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6.9

♡ 2

geisha

War

Hideo Gosha Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Mami Kumagai as

Noriko Hayami as

Mitsuko Baishô as Osodé

Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it was home to over 200 geisha, however behind the fabulous facade, there were many battles - between family members, men and women, and with the Yakuza. Momokawa was sold to Yokiro at age 12, and despite being the top geisha, her many complicated relationships provide unending challenges throughout her glamorous but turbulent life.

Chinmoku

1971

7.1

♡ 3

17th century

based on novel or book

christianity

jesuits (society of jesus)

History

religious persecution

Masahiro Shinoda Director

Eiji Okada as Inoue Chikugonokami

Tomo'o Nagai as Official

Kappei Matsumoto as Prisoner official

Yoshio Inaba as Prisoner official

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.

Fires on the Plain

1959

7.9

♡ 17

100%

struggle for survival

War

world war ii

Kon Ichikawa Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Yûzô Hayakawa as

Shunji Tsuda as

Eiji Funakoshi as Tamura

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.

The Shadow Within

1970

7.0

♡ 7

Yoshitarô Nomura Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Shinsuke Ashida as

Yoshino Tani as

Kaneko Iwasaki as Hamajima's mother

When a married man begins an affair with a woman from his past, he comes to suspect her young son intends to murder him.

Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps

1967

6.5

♡ 7

Kazuo Ikehiro Director

Sei Hiraizumi as

Yoshio Inaba as

Raizô Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Nobuo Kaneko as Shurinosuke Asahina

The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro series. This time Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri is called to see that a gold statuette of the Virgin Mary gets safe passage to Kyoto from the prying hands of a sect of murderous Christian ronin that call themselves the Black Finger Group.

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan

1965

6.5

♡ 7

Kimiyoshi Yasuda Director

Ryûtarô Gomi as

Fujio Suga as Kikumura

Yoshio Inaba as Mizuno

Raizô Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan, and while the swords of some angry samurai may not cause Kyoshiro much trouble, the deadly wiles of two women may be more difficult to survive!

Spring Dreams

1960

6.8

♡ 5

Comedy

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Yûsuke Kawazu as Mamoru Okudaira

Masao Oda as Takeuchi

Michiko Araki as Yae

Yoshio Inaba as Yamada

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous friends.

The Battle of Port Arthur

1980

6.6

♡ 4

Toshio Masuda Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Toshirô Mifune as Emperor Meiji

Tatsuya Nakadai as General Nogi

Hisaya Morishige as Hirobumi Ito

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.

Samurai Assassin

1965

7.4

♡ 13

83%

Adventure

based on a true story

based on novel or book

based on true story

historically inaccurate

History

japan

samurai

Kihachi Okamoto Director

Yoshio Inaba as Keijiro Sumita

Eijirô Tôno as Masagorô Kisoya

Tadao Nakamaru as Shigezo Inada

Toshirô Mifune as Tsuruchiyo Niiro

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen

1978

6.7

♡ 6

Crime

Sadao Nakajima Director

Nobuo Kaneko as Hirayama

Toshirô Mifune as Kosuke Oishi

Yoshio Inaba as Satomi

Sayoko Ninomiya as Toshiko Ichinomiya

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.

Battle Anthem

1983

6.5

♡ 3

Toshio Masuda Director

Toshirô Mifune as Admiral Heihachiro Togo

Sayoko Ninomiya as Chika

Yoshio Inaba as Kamimura

Kôichi Satô as Yusaku Ogami

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers

1973

6.2

♡ 2

Eizô Sugawa Director

Hiroshi Fujioka as Akira Funaki

Ben Hiura as Kyô Kazama

Yoshio Inaba as Onimaru

Haruo Suzuki as Recorder

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

The Scent of Incense. Part 1

1964

7.4

♡ 3

based on novel or book

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Eiji Okada as

Eijirô Yanagi as Hotel owner

Nobuko Otowa as Ikuyo

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978

6.6

♡ 6

92%

Hideo Gosha Director

Kappei Matsumoto as

Mitsuko Baishô as Omatsu

Yoshio Inaba as Seizô

Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.

Ballad of the Cart

1959

7.2

♡ 7

Satsuo Yamamoto Director

Yoshio Inaba as Fujitaro

Kô Nishimura as Hatsuzo

Rentarô Mikuni as Moichi

Teruko Kishi as Mother-in-law

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki

1964

6.5

♡ 7

Hiroshi Inagaki Director

Yôsuke Natsuki as Kiyonosuke

Toshirô Mifune as Lord Akashi

Yoshio Inaba as Ronin

Kumi Mizuno as The Witch

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as

Destiny's Son

1962

7.0

♡ 4

Kenji Misumi Director

Yoshio Inaba as Giichirô Ikebe

Eijirô Yanagi as Ooinokami Matsudaira

Raizô Ichikawa as Shingo Takakura

Toshio Hosokawa as Yasutoshi 'Tootôminokami' Makino

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.

Umi no hanabi

1951

6.0

♡ 3

Romance

Keisuke Kinoshita Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Kappei Matsumoto as

Toshio Hosokawa as Hideaki Uozumi

Isuzu Yamada as Kaoru Uozumi

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

Willful Murder

1981

7.2

♡ 4