Yoshinobu Kaneko

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.

Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who become a most atypical Japanese family.

"In the name of the struggle to aid his suffering people, he disregards every danger that threatens his very life...! He must battle the remnants of incredibly ferocious prehistoric beasts... But why? Can he truly slay a giant toad and a spider that has lived for thousands of years? Come witness for yourself the prowess of WATARI your beloved little hero!" - Theatrical Release Write Up. The first movie in the Taiwanese Watari film series. This is not Watari and the 7 Monsters, this is a separate movie all together, but it did release around the same time as 7 Monsters.

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But most of all, the boastful, long-haired and long-sworded Sasaki Kojiro.

"A young boy and his sister, whose parents were kidnapped, and have been raised by their Grand Parents, decide that they are going to rescue their parents and free them for the evil Chin Chun Ping and his Villain Swordswoman Knight Wang. What follows is a journey into booby traps, sinister monsters, thrills, spills, and chills. And a gigantic three headed firebreathing terrifying flying dragon which relentlessly pursues the Karate kids." - English DVD description. This is not The Magic World of Watari, though both were released in the same year.

Adapted from Sanpei Shirato's classic manga, a legend unfolds as Watari, a young boy skilled in ninjutsu, takes on the corruption inside the Iga clan and avenges many unjustly killed ninja by the acts of Sandayu Momochi's scheming vice-leader.

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Sanpei has opened the door to the world of the kappa.

The story revolves around Ogino, who is in the last year of his medical studies. Between lectures, exams, on field training, his commitment as a pro-reformist militant and his girlfriend, Ogino is starting to wonder if he's really cut out to be a doctor.

Heroic masked ninja Akakage (Red Shadow) and his two companions fight evil warlords in feudal Japan with their superhuman powers and high tech gadgets. Theatrical film with 3-D sequences based on the TV series KAMEN NO NINJA AKAKAGE.

Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.

Based on Episodes 14 , 22, and 24 through 26 of the Akakage 1967 TV Series. "A group of sorcerers called the Manji Clan go on a rampage in search of the Gearman bells. The three Gearman bells hold the formula for intense power. Nobunaga, summons the Masked Ninja "Red Shadow" to crush the ambitions of the Manji Party."- Official Japanese DVD Synopsis

Lost Taiwanese Watari film, The Magic World of Watari and Watari and the 7 Monsters preceded it.

Untaro Tatsumura, a pioneer of the salaryman class, had retired from active duty and was living a leisurely life in Ito with his wife, while serving as an advisor to seven companies. However, when he announced that he intended to donate his estate to social welfare causes, the Tatsumura household was thrown into an uproar.

Based on Episodes 27 through 28, 33 through 35, Episode 37 and 39 of the 1967 Akakage TV Series "Upon learning of the evil general Yuri Danjo's rebellion, Oda Nobunaga rushes to Kyoto with a small force from his castle in Kiyosu. However, along the way, Negoro ninjas allied with Danjo are waiting with their terrifying monsters. The ninjas Red Shadow, Blue Shadow, and White Shadow engage in a fierce battle against the 13 Negoro ninjas and their monsters." - Official Japanese DVD Synopsis

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Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick woman Yuki at a vague shop after violence.

1962 Japanese movie

A strange cult spreads its evil influence across the country, and it's up to Akakage to find out what the nefarious organization is up to. Based on Episodes 1 through 3 and Episodes 5 through 6 of the 1967 Akakage TV Series

1962 Japanese movie