Shûichi Ikeda

Yutaka Nakano

Yoshio Inaba

Takeshi Katô

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.

The Devil's Island

The Devil's Island (1977)

David Lampson

Eiji Okada

Mako

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.

Chinmoku

Chinmoku (1971)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kôji Yakusho

Eitarô Ozawa

In 1949, Mr. Shimoyama, governor of Japan National Railroads, was found dead, run by train, after a mysterious disappearance. Officially it was considered suicide, but many suspected he was killed for some political conspiracy.

Willful Murder

Willful Murder (1981)

Toshirô Mifune

Chishû Ryû

Seiji Miyaguchi

In the turn of the Twentieth Century, the rickshaw driver Matsugoro "Matsu" is a happy man and a troublemaker well-known by everyone in his village. One day, Matsu sees an injured boy, Toshio, and brings him home. His mother Yoshiko Yoshioka asks Matsuo to take the boy to the doctor and then her husband Capt. Kotaro Yoshioka asks her to reward Matsu. However the rickshaw man refuses the money and becomes a friend of the family. When Kotaro unexpectedly dies, Matsuo helps Yoshiko to raise her son. Soon he falls in love with her, but he does not dare to open his heart to Yoshiko since they belong to different social classes.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man (1958)

Kô Nishimura

Tokie Hidari

Ballad of the Cart

Ballad of the Cart (1959)

Nobuko Otowa

Mariko Okada

Spanning half a century in the turbulent history of 1900s Japan, from the Russo-Japanese War to the post-World War II era, "The Scent of Incense" chronicles the complicated relationship between selfish Ikuyo and her self-sacrificing daughter, Tomoko. The Meiji era. Planning to remarry, young widow Ikuyo negotiates over the custody of her five-year-old daughter, Tomoko, an annoying inconvenience, with her mother, Tsuna. The Taisho era. After the cruel decision that defined the girl's life and years of neglect, the estranged mother and daughter reunite: Tomoko is now a young geisha, while defeated Ikuyo is a high-ranking courtesan. The pre-World War II era. In the wake of the Great Kanto Earthquake, successful Tomoko embarks on a passionate affair with Ezaki, a young military cadet, only to pay a heavy price for the transgressions of Ikuyo, who considers getting married a third time, this time, with the former servant, Hachiro. The post-World War II era. Having lost everything in the Bombing of Tokyo, Tomoko is determined to persevere; however, she still seems unable to sever ties with cold Ikuyo, the mother who abandoned her daughter.—Nick Riganas

The Scent of Incense. Part 1

The Scent of Incense. Part 1 (1964)

Hiroshi Fujioka

Mariko Nakamura

Yûsuke Nishimoto

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)

Shin Takuma

Japan's great victory in the Battle Of Tsushima Strait which devastated the Russian Fleet when Admiral Togo crossed the lining up the Japanese Combines Fleet so that they could utilize all their ships batteries while the Russians could only use their forward guns. The title refers to the song Umi Yukaba (If I Go Away To The Sea)that was sung by the Japanese military when going off to war.—Canon y mus

Battle Anthem

Battle Anthem (1983)

Takashi Shimura

Toshio Kurosawa

February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, and their suspicions fall on Niiro, an impoverished ronin who dreams of samurai status, and Kurihara, an aristocratic samurai who befriends Niiro. Niiro longs to identify his father, knowing he is a high-ranking official who will disclose himself only if Niiro achieves samurai status. With American ships in Japan's harbors, cynicism among the assassins, and change in the air, Niiro resolves to reach ends that may prove ephemeral.—

Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Toshio Chiba

Toshio Hosokawa

Jun Fujikawa

A samurai seeks revenge and redemption after his family is executed by a rival clan.

Destiny's Son

Destiny's Son (1962)

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito(Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.—alE13

The Battle of Port Arthur

The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)

Yukiko Fuji

Keiju Kobayashi

Kuniichi Takami

Kokubu Jiro is the captain of his university's Kendo team. Often standoffish, mild, stoic and minimalist, Kokubu is a mystery to those who know him. Kagawa wants to understand Kokubu, but being arrogant and flashy, has a hard time connecting with Kokubu.

Ken (1964)

Tomisaburô Wakayama

In part five of the 8-part Shinobi No Mono Ninja film series the heroic ninja Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa, of Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) serves the daimyo Sanada, played by Lone Wolf and Cub star Tomisaburo Wakiyama. They are assaulted by Ieyasu and his soldiers. They flee to an allied camp, and once there start plotting how to fight back and win the war. They come across a gun merchant with a unique, three-barrel gun, giving the holder incredible fire power. They begin to strategize ways to find out how the merchant selling these firearms has acquired them, hoping that possession of these weapons in their arsenal will lead to ultimate victory. The merchants of Tanegashima are the makers of the gun, and claim they have made it according to a blueprint gained from the only Western traders they are allowed to do business with, the Portuguese. The Sanada partisans know that can't be true because the 3-barrel gun is made of iron too fine for the Portuguese to have access to. They must unravel the secret of the "3-barrel gun". Kirigakure is sent to the Island city of Tanegishima to solve the mystery. Once there he will need all his ninja skills to survive, not only the Tanegishima cartel and their Chinese allies, but enemies from his past, in the form of the daughters of a slain enemy ninja. Can he get the job done and stay alive?

Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô

Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô (1964)

Keiko Tsushima

The Kamiya family struggles to keep the town fishing association from going bankrupt as they deal with a dishonest captain and his degenerate crew.

Umi no hanabi

Umi no hanabi (1951)

Kazuko Taniguchi

Machiko Hasegawa

Masako Aboshi

Tsurumatsu, a young boy, is supposed to be a new Lord but he's not really interested, he would rather be a carpenter. So he gets kidnapped and it's up to Nemuri Kyoshiro to save him.

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan (1965)

Nobuo Kaneko

Ikuko Môri

Mikio Narita

This film of the sleepy-eyed ronin series has the hero talked into escorting a precious religious artifact to Kyoto, Japan. A sect of Christian swordsmen are lying in wait to steal the statuette. What does it take for the reluctant man to accept the assignment? Why, enjoying the company of a virgin daughter of course.—aghaemi

Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps

Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps (1967)

Shinsuke Ashida

Mayumi Ogawa

Shima Iwashita

Hamajima is a quiet, hard-working man, whose life changes drastically when he reunites with a lovely childhood friend and her strange little boy.

The Shadow Within

The Shadow Within (1970)

Jun Hamamura

Eiji Funakoshi

Mickey Curtis

It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Among them is Pvt. Tamura. The situation goes from bad to worse and in the face of the brutal conditions facing the men, some go insane and resort to murder and cannibalism. In the midst of this, Pvt. Tamura tries to survive without giving up his principles.—Eugene Ly

Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain (1959)

Machiko Kitagawa

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest Samurai, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school for Kendo. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.—

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

Kei Satô

Shôtarô Hayashi

A samurai, Hanshiro Tsugumo, arrives at the house of the Iyi Clan with an unusual request. Due to his circumstances, he wishes to commit harakiri, ritual suicide, in the courtyard of the house. Turns out this is not such an unusual request: the clan has had such requests before, though the requestor's intentions weren't always honourable. The Clan elder tells Tsugumo the story of the last samurai who made the request and how that ended. Will he still go through with it?—grantss

Harakiri

Harakiri (1962)

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