Shinobu Araki

Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka

A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shinobu Araki

Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eiji Nakano

Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly...

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Cast: Kaoru Akiyoshi

Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Machiko Kyō

During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a...

Genre: History

Cast: Machiko Kyō

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Jun Fujimaki

In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Christ in Bronze is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eiji Okada

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of...

Genre: History

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of servants and onlookers suddenly come upon an...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

Last part of the Snake Woman trilogy.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Ryûzô Shimada

Utaji heard that her ex-lover Seijirou would get married to Ochiyo a daughter of Ise-ya. She murdered Ochiyo and took over the Ise-ya's shop with...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Ryûzô Shimada

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayako Wakao

[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrine. He is asked if he thinks he has destroyed all...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shigeru Amachi

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

These are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite...

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. When Kotoito, the geisha Asakichi is in love with,...

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through...

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.

Genre: History

Cast: Miwa Takada

The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until...

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kenji Sugawara

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chikako Miyagi

When a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the officer, becoming thereby a fugitive, haunted and...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).

Genre: Horror

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Shinpei Takagi

The womanising master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa...

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Romance

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Crime

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chikage Awashima

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Miyoko Akaza

Genre: Horror

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Michiyo Yasuda

A story about Ômura Masujirô

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinobu Araki

Second Generation Married Couple

Genre: Drama

Cast: Omenosuke Ichikawa

Genre: History

Cast: Asataro Ichikawa

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

Genre: History

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy,...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip to various provinces with his students...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Ganjirō Nakamura II

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yaeko Mizutani

Genre: Action

Cast: Yayoko Ôhara

film directed by Tai Katô

Genre: Action

Cast: Yayoko Ôhara

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Kunitaro Sawamura

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and...

Genre: History

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Yoshiko Kuga

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Cast: Takako Irie

Genre: Horror

Cast: Sumiko Suzuki

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all wear devil outfits.

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Shoji Umewaka

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall....

Genre: Horror

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

1942 Japanese movie

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

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Cast: Kazuko Miyagawa

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Cast: Koinosuke Onoe

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Cast: Jun Arai

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Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

Film about Ghost-Cat.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Yaeko Asano

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Haruo Minami

The 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shinobu Araki

On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshima, was publicly exposed at Nihonbashi...

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Cast: Eiji Wakasugi

Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they inevitably became enemies after Matagorō killed...

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Cast: Matsumoto Hakuō I

Chiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, and his wet nurse...

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Cast: Katsuo Nakamura

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chikage Awashima

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four...

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

1958 Japanese movie

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Japanese war film.

Genre: War

Cast: Kazuko Aoyama

One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the...

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Cast: Kōkichi Takada

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro,...

Genre: History

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

1945 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

1947 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō