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8.0In 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 sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Ugetsu
1953
8.1In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
6.8Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
7.0A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Tenchu!
1969
NRKanto Torishimari Shutsuyaku Sakon Oyamada and Shinbei Asano, called "Hashū-sama" by the people. Sakon, a family man, and Shinbei, a serious man, travel around the crime-ridden Kanto region and solve crimes...
Hashū Hankachō
1974
NRKotaro Tenma, the young warrior of justice, infiltrates enemy territory and uses his ninjutsu skills with to defeat the villains.
Sora tobu wakamusha
1957
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
6.8The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
6.5Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.
The Youth Killer
1976
1960s · 14 titles
6.8Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
7.0A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Tenchu!
1969
6.6The 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 period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.
Satan's Sword
1960
5.6Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.
A Lustful Man
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kanto Woman Fortitude
1969
6.3Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a leader in the Mito Tengu group, which plans to overthrow the shogunate.
Blood End
1969
5.0The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and witchcraft, a mystery and revenge swirl around the mystery of the hood, in the demon tower, in the underground castle, and at the bottom of the lake!
Koga's Messenger
1960
6.5The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
1960
NRFormer bantamweight champion Takeshi Kuwata retired, opened a gym, and is now devoting himself to training the next generation.
12 Ounces to Glory
1960
10.0"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to re-marry she insists he either wed or stop seeing her. Returning home, she again meets the man she first loved and for a time thinks of married happiness."
I'll Cry Alone
1965
9.01961 Japanese movie
木曽ぶし三度笠
1961
A television drama based on "Shirano Benjuro", a translation of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand .
Cyrano de Bergerac
1965
NRA 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
手錠無用
1969
1950s · 39 titles
8.0In 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 sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Ugetsu
1953
8.1In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
NRKotaro Tenma, the young warrior of justice, infiltrates enemy territory and uses his ninjutsu skills with to defeat the villains.
Sora tobu wakamusha
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Essay on Conflict
1959
7.1Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
Gate of Hell
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yōkina nakama
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Edokko sakura
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chi mojisen
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kijo keizu
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Akōgishi
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tōkaidō no yarōdomo
1958
9.0Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the governor of the time. entered the world of As he played more and more games at the gambling hall, he became feared as "Chuji the gambling robber", and became a boss who had a share of Inui such as Nikko's Enzo and Shimizu's Kentetsu. However, due to a disagreement, he killed his benefactor Isaburo Boss, and was abandoned by Yasugoro and was chased. However, Chuji cleverly took advantage of the peasant uprising, shut himself up on Mt. Akagi, opened a gambling hall, and was touted as the greatest boss in the Kanto region. The magistrate, who learned of the close relationship between the peasants and Chuji, finally arranged for Chuji to go on a trip. Chuji, who doesn't know that he was weighed, gleefully descends the mountain, but...
Kunisada Chūji
1954
NRItarō abandons his life as a hatamoto to become a yakuza.
Itarō jishi
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hana no sando gasa
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Akutarō uridasu
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mangorō Tengu
1957
NRA comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kisoji no Komori-uta
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Date sōdō: Haha goten
1954
7.0In June 1941, Captain Kagawa (Ryutaro Tatsumi), who had just graduated from the military academy, was assigned as the captain of a sentry patrol in Beiman, which was located on the opposite side of the Heilongjiang River from the Semidomka region of the Soviet Union. His predecessor, Lieutenant Kishi (Kawamura Kenichiro), a mild-mannered middle-aged man, had earned the trust of his men and the villagers by relaxing his military duties. However, newly appointed Lieutenant Kagawa thinks that Kishi's way of doing things is sloppy and begins to train the soldiers furiously in order to teach them a lesson.
Vanished Enlisted Man
1955
NRHistorical drama.
Mange jigoku
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tsubakuro kasa
1955
NRA seafaring man who hates women and a barmaid who hates men… drawn together and torn apart by a strange twist of fate… a melodrama of passion and intensity.
Jōen no hatoba
1951
NRSet against the backdrop of Hiroshima, a city plagued by gun violence, a passionate newspaper reporter and the citizens band together to courageously confront the tyranny of two major organized crime syndicates.
City of Violence
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Thief and Magistrate
1955
9.0In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty. Shogoro had a rule: he would kill all the men from the ships he raided, while the women would be distributed among the crew for their pleasure. However, he himself never touched any woman. Aboard the ship was a young girl named Kogane, who had been raised on the ship since she was a child and dressed as a boy. Unbeknownst to others, she had grown to secretly adore Shogoro.
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
9.0Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
Blooms of Hell
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Naruto no hanayome
1959
His best friend is a gangster of the seas, and his beloved girlfriend is his sister… The deadly battle between a vicious smuggling ring and the Coast Guard rages on in the strait.
Kaikyo no same
1950
NRA historical drama about a foul-mouthed but good-natured traveller.
Orizuru kasa
1951
NRFukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and womanizing much to the surprise of his friends. As their wedding day approached, Minosuke who had long been infatuated with Omame threatened her mother Okuma by using a promissory note for three ryō that he lent to her.
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Jakō yashiki
1955
7.0Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
Gambler and the Princess
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Flowery Hood
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Kettō gofun mae
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kai nusumadara kumo
1954
1940s · 5 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Love Shamisen
1946
6.5A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel.
The Invisible Man Appears
1949
No synopsis available yet.
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
1949
NRA yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.
Duel at Moonrise
1947
NRFilmed on location in the Mongolian plains.
Genghis Khan
1943
