Bakumatsu
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.
Kill!
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
Rikyu
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the country.
Zatoichi
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
The era when Samurai and Ninja existed in Japan. Rikka Isurugi was born and raised in a Ninja clan secluded from society. She soon meets Miya, a girl with a mysterious power, who is found lost in the mountains. As Rikka is concerned that someone is pursuing Miya, she also asks the head the of Isurugi Ninja Clan for permission to avenger her father's death. Soon Rikka faces danger with the attack of the Negoro group but…
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Ninja, a Band of Assassins
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.
The Kiyosu Conference
After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The meeting was known as the Kiyosu Kaigi.
Sleepy Eyes of Death: In the Spider's Lair
The titular "tarantula" is a murderous woman who, along with the brother who is in love with her, kill without warrant because they are wealthy & above the law. Kyoshiro the homeless masterless wandering samurai has nothing to lose, & no scruples anyway, so can reproach even the powerful with ease. He is thus, for all that he has broad streaks of villainy all his own, a champion of the people by default.
The Hidden Fortress
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Kamui Gaiden
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
Samurai Cat
The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.
Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
Daredevil in the Castle
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.
The Great Yokai War
When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.
The Oil-Hell Murder
The indolent son of an oil vendor becomes a regular customer of a prostitute, racks up a mountain of debt, and is disowned by his parents.
Heaven and Earth
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?
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Daisuke Itô
Director
Hiroshi Aoyama
as
Bensai
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Oryo
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Shintaro Nakaoka
Toshirô Mifune
as
Shojiro Goto
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Eijirô Tôno
as
Hyogo Moriuchi
Tadao Nakamaru
as
Magobei Shôda
Nami Tamura
as
Yô
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Sayoko Yamaguchi
as
Chieha, his mistress
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Rikyu
Hideo Kanze
as
Rikyu's brother in law
Fumihiko Tachiki
as
Kanako Higuchi
as
Boss Han Bosatsu
Ken Ogata
as
Rônin / Masterless samurai
Rikiya Yasuoka
as
Yôjinbô / Bodyguard
Yôjirô Takita
Director
Kôichi Satô
as
Hajime Saitô
Miki Nakatani
as
Nui
Ryô Kase
as
Shûhei Kondô
Masato Sakai
as
Sôji Okita
Koichi Sakamoto
Director
Hideo Ishiguro
as
Kentarô Shimazu
as
Aren Isurugi
Yasuaki Kurata
as
Hyoe Isurugi
Ayaka Nanase
as
Riri
Tomu Uchida
Director
Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
as
Masao Oda
as
Chiezô Kataoka
as
Gonpachi
Unpei Yokoyama
as
Yomosuke, Otane's father
Takeshi Katô
as
Raizô Ichikawa
as
Ishikawa Goemon
Shiho Fujimura
as
Maki
Tomisaburô Wakayama
as
Oda Nobunaga
Yô Ôizumi
as
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Susumu Terajima
as
Kuroda Kanbei
Yûsuke Iseya
as
Oda Nobukane
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Director
Yûsuke Kawazu
as
Domon Ietake
Mako Midori
as
Murasaki
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hiroshi Yamamoto
as
Ekin Cheng
as
Dumok
Koyuki
as
Sugaru
Yasukaze Motomiya
as
Kanji Tsuda
as
Misako Renbutsu
as
Kazuki Kitamura
as
Madarame Kyutaro
Sôkô Wada
as
Hijikata Toshizo
Takeru Satoh
as
Kenshin Himura
Kasumi Arimura
as
Tomoe Yukishiro
Yôsuke Natsuki
as
Chomonshu Kimura
Isuzu Yamada
as
Yodogami
Ryûtarô Gomi
as
Kôichi Mizuhara
as
Rokkô Toura
as
Kôichi Uenoyama
as
Gorokichi
Akane Kawasaki
as
Chie
Takashi Kanda
as
Hyogo Isobe
Gen Kimura
as
Saheiji Kawano
Hideo Gosha
Director
Renji Ishibashi
as
Tsuyoshi Ujiki
as
Hiroyuki Nagato
as
Masatô Ibu
as
Akida
Masahiko Tsugawa
as
Takeda Shingen
Hironobu Nomura
as
Taro Yoshinobu
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