Ryūzō Shimada

The Tale of Zatoichi

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village,...

Satan's Sword

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written...

Daimajin

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil...

Buddha

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

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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

A Lustful Man

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

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This...

Samurai Vendetta

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

Sword Devil

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

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fenc...

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle o...

The Third Shadow Warrior

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true...

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be ti...

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and becau...

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes pl...

The Gay Masquerade

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

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again

Assignment Dragon No. 3

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugu...

Ambush at Iga Pass

The Man Disappears Yesterday

Tired of everyday life, the 8th Shogun Yoshimune flees Edo Castle and asks Ooka Echizen to become his personal...

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence o...

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...

Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will als...

Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut

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

Tabiwa Oiroke

Will the assassin take my life or will a beautiful woman take my chastity? Or will a beautiful woman take your...

ほんだら捕物帖

Koga's Messenger

The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle ow...

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

Bad Reputation: The Big Drum

Bronze Magician

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara perio...

The Actress and the Three Rascals

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the d...

Black Weapon

Industrial espionage gets in the way of love and marriage for factory worker Katayanagi.

The Demon of Mount Oe

A band of warriors journeys to Mount Oe to rescue abducted women from a demon, overcoming supernatural threats...

The Phantom Samurai

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