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NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kesareta keiji
1958
6.01957 Japanese movie.
Hachi no ko
1957
7.1Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Aisubeki tsumi
1957
An entertainment film set in a movie studio, featuring songs and hidden talents performed by male and female stars.
Studio wa ōsawagi
1956
NRA woman saves a man from throwing himself into a mountain lake after being cornered by his yakuza friends.
Aishū ressha
1957
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
NRIt is a youth group of third-class university students struggling to get a job at a first-class company.
Gappie, Wear a Tie this Summer
1990
8.0#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a wily stockbroker named Yasuda.
The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy
1992
1970s · 2 titles
7.4Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972
8.0A 1970 entertainment action masterpiece directed by Teruo Ishii. A companion piece to another Ishii-directed film from 1970, also starring Watase, Yoshida and Sato called PRISONERS' BACK LIST.
Killer's Hit List
1970
1960s · 27 titles
7.0After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
Red Diamond
1964
7.0When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
The Biggest Gamble
1969
6.0A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
Good Rascals
1962
6.1A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
Yakuza Law
1969
NRLord Mito, with his companions, comes to Sakai, Senshu, where the annual Minato Festival takes place. During the celebration, a mysterious incident occurs. The portable altar is attacked by a shaven-headed priest, and Ofuji, the daughter of a wealthy Senshu-ya merchant, disappears.
Travels of Lord Mito: The Abominable Giant Monks
1960
6.0Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.
The Ako Retainers
1961
8.0Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin.
Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
1961
7.0Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When imprisoned, he is repeatedly transferred from one prison to another, because no one can handle him.
Scoundrel
1968
9.0A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's Council of Elders. Young Lord decides to take on the Shogun's vile chief attendant.
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tsubakuro dōchū
1960
6.0This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival Kasumi spies, Yagyu Jubei is called to action to protect them. But in performing his duty, he becomes the target of those who wish to destroy his clan.
Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword
1961
NRPink film directed by Takae Shindo.
Osorubeki joshi gakusei: Shishun zenki
1964
6.0Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become involved with either side, he soon finds himself caught up in an intrigue extending beyond petty gang rivalries, involving a plot by Daimyo in Kyoto to overthrow the government.
Law in Ghost Island
1961
6.0Two groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her loyal servant want it to clear their family's name. And a rival clan wants it to destroy the Yagyu family. Only master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei stands in their way. What is the secret that is hidden away in the scrolls?
Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls
1961
A lord explores the lives of common people.
Young Lord and Second Son
1961
NRThriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
Gambler's World 2
1967
NRCounselor Mito and his companions departed from Mito to see Kikutaro, a young lord of the shogun family, who became the new lord of Shirataka castle with an income of three hundred thousand koku. As they approach Shirataka's domain, a disturbing adventure begins. Soon, the advisor Mito and his companions reveal a conspiracy whose purpose was to capture the Shirataka castle and engage in a battle with the villains.
Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
1960
10.0The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to overthrow the Shogunate.
Paper Crane Palanquin
1960
7.0When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.
Runway to Hell
1960
NRA young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a band of pirates who are also hunting the hidden stash.
The South Sea Wolf
1961
NRTokizо, the boss of the Tenmaru-gumi group, assists Kikujiro, a traveler on the run. At this time, a tender is being held to conclude a contract for the construction of the railway. Tokizo, who made the highest bid, was bought by the head of the Wakatsuki section of the Kansai Railroad, who was thinking about the country, and won by suppressing Takebe-gumi, who used bribes. However, not everything went as smoothly as planned...
One Man's Chivalry
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Kirimaru Kirigakure
1961
6.0When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return sets off a series of violent incidents and incites a high ranked female skilled in sword to test his mettle after he unwittingly offends her. The ever delightful Misora Hibari co-stars with the great Tsuruta Koji in this exciting tale set in the earliest days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Lots of exciting swordfights highlight this entertaining motion picture!
Sword of Destiny
1960
NRSonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorable Yakuza in Tokyo's Asakusa district.
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
NRThe film takes place in Yokohama, a night city where you can revel in the neon mood. A bartender who wants to become a singer and a beautiful married woman burn fierce and ephemeral love in a confrontation with a ruthless yakuza.
Married Woman: Another Law of the Night
1969
1950s · 29 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kesareta keiji
1958
6.01957 Japanese movie.
Hachi no ko
1957
7.1Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Aisubeki tsumi
1957
An entertainment film set in a movie studio, featuring songs and hidden talents performed by male and female stars.
Studio wa ōsawagi
1956
NRA woman saves a man from throwing himself into a mountain lake after being cornered by his yakuza friends.
Aishū ressha
1957
NRA story about a young woman who has been rehabilitated at a juvenile detention center for girls and released into society, but finds herself on the verge of falling back into a life of crime.
Ai no kaikyō
1956
NRTwo men clash over the beautiful star of a motorcycle show.
Driving Like Mad
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Furusato no tōdai
1957
NRA rakugo storyteller who makes people laugh falls in love with his master’s daughter.
Naki warai jigoku gokuraku
1955
NRTaki dedicated her life to her daughter Miyoko, but they were separated by Taki's parents-in-law. Many years later, they reunite in a party, but Taki falls gravely ill with a long disease. During those years, Miyoki studies Medicine and will be finally able to help her mother.
Hahabue kobue
1955
NRA melodrama centered on adolescent high school students that depicts the secrets and joys and sorrows known only to them.
Teenage Secrets
1954
NRA man and a woman whose love is forbidden due to a feud between their parents resolve to die together and head to the island of Sado.
Atarashiki ten
1954
NRMelodrama about a young woman who saves a young man from the world of evil after he has saved her from blindness.
8:13 PM
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kimi machifune
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mashiroki Fuji no mine
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Shichinin no ani imōto
1955
6.5A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
Night Butterflies
1957
NRA sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high birth, the other a maid, are manipulated by the threads of fate as they vie for the affection of the same young man.
Asashio yushio
1956
8.0In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.
Dancing Girl
1957
8.5Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.
The Makioka Sisters
1959
8.0Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
The Romance of Yushima
1955
NROn the night of the Sanja Festival, a bloodstained wallet left in the hands of a female pickpocket… The boss’s sinister grasp closing in on an innocent dancer, and the passion and deadly battle unleashed by the righteous hero of Asakusa…
Troupers of Asakusa
1955
7.0A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".
Samurai of the Great Earth
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
NR1958 Japanese movie
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
8.0The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
1957
7.5In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Kazuhiko's wife Kazuyo comes to see them and confronts the professor about his extramarital affair, and Tsuruko, an inevitable witness to the confrontation, leaves the professor the following morning. Over the next decade, whenever he visits the mountain cabin every autumn equinox, the memory of Tsuruko will forever haunt Kazuhiko...
Sound in the Mist
1956
