Judge of the Ashuras
1951-02-15
The Fiery Magistrate
1956-09-19
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
Scars of Honor
1960-09-20
Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in th
Sōran wataridori
1962-05-27
1962 Japanese movie
Kumoemon to sono tsuma
1962-06-24
1962 Japanese movie
Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern
1962-06-24
One day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a wealthy me
風来物語任侠篇
1959-10-28
Flowery Brothers
1956-06-08
Early film by Kenji Misumi.
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954-11-23
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b
Gate of Hell
1953-10-30
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a vio
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959-07-12
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
The Sisters and I
1967-04-14
Two sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's fiancé p
Jirocho Fuji
1959-06-03
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' i
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963-04-21
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai
Samurai Vendetta
1959-11-22
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the
Destiny's Son
1962-07-01
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962-12-01
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963-08-06
[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrin
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964-01-09
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending t
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965-01-12
Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being a
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
The Fencing Master
1962-09-30
The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming
Buddha
1961-10-31
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years
Bronze Magician
1963-10-05
Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer
A Lustful Man
1961-03-21
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven
Blood End
1969-11-15
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967-08-12
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival ga
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969-12-20
Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involve
Ugetsu
1953-03-26
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers
The Hoodlum Priest
1967-11-15
The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to
Ghost of Saga Mansion
1953-09-03
A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat
Flowery Hood 2
1956-11-07
Taki no shiraito
1946-10-01
A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957-06-04
Mangorō Tengu
1957-08-06
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
1957-07-13
A revenge comedy directed by Torajiro Saito (Oedo's most Popular Man) from a script by Chao Fushimi
Uta wa tōge o koete
1961-02-08
1961 Japanese movie
木曽ぶし三度笠
1961-03-01
1961 Japanese movie
Shikaku yashiki
1961-02-22
1961 Japanese movie
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973-04-21
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. H