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    Gate of Hell 1953 POSTER

    Gate of Hell

    1953

    Japanese

    7.1

    11

    93%

    75%

    Action

    buddhist

    Drama

    History

    husband wife relationship

    jealousy

    jidaigeki

    pre-code

    Romance

    samurai

    Teinosuke Kinugasa Teinosuke Kinugasa Director Koreya Senda Koreya Senda as Gen Kiyomori Machiko Kyô Machiko Kyô as Kesa Michiko Araki Michiko Araki as Mano Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Masanaka
    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 POSTER

    Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri

    1964

    Japanese

    6.7

    6

    Action

    Drama

    edo period

    jidaigeki

    Mystery

    samurai

    Kimiyoshi Yasuda Kimiyoshi Yasuda Director Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Sir Yorii Kanbei Tarô Marui Tarô Marui as Tajuu Takamaru Sasaki 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 POSTER

    The Demon Crusader

    1957

    Japanese

    6.2

    3

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Shunji Sakai Shunji Sakai as Inosuke Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Kambei Takagaki Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Momotarô / Shin'nosuke Wakagi Toshio Hosokawa 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 POSTER

    The Quiet Duel

    1949

    Japanese

    7.3

    13

    74%

    74%

    Action

    doctor

    Drama

    field hospital

    nurse

    surgeon

    syphilis

    syphillis

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki Isamu Yamaguchi Isamu Yamaguchi as Patrolman Nosaka Kenjirô Uemura 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 POSTER

    Midori harukani

    1955

    Japanese

    5.9

    1

    Action

    children gang

    circus

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    musical

    Musical

    music box

    scientist

    singing

    Umetsugu Inoue Umetsugu Inoue Director Masumi Okada Masumi Okada as Prince of Moon Ruriko Asaoka Ruriko Asaoka as Ruriko Mie Kitahara Mie Kitahara as Swan Kenjirô Uemura 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 POSTER

    I Am Waiting

    1957

    Japanese

    7.0

    78%

    78%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    japanese noir

    Koreyoshi Kurahara Koreyoshi Kurahara Director Jun Miyazaki Jun Miyazaki as Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Police detective Mie Kitahara Mie Kitahara as Saeko / Reiko Naoki Sugiura 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 POSTER

    Nijiotoko

    1949

    Japanese

    5.6

    1

    Action

    Fantasy

    Horror

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Kiyohiko Ushihara Kiyohiko Ushihara Director Tatsuo Hanagire Tatsuo Hanagire as Detective Shimizu Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Katsundo Maya Susumu Atsumi Susumu Atsumi as Nishizawa Keiju Kobayashi 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 POSTER

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    1956

    Japanese

    7.4

    1

    Action

    Drama

    prostitution

    red-light district

    Yûzô Kawashima Yûzô Kawashima Director Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Denshichi Zenji Yamada Zenji Yamada as Man looks like carpenter Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Mr. Ochiai Izumi Ashikawa 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 POSTER

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    1964

    Japanese

    7.3

    9

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Adventure

    corruption

    Drama

    japan

    samurai

    sequel

    swordsman

    yakuza

    Kazuo Ikehiro Kazuo Ikehiro Director Hiroshi Hayashi Hiroshi Hayashi as Shinjirô Asano Shinjirô Asano as Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Gundayu Matsui Tomisaburô Wakayama 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 POSTER

    Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate

    1957

    Japanese

    7.2

    6

    92%

    92%

    brothel

    Comedy

    Drama

    edo period

    grifter

    jidaigeki

    prostitute

    samurai

    Yûzô Kawashima Yûzô Kawashima Director Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Chôbei - Ohisa's father Akitake Kôno Akitake Kôno as Matabei Izumi Ashikawa Izumi Ashikawa as Ohisa, the maid Masao Oda 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 POSTER

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    1959

    Japanese

    8.5

    38

    Action

    conscientious objector

    Drama

    History

    japan

    pacific war

    recruit

    sequel

    War

    world war ii

    Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Director Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei Takashi Ebata Takashi Ebata as Kanamori - Nitôhei Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei Kaneko Iwasaki 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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