Michiko Saga

Akō Rōshi

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after atte...

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kam...

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun,...

Utamaro's World

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. T...

Game of Chance

Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit h...

Cut the Shadow

The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learn...

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might t...

Ghost Story of Youth

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and S...

慶安水滸傳

Chikuzen, a ronin named Yoh Daisuke, after pacifying some ruffians at the theater of Onna-Kata Ogino Sawanojiki...

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

The Samurai of Edo

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end...

Hana no shôgai

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed i...

Honno-Ji in Flames

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about th...

Tange Sazen

In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogu...

The Body

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up...

Zoku jūdai no seiten

Akiko Yasutomi, an 18-year-old high school student, lives in poverty with her mother Hisako, but she has feelin...

Fill the Cup with Blood

Second delivery in the "Yakuza Hijoshi" series. The protagonist, played by Ando Noboru, is torn between the org...

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't...

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher

Japanese crime film

The Adventures of Chuji

Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and mur...

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again

Beautiful Gonpati

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpasse...

Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble

During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an inv...

A Matter of Valour

Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen...

For Love and Money

Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman

Detective Denshichi is called to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Kishu family's daughter Teruhi...

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he ca...

Jolly Barbers

快盗三人吉三

On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshim...

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of his peasan...

Echigo jishi-sai

1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo

The Undefeated Woman

Namida no hanamichi

Nakamura Yukinojō, Edo's most popular actor, discovered that his parent's enemy, Ohara Genba, had changed his n...