Oedo gonin otoko
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
Hissatsu shikakenin
Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...
Shinobi no mono: Shin kirigakure Saizô
[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to avenge the death of Lord Sanada Yukimura. But first he must contend with Ieyasu’s own ninja group led by the powerful Fuma Daijuro, who has a score to settle with the men of Iga that dates back 280 years to the war between the Genji and the Heike at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. Tremendous fighting and great plot twists highlight this exceptional look into the lives of the mysterious ninja of Japan.
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.
Hito goroshi
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.
Samurai Assassin
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.
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
Iwane: Sword of Serenity
Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.
The Tale of Zatoichi
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Shinsengumi shimatsuki
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
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.
Samurai Rauni
Villagers are afraid of Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen, who keeps them on their toes every day. When someone places a bounty on Rauni's head, he goes after this mysterious person.
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.
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.
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.
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 Hunted
Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai and together they will fight the force of evil in an awesome battle rooted in centuries of brutal conflict.
Dynasty Warriors
In the turbulent late Eastern Han Dynasty, ambitious Dong Zhuo controls the court and the commonalty, and heroes from all over the country begin to rise.
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.
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Daisuke Itô
Director
Masao Mishima
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Utaemon Ichikawa
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Isuzu Yamada
as
Okane, Chobei's wife
Yoshito Yamaji
as
Tsunaemon Watanabe
Jirô Tamiya
as
Baian Fujieda
Yôko Nogiwa
as
Okichi
Akane Kawasaki
as
Oteru
Takahiro Tamura
as
Daijuro Fuma
Raizô Ichikawa
as
Saizo Kumogakure
Yûko Kusunoki
as
Yayoi
Ryûzô Shimada
as
Mizuho Suzuki
as
Masayuki Yui
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Yoshio Inaba
as
Keijiro Sumita
Eijirô Tôno
as
Masagorô Kisoya
Tadao Nakamaru
as
Shigezo Inada
Toshirô Mifune
as
Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Tadashi Sawashima
Director
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Kamo Serizawa
Yumiko Nogawa
as
Oume
Pierre Taki
as
Bunroku Shishido
Sôkô Wada
as
Gennojyo Higashi
Tôri Matsuzaka
as
Iwane Sawaki
Hiroshi Yamamoto
as
Matsuyoshi
Eijirô Yanagi
as
Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss
Masayo Banri
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Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Seisuke's ex-lover
Tomisaburô Wakayama
as
Isami Kondô
Fujio Suga
as
Nishiki Niimi
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Genta
Nami Tamura
as
Yô
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
Tomu Uchida
Director
Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
as
Masao Oda
as
Chiezô Kataoka
as
Gonpachi
Unpei Yokoyama
as
Yomosuke, Otane's father
Yutaka Matsushige
as
Hattori Hanzou Masanari
Erika Sawajiri
as
Hotarubi
Troy Baker
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Kouga Gennosuke
Laura Bailey
as
Oboro
Yôko Shimada
as
Mieko Takeda
James Saito
as
Nemura
Christopher Lambert
as
Paul Racine
Yoshio Harada
as
Takeda Sensei
Rich Ting
as
Liu Bei
Louis Koo
as
Lu Bu
Carina Lau
as
Master of the Sword Forge Castle
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Director
Yûsuke Kawazu
as
Domon Ietake
Mako Midori
as
Murasaki
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