Zatoichi the Outlaw
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
Shinobi no mono: Iga-yashiki
[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja. Before he dies, “Mist” Saizo tells his children Saisuke, and Yuri that they are not really brother and sister. She, in fact, is the daughter of the late lord Sanada Yukimura, and must be saved from the shogun’s forces. In the chess match of spy versus spy, can Saisuke defeat the shogun’s chief strategist, Matsudaira Izunokami at his own game? Showing many exciting ninja tactics, it is not to be missed.
Jûhassai, umi e
Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite - but opposites attract. After school, the two head to the beach, where they find another student from their school competing against a local gang member, to see who is able to hold his breath longer under water. Overwhelmed by the excitement, Kei and Atsuo decide to try themselves.
Tonkô
In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One student is Zhao Xingde, who becomes the favorite of his commander, Zhu Wangli. While sacking a fortress, Xingde discovers Tsurpia, princess of the Uighur. He hides her; they fall in love. When he's sent away to study Xixian, he leaves Tsurpia in Zhu's care, but returns to find her engaged to Li. Tragedy follows, and he and Zhu enter a pact to take revenge when Li arrives at Dun-Huang, the region's seat of learning and culture. Against overwhelming odds, they find a surprising way to leave a monument to their life and love.
Dorodarake no junjô
Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life seems like an unattainable goal for Jiro. Can there be anything else but a tragic ending?
A Distant Cry from Spring
The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in the heart of the mother and shows her boy the importance of grit and kindness, but then he leaves with the autumn wind.
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who offer her a deal to assassinate some revolutionaries.
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi opens a school for samurai, who aim to learn Dutch language, most common for overseas trading. But when he was in Yokohama he learned that English language is one way more global one. His struggle against patriarchal mindset leads his school to become one of the oldest universities in Japan.
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
Rica wanting a fresh start leaves her friends and past life behind or at least that is what she thinks as trouble always seems to find her. Rica's looks into a ship that exploded and everyone who survived this disaster who comes in contact with her dies. Rica only chance of solving the mystery of the sunken ship is if she can locate a old friend of hers who just happened to be on that ship the night it blew up.
Youth of the Beast
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Cops vs. Thugs
When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
The Demon
When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
Police Tactics
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
Patisserie Coin De Rue
A disillusioned Natsume arrives at Coin de Rue, a popular Tokyo pastry shop, begging for work. Aiming to become a high-calibre pastry chef, she is determined to overcome both her past and the challenges ahead. Pastry critic Tomura is a frequent visitor to Coin de Rue. Moved by Natsume's persistence, he slowly begins to confront his own painful past aided, of course, by mouthfuls of tasty pastries.
Legend of the Eight Samurai
The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
The Snow Woman
A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. Finding refuge in an abandoned hut they celebrate their luck in finding the tree but soon they are visited by the Snow Witch who freezes the sculptor to death but takes pity on the apprentice. He must promise to never speak of this or she'll return and kill him.
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Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Asagoro
Tatsuo Endô
as
Boss Tomizo
Mizuho Suzuki
as
Shusui Ohara
Kenjirô Ishiyama
as
Tatsugoro
Ryûzô Shimada
as
Raizô Ichikawa
as
Saizo Kumogakure
Toshiya Fujita
Director
Kaoru Kobayashi
as
Eisuke Morimoto
Aiko Morishita
as
Kei Arishima
Yoshie Shimamura
as
Yu Arishima
Takahiro Tamura
as
Tsao Yanhui
Daijirô Harada
as
Weichi Kuang
Kôichi Satô
as
Zhao Xingde
Kô Nakahira
Director
Masako Izumi
as
Kazue
Chikako Hosokawa
as
Kinko, Mami's mother
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Mami Yokoyama
Ken Takakura
as
Kôsaku Tajima
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as
Takeshi Kazami
Chieko Baishô
as
Tamiko Kazami
Meiko Kaji
as
Shurayuki-hime
Yoshio Harada
as
Shusuke Tokunaga
Takeshi Yamamoto
as
Captain
Tôru Minegishi
as
Hachiro
Toshihiko Oda
as
Nobuo Kaneko
as
Sôichi Ozawa
Yûzô Kiura
as
Takeo Minegishi
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Takuzô Kawatani
as
Kunie Tanaka
as
Hiroki Matsukata
as
Kenji Hirotani
Keizô Kanie
as
Akutsu, Sôkichi's colleague
Ken Ogata
as
Sôkichi Takeshita
Takeshi Katô
as
Yû Aoi
as
Natsume
Noriko Eguchi
as
Sato, Mariko
Mariko Kaga
as
Yoshikawa
Hiroyuki Sanada
as
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Keiko Matsuzaka
as
Princess Fuse
Mari Natsuki
as
Tamazusa
Fujio Suga
as
Sôju
Akira Ishihama
as
Yosaku
Shiho Fujimura
as
Yuki / Yukionna
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