Ichirō Takakura

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters...

New Tale of Zatoichi

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love tri...

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue a...

Undercurrent

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

A Lustful Man

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that...

Sword Devil

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword...

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years a...

Samurai Vendetta

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of...

The Gambler's Code

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he mu...

お嬢さん三度笠

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Shogun's Holiday

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro...

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on t...

Actor Shark

Bara daimyo

The Magical Warrior

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho,...

Travels of Lord Mito

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

Yûrei koban

Hell's Assassin

1962 Japanese movie

A Thousand Flying Cranes

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained day and ni...

風来物語 あばれ飛車

Young Boss: Prison Release

The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.

Blue Snake Bath

Last part of the Snake Woman trilogy.

木曽ぶし三度笠

1961 Japanese movie

Freelance Samurai

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific ver...

Gonpachi

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

The Beauty in Mourning

A beautiful widow named Ruriko Omuta visits the Akechi residence and asks Kogoro Akechi to provide her with per...