Production
Masao Katô
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Production
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4 titles
Known for
7.4Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
6.9A reimagination of the myth of Himiko, focused on her divine role as a sun goddess's oracle and her forbidden love for her half-brother Takehiko, which threatens her power and the kingdom's stability.
Himiko
1974
NRThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
NRDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's only living heir, now a skilled ninja, uses sorcery to avenge the murders of his parents.
Ninja's Weapon
1956
Film credits
1950s · 3 titles
7.4Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
NRThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
NRDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's only living heir, now a skilled ninja, uses sorcery to avenge the murders of his parents.
Ninja's Weapon
1956