Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Toshirō Mifune

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

Genre: Action

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She...

Genre: Music

Cast: Hiroko Takayama

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status....

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

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

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Genre: Drama

Cast: Machiko Kyō

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through...

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until...

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

A Japanese film.

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Cast: Hiroko Takayama

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Machiko Kyō

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa...

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A 1941 Japanese film directed by Shinzo Yoshida.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Omenosuke Ichikawa

Genre: Action

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

Genre: History

Cast: Kunitaro Bando

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.

Genre: Action

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

A story about Ômura Masujirô

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinobu Araki

Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Achako Hanabishi

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all wear devil outfits.

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, all wear hideous devil masks.

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A film based on the life of the bakuto Kunisada Chuji

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinjirō Asano

1958 Japanese movie

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Taro Momoyama

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

The adventures of a young patriotic samurai. This is the Nikkatsu version of Shin Hasegawa's original story. Shochiku released their version of the...

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Cast: Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

The adventures of the samuraï Chohachiro Tonami continues (sequel to Beni-kōmori - Dai ippen).

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Cast: Motoharu Isokawa

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

1945 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

1945 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

1958 Japanese movie

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa