Japan, 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.

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri

1964

Japanese

6.7

♡ 6

Kimiyoshi Yasuda Director

Raizô Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Kenjirô Uemura as Sir Yorii Kanbei

Tarô Marui as Tajuu

Takamaru Sasaki as The Honorable Elder Mizuno Tadakuni

A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.

The Demon Crusader

1957

Japanese

6.2

♡ 3

Action

Adventure

Drama

Kenji Misumi Director

Shunji Sakai as Inosuke

Kenjirô Uemura as Kambei Takagaki

Raizô Ichikawa as Momotarô / Shin'nosuke Wakagi

Toshio Hosokawa as Tesshinsai Ôtaki

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy.

The Quiet Duel

1949

Japanese

7.3

♡ 13

74%

Akira Kurosawa Director

Takashi Shimura as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

Toshirô Mifune as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

Isamu Yamaguchi as Patrolman Nosaka

Kenjirô Uemura as Susumu Nakada

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

Midori harukani

1955

Japanese

5.9

♡ 1

Umetsugu Inoue Director

Masumi Okada as Prince of Moon

Ruriko Asaoka as Ruriko

Mie Kitahara as Swan

Kenjirô Uemura as Tazawa

Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.

I Am Waiting

1957

Japanese

7.0

78%

Koreyoshi Kurahara Director

Jun Miyazaki as

Kenjirô Uemura as Police detective

Mie Kitahara as Saeko / Reiko

Naoki Sugiura as Shibata's brother

A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.

Nijiotoko

1949

Japanese

5.6

♡ 1

Kiyohiko Ushihara Director

Tatsuo Hanagire as Detective Shimizu

Kenjirô Uemura as Katsundo Maya

Susumu Atsumi as Nishizawa

Keiju Kobayashi as Ryôsuke Akashi

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound.

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

1956

Japanese

7.4

♡ 1

Yûzô Kawashima Director

Kenjirô Uemura as Denshichi

Zenji Yamada as Man looks like carpenter

Seizaburô Kawazu as Mr. Ochiai

Izumi Ashikawa as Tamako

A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job pouring sake for male customers at a small bar run by a sympathetic older woman, while Yoshigi is shunted off into a nearby noodle shop, where he gets a job delivering noodles. Tsutue charms and runs off with one of her clients. Yoshigi, ignoring the attentions of a sweet co-worker, pursues Tsutue.

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964

Japanese

7.3

♡ 9

83%

Kazuo Ikehiro Director

Hiroshi Hayashi as

Shinjirô Asano as

Kenjirô Uemura as Gundayu Matsui

Tomisaburô Wakayama as Jushiro

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate

1957

Japanese

7.2

♡ 6

92%

Yûzô Kawashima Director

Kenjirô Uemura as Chôbei - Ohisa's father

Akitake Kôno as Matabei

Izumi Ashikawa as Ohisa, the maid

Masao Oda as Zenpachi

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959

Japanese

8.5

♡ 38

Action

conscientious objector

Masaki Kobayashi Director

Kenjirô Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei

Takashi Ebata as Kanamori - Nitôhei

Yûsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei

Kaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga Kangofu

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

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Gate of Hell

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri

The Demon Crusader

The Quiet Duel

Midori harukani

I Am Waiting

Nijiotoko

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity