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.
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.
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.
Destiny's Son
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.
Hitokiri
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desparate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword to fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta, the young hero will have no choice.
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Tadashi Sawashima
Director
Toshirô Mifune
as
Isami Kondo
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Kamo Serizawa
Takahiro Tamura
as
Koshitaro Ito
Yumiko Nogawa
as
Oume
Daisuke Itô
Director
Hiroshi Aoyama
as
Bensai
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Oryo
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Shintaro Nakaoka
Yasukaze Motomiya
as
Kanji Tsuda
as
Misako Renbutsu
as
Kazuki Kitamura
as
Madarame Kyutaro
Yoshio Inaba
as
Giichirô Ikebe
Eijirô Yanagi
as
Ooinokami Matsudaira
Raizô Ichikawa
as
Shingo Takakura
Hideo Gosha
Director
Kei Yamamoto
as
Kunie Tanaka
as
Gaoler
Mitsuko Baishô
as
Onimo
Takehito Koyasu
as
Sadashirô Kajiki
Yûji Ueda
as
Sanosuke Sagara
Yûko Miyamura
as
Toki Takatsuki
Mîna Tominaga
as
Yahiko Myôjin
