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    Gemini 1999 POSTER

    Gemini

    1999

    Japanese

    6.7

    11

    100%

    71%

    amnesia

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    impersonator

    jidaigeki

    meiji period

    Mystery

    patricide

    Thriller

    twin brother

    Shin'ya Tsukamoto Shin'ya Tsukamoto Director Shôko Nakahara Shôko Nakahara as Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Beggar Monk Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano as Revenger with Sword Masahiro Motoki Masahiro Motoki as Yukio Daitokuji / Sutekichi
    When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
    Apostasy 1948 POSTER

    Apostasy

    1948

    Japanese

    6.2

    2

    Action

    based on novel or book

    buraku discrimination

    discrimination

    Drama

    japan

    meiji period

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Kappei Matsumoto Kappei Matsumoto as Jûkichi Uno Jûkichi Uno as Ginnosuke Tuchiya Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Keinosuke Kazama
    In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
    The Outcast 1962 POSTER

    The Outcast

    1962

    Japanese

    6.9

    3

    95%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    buraku discrimination

    discrimination

    Drama

    japan

    meiji period

    Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Eiji Funakoshi Eiji Funakoshi as Keinoshin Kazama Shiho Fujimura Shiho Fujimura as Oshiho Rentarô Mikuni Rentarô Mikuni as Rentaro Inoko Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Ushimatsu Segawa
    Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.
    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance 1974 POSTER

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    1974

    Japanese

    6.3

    13

    59%

    59%

    Action

    assassin

    corrupt official

    criterion

    Drama

    imperialism

    meiji period

    Thriller

    Toshiya Fujita Toshiya Fujita Director Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki as Narrator Jûzô Itami Jûzô Itami as Ransui Tokunaga Meiko Kaji Meiko Kaji as Shurayuki-hime Yoshio Harada Yoshio Harada as Shusuke Tokunaga
    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.
    The Life of Matsu the Untamed 1943 POSTER

    The Life of Matsu the Untamed

    1943

    Japanese

    7.3

    1

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    drunkenness

    father figure

    feudal japan

    meiji period

    unattainable desire

    Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki Director Ryûnosuke Tsukigata Ryûnosuke Tsukigata as Kyôji Sugi Kyôji Sugi as Tsumasaburô Bandô Tsumasaburô Bandô as Matsugoro, aka Matsu Hiroyuki Nagato Hiroyuki Nagato as Toshio Yoshioka
    Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents.
    Father of the Milky Way Railroad 2023 POSTER

    Father of the Milky Way Railroad

    2023

    Japanese

    6.3

    4

    based on novel or book

    biography

    Biography

    biopic

    Drama

    meiji period

    taisho

    taishō period

    Izuru Narushima Izuru Narushima Director Masaki Suda Masaki Suda as Kenji Miyazawa Min Tanaka Min Tanaka as Kisuke Miyazawa Kôji Yakusho Kôji Yakusho as Masajiro Miyazawa Nana Mori Nana Mori as Toshi Miyazawa
    Kenji, the eldest son of Masajiro, a wealthy moneylender, refuses to work in the family business and becomes obsessed with farming, jewelry and religion.
    11 Rebels 2024 POSTER

    11 Rebels

    2024

    Japanese

    6.2

    27

    1860s

    Action

    battle

    conflict

    Drama

    History

    jidaigeki

    meiji period

    samurai

    Thriller

    Kazuya Shiraishi Kazuya Shiraishi Director Tarô Suruga Tarô Suruga as Kazuma Sano Kazuma Sano as Hayate Ichinose Hayate Ichinose as Nimaime Amane Okayama Amane Okayama as Oroshiya Takuma Otoo Takuma Otoo as Sengoku Zen'emon
    When the brutal Boshin War breaks out in Japan, a group of inmates on death row unite to defend a fortress against the Imperial army.
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