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7.1

♡ 33

67%

68%

based on a true story

Biography

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Jonathan Teplitzky Director

Colin Firth as Eric

Ken Watanabe as Japanese Guard

Nicole Kidman as Patti

Hiroyuki Sanada as Takeshi Nagase

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

Ninja Warriors

1980

6.1

♡ 13

Noribumi Suzuki Director

Yôko Nogiwa as Chiyo

Isao Natsuyagi as Hattori Hanzo

Hiroyuki Sanada as Momochi Takamaru

Shin'ichi Chiba as Shiranui Shogen

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.

The Twilight Samurai

2002

8.1

♡ 44

99%

94%

Yôji Yamada Director

Takashi Yamazaki as

Hiroyuki Sanada as Seibei Iguchi

Rie Miyazawa as Tomoe Iinuma

Senri Sakurai as Tozaemon's temporary soldier

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?

Lovers Lost

1982

6.4

♡ 7

Kinji Fukasaku Director

Hiroyuki Sanada as Kunihiko Yasuoka

Keiko Matsuzaka as Machiko

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Tetsuo Takeuchi

Mariko Kaga as Yuki

A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.

Cabaret

1986

5.1

♡ 2

Haruki Kadokawa Director

Mitsuko Baishô as Megumi Nanbu

Hiroyuki Sanada as Tanokura

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Waitress

Shin'ichi Chiba as Yakuza boss

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.

Tugumi

1990

6.5

♡ 3

Jun Ichikawa Director

Hiroyuki Sanada as Kyoichi Takahashi

Shin Yasuda as Tugumi's father

Misako Watanabe as Tugumi's mother

Yasuyo Shirashima as Youko Yamamoto

Tsugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and she is rough and selfish. However, a few people are attracted by her beauty and unique character.

The Shogun Assassins

1979

6.5

♡ 7

Sadao Nakajima Director

Nobuo Kaneko as Hayashi Razan

Hiroyuki Sanada as Miyoshi Isa / Yoon Sam-yeong

Reiichi Hatanaka as Official

Mieko Takamine as Yodogimi

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Kataku no hito

1986

6.9

♡ 1

Kinji Fukasaku Director

Hiroyuki Sanada as Chuya Nakahara

Renji Ishibashi as Kazuo's father

Mieko Harada as Keiko

Keiko Matsuzaka as Tokuko Tanayoshi

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work

Death of a Ninja

1982

5.8

♡ 10

Adventure

Fantasy

Kôsei Saitô Director

Yuki Kazamatsuri as Chidori

Jun Miho as Isaribi

Hiroyuki Sanada as Jotaro Fuefuki

Shin'ichi Chiba as Shinzaemon Yagyu

A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with those vying for power, particularly the insatiably greedy Lord Donjo. Only the ninja Jotaro can stop Donjo's plan, but to do so, he must first battle the deadly team of "Devil Monks" serving the lord. Will Jotaro succeed in his mission? And if so, will Ukio marry him, thus making him the ruler of the world?

All About Our House

2001

6.5

♡ 2

47%

Comedy

newlywed

Kôki Mitani Director

Tsuyoshi Ihara as Arakawa Jr

Hiroyuki Sanada as Bartender

Akiko Yagi as Tamiko Iijima

Yukiko Tachibana as Waitress

Two newlyweds decide to build their dream home, and hire an old friend named Yanagisawa to design it. Unfortunately, Yanagisawa isn’t licensed to build homes, so they call in the wife’s father, a retired carpenter, to help out. When Yanagisawa’s contemporary ideas clash with the old carpenter’s traditional Japanese methods, the project becomes a huge mess.

The City of Your Final Destination

2009

6.3

♡ 10

39%

James Ivory Director

Anthony Hopkins as Adam

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Arden Langdon

Laura Linney as Caroline

Hiroyuki Sanada as Pete

28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund – his brother, widow, and younger mistress – so he can get authorization to write the biography.

Speed Racer

2008

6.1

♡ 58

42%

Andy Wachowski Director

Jana Pallaske as Delila

Susan Sarandon as Mom

Hiroyuki Sanada as Mr. Musha

Christina Ricci as Trixie

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Crest of Betrayal

1994

6.4

♡ 4

Kinji Fukasaku Director

Kôichi Satô as Iemon Tamiya

Masahiko Tsugawa as Kuranosuke Ôishi

Saki Takaoka as Oiwa

Hiroyuki Sanada as Takuminokami Asano

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.

Minamata

2020

♡ 53

78%

Andrew Levitas Director

Ryô Kase as Kiyoshi

Hiroyuki Sanada as Mitsuo Yamazaki

Bill Nighy as Robert Hayes

Johnny Depp as W. Eugene Smith

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Spiral

1998

♡ 20

26%

Jôji Iida Director

Masanobu Yada as Junsa Buchô

Miki Nakatani as Mai Takano

Hiroyuki Sanada as Ryûji Takayama

Yutaka Matsushige as Yoshino

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

The Promise

♡ 3

Kaige Chen Director

Hiroyuki Sanada as General Guangming

Cecilia Cheung as Princess Qingcheng

Anthony Brandon Wong as (voice) (as Anthony Wong)

Nicholas Tse as Wuhuan

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.

Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master

2001

6.2

♡ 8

Yôjirô Takita Director

Hiroyuki Sanada as Douson

Sachiko Kokubu as Fujiwara no Tadako

Masato Hagiwara as Sawara-Shin'nou

Bob Papenbrook as Tachibana no Ukon

During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the onmyōji to keep the supernatural forces in line. But as political events become highly charged, friction within the order leads to betrayal. Now, Seimei, a talented member of the clan, must face down his master, Dōson, in the hopes of restoring peace to the kingdom.

Samurai Reincarnation

1981

6.5

♡ 9

68%

Kinji Fukasaku Director

Shin'ichi Chiba as Jubei Yagyu

Hiroyuki Sanada as Kirimaru Iga

Yûko Asuka as Koga Kunoichi

Tomisaburô Wakayama as Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

The Executioner

1974

6.8

♡ 7