Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers protection to a forward-thinking physician Genan Sugino who has defamed his ruler, discovers a pleasure ring of young wives and a blind music teacher, and cuckolds a corrupt official under his very nose.
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
The Sword of Doom
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Harakiri
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assignment.
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.
Shogun's Shadow
A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.
Samurai Vendetta
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.
Onibaba
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.
Samurai Wolf
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.
Samurai Wolf II
Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father. There are crooked gold miners, a beautiful girl who is unfortunately a complete lunatic and a dojo master who is obsessed with killing Kiba just to prove that his school's sword style is the best.
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray
A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so called “Ghost of Bermuda.” With Goemon's employer dead in the ensuing chaos, his honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood. But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well!
Sucker Punch
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.
Samurai Fury
Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe, a scoundrel whose lethal sword skills place him at the tip of the spear in a deadly uprising against the corrupt Shogunate and its army, led by former friend-turned-archrival Doken.
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Throne of Blood
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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Yoshio Inoue
Director
Keizô Kanie
as
Mamushi
Michiko Tsukasa
as
Wife
Sion Sono
Director
Tetsu Watanabe
as
Detective Kimura
Gen Hoshino
as
Koji Hashimoto
Itsuji Itao
as
Masuda
Nanoka Hara
as
Mitsuko Muto
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Yûzô Kayama
as
Hyoma Utsuki
Tadao Nakamaru
as
Isami Kondo
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Toshirô Mifune
as
Toranosuke Shimada
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Yoshio Inaba
as
Jinai Chijiiwa
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Kageyu Saito
Masao Mishima
as
Tango Inaba
Yoshirô Aoki
as
Umenosuke Kawabe
Tomisaburô Wakayama
as
Ogami Itto
Michiyo Yasuda
as
Shiranui
Eiji Okada
as
Wakita
Minoru Ôki
as
Yagyu Retsudo
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Hiroyuki Sanada
as
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Keiko Matsuzaka
as
Princess Fuse
Mizuho Suzuki
as
Sugikura Kisonosuke
Mari Natsuki
as
Tamazusa
Shin'ichi Chiba
as
Iba Shoemon
Ken Ogata
as
Igo Gyobu
Sayoko Ninomiya
as
Oman no Kata
Hiroyuki Nagato
as
Tagaya Rokubee
Kaneto Shindô
Director
Hiroshi Tanaka
as
Horse Riding Samurai B
Nobuko Otowa
as
Kichi's Mother
Jûkichi Uno
as
Samurai General
Hideo Gosha
Director
Shinzô Hotta
as
Coffin Yokichi
Junkichi Orimoto
as
Gennai Suzuki
Daisuke Awaji
as
Yasuke
Takeru Satoh
as
Kenshin Himura
Tao Tsuchiya
as
Makimachi Misao
Tatsuya Fujiwara
as
Makoto Shishio
Yû Aoi
as
Megumi Takani
Masanobu Ôkubo
as
Petty Official
Kusuo Abe
as
Temma Tsujikaze
Hatsuo Yamaya
as
Michitarô Mizushima
as
Itakura Naizen-no-Sho
Yûko Hama
as
Koshio Torizo / Miura Tori
Takeshi Koike
Director
Daisuke Namikawa
as
Goemon Ishikawa XIII
Takaya Hashi
as
Hawk
Atsushi Miyauchi
as
Makio Inaniwa Jr
Hisao Egawa
as
Saigo 1
Zack Snyder
Director
Jamie Chung
as
Amber
Oscar Isaac
as
Blue Jones
Carla Gugino
as
Dr. Vera Gorski
Jon Hamm
as
High Roller / Doctor
Yô Ôizumi
as
Hasuda Hyoe
Wakana Matsumoto
as
Hoji
Kazuki Kitamura
as
Yoshiomi Nawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Takashi Shimura
as
Woodcutter
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Isuzu Yamada
as
Lady Asaji Washizu
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