Kōshirō Harada

13 Assassins

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his ow...

The Great Killing

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent...

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political ho...

The Spying Sorceress

Second part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous treasure of the...

Homicide

This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, abou...

Keepers of Order

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Suk...

Night Drum

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his hom...

20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affe...

Raised in a Palace

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending...

Raised in a Palace

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending...

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make mo...

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wa...

The Thinking Leaf

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Kisaragi Sword

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Sho...

Sasuke and His Comedians

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wand...

The Story of Pure Love

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society...

The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman

In the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei is charged aga...

While Traveling

In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanagasa for an i...

Kyoto Assassin

A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

1962 Japanese movie

Tokyo Untouchables

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their a...

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Seventeen Ninja

As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress where his y...

Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

1962 Japanese movie

The Lord's spy

Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitimate wife, wh...

Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws

This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of his friend,...

The Third Contest

Mondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel.Consequently, he qu...

The Mysterious Purple Hood

The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan.

Yakuza Princess of Edo

Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo’s father, the grinder Yasujiro...

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son...

Waka zakura kenka matoi

1962 Japanese movie

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

1962 Japanese movie

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts...