Shōsaku Sugiyama
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 06, 1906
Deathday: March 17, 1992
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Known For
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
1957-09-21
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Overview: The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, all wear hideous devil masks.
Genres: Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-09-21
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Princess Finds Her Prince
1953-10-02
Princess Finds Her Prince
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-10-02
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Kanto Woman Infamy
1969-05-01
Kanto Woman Infamy
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-01
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Keshin
1962-01-14
Keshin
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
1958-06-15
The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
Overview: When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall. Shortly afterwards, a catlike demon begins to haunt the castle.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-15
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Teppo Yasu no Shogai
1962-02-21
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-21
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Sunset Over Mount Fuji
1952-11-10
Sunset Over Mount Fuji
Overview: Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-11-10
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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962-03-04
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-04
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962-10-12
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Overview: Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-12
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Travels of Lord Mito
1958-12-21
Travels of Lord Mito
Overview: Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip to various provinces with his students Sukesaburo Sasaki and Kakunoshin Atsumi. At an inn in Sunagawa, Mitsukuni exposed and punished an evil judge who had fallen in love with a townsman's wife. However, on the night he stayed at Nihonmatsu Castle, Mitsukuni found out that this incident was a performance organized especially for him…
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-21
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Freelance Samurai
1957-12-15
Freelance Samurai
Overview: One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-15
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Ojo-kichiza
1959-04-21
Ojo-kichiza
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-21
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Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji
1958-12-21
Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji
Overview: 1958 Japanese movie
Genres: Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-21
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Otemoyan
1961-05-03
Otemoyan
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-03
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964-11-17
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Overview: Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-17
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Sword Devil
1965-10-16
Sword Devil
Overview: Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword comes to attention of his lord. The lord orders him to assassinate a man...
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-16
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Akanishi Kakita
1936-06-18
Akanishi Kakita
Overview: A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
Genres: Drama History Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-06-18
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Kojiki taishō
1964-11-28
Kojiki taishō
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-28
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Monster Cat of Enmaji Temple
1938-01-01
Monster Cat of Enmaji Temple
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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Kumoemon to sono tsuma
1962-06-24
Kumoemon to sono tsuma
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-24
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Assassins for sale
1963-03-08
Assassins for sale
Overview: Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here, three wandering samurai who earn their living by killing get to know each other. Soon they learn that government officials will be transporting a large cargo of gold and decide to steal it.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-08
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962-09-01
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Overview: Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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Girl with Bamboo Leaves
1969-07-26
Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Overview: Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-26
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Rainy Night Duel
1956-01-29
Rainy Night Duel
Overview: Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo school because of his propensity for street fighting. He goes to work for a gangster named Joji, but when he realizes that Joji is mixed up in the slave trade, Koseki helps the police in their attempts to foil Joji.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-29
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Flowery Brothers
1956-06-08
Flowery Brothers
Overview: Early film by Kenji Misumi.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-06-08
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Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
1953-12-29
Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Overview: Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-29
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Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
1954-03-13
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
Overview: The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking in the castle.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-13
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A Samurai's Love
1954-03-03
A Samurai's Love
Overview: A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-03
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Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965-05-01
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-01
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Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962-08-12
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
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Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-12
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Hyakumensô
1929-08-01
Hyakumensô
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-08-01
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Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
1956-06-08
Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
Overview: The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-06-08
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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968-03-20
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
Overview: A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-20
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The Invisible Man Appears
1949-09-26
The Invisible Man Appears
Overview: Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour."
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-09-26
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Kenkyō edo-murasaki
1954-05-10
Kenkyō edo-murasaki
Overview: Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-05-10
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Koga's Messenger
1960-05-18
Koga's Messenger
Overview: The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and witchcraft, a mystery and revenge swirl around the mystery of the hood, in the demon tower, in the underground castle, and at the bottom of the lake!
Genres: History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-05-18
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珍説忠臣蔵
1953-01-03
珍説忠臣蔵
Overview: A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-01-03
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The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959-07-01
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Overview: In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-07-01
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Broken Swords
1969-05-30
Broken Swords
Overview: The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-30
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966-08-12
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Overview: Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-12
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Jirocho Fuji
1959-06-03
Jirocho Fuji
Overview: Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-03
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Zatoichi on the Road
1963-11-30
Zatoichi on the Road
Overview: Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-30
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New Tale of Zatoichi
1963-03-15
New Tale of Zatoichi
Overview: Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-15
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And Yet They Go On
1931-06-12
And Yet They Go On
Overview: Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931. Considered a lost film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-06-12
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The Maiden Courtesan
1956-01-22
The Maiden Courtesan
Overview: Period romantic drama.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-22
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The Underworld
1956-02-26
The Underworld
Overview: Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue. Furuya himself has fallen in love, with a nurse after his recent hospital stay. As the gang grows more jealous of the favoritism Furuya shows Shoji, they decide to reveal Shoji's relationship with Natsue. But Furuya's affection for Shoji cannot be easily destroyed, even in the gang war that erupts.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-02-26
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Lone Wolf Isazo
1968-04-19
Lone Wolf Isazo
Overview: Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling. One late fall at an inn in Kiso Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was not unable to consummate a marriage due to the class differences between them.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-04-19
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Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966-12-10
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Overview: [Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to overthrow him. It was the beginning of the Sengoku (Warring States) period. Three men attack a gunpowder maker in a farmhouse, the first chopping off his arm with his sickle-&-chain weapon, the second blinding him with sword, the third giving the killing blow. His son Kojiro Kosume escapes the attackers as everything he has known up to then explodes into conflagration. He grows up & enters the start of the Tokugawa Era, intent on avenging his father.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-10
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Sworn Brothers
1969-02-22
Sworn Brothers
Overview: Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s then sent to a provincial town to lie low, only to be caught in another war orchestrated by his original boss who has set him up.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-02-22
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964-10-17
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Overview: A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-17
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Gambler and the Princess
1959-01-28
Gambler and the Princess
Overview: Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-28
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Asataro the Crow
1956-03-28
Asataro the Crow
Overview: Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-03-28
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Prison Break
1969-08-30
Prison Break
Overview: Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father’s turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-30
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Daimajin
1966-04-17
Daimajin
Overview: A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-17
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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958-10-01
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Overview: During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mongol fleet reaches Japanese shores?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-10-01
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Bronze Magician
1963-10-05
Bronze Magician
Overview: Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1952) & the milestone silent surrealist masterpiece A Page of Madness (Kurutta Ippeji, 1926).
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-05
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Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954-12-08
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
Overview: A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-12-08
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Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival
1954-03-13
Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival
Overview: A tanuki-themed musical.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-13
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Lefty Fencer
1969-06-14
Lefty Fencer
Overview: As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was after her family's most treasured possession, the famed Drenched Swallow sword. As an adult, she has become a skilled swordswoman and lives a carefree life with her adopted family. One day, Okin saves a girl from a group of yakuza, and in doing so, gets involved in a grand conspiracy involving religious leaders, government officials, the yakuza and Lord Daizen-dayu, the man who killed her father and mutilated her body...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-06-14
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Zatoichi Challenged
1967-12-30
Zatoichi Challenged
Overview: Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-30
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Senka o koete
1950-09-02
Senka o koete
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-09-02
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Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
1960-06-26
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
Overview: Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that she can become empowered as an agent of her father's vengeance.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-26
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Haunted Castle
1969-12-20
Haunted Castle
Overview: This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a symbol of vengeance in human disguise, takes revenge for the death of its master as well as for the corruption in the feudal system.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-12-20
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Samaritan Zatoichi
1968-12-28
Samaritan Zatoichi
Overview: Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-12-28
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Ghost of Saga Mansion
1953-09-03
Ghost of Saga Mansion
Overview: A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-09-03
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The Lightning Sword
1962-12-08
The Lightning Sword
Overview: Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.
Genres: Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-08
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968-01-13
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-13
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The Hoodlum Priest
1967-11-15
The Hoodlum Priest
Overview: The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-11-15
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The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954-08-25
The Great White Tiger Platoon
Overview: The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made of the young, 16-17 year old sons of Aizu samurai. Their story is one of the great tragedies of the Boshin War (1868-1869) as they were called into action. Getting cut off from the main body of their platoon, a group of 20 from the 2nd squad retreated to Iimori Hill, where they looked down upon fires surrounding Aizu Castle and thinking that the castle has fallen and all is lost, they choose to die as samurai by committing seppuku. A superb rendition of this true story that shows the true honor of the samurai.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-08-25
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The Princess Sen
1954-10-20
The Princess Sen
Overview: During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a rival force led by her grandfather.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-10-20
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Taira Clan Saga
1955-09-21
Taira Clan Saga
Overview: Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of ex-Emperor Toba and refuse to reward the captain. Reward recommender Lord Tokinobu is punished, and the captain sends his son Kiyomori to the Lord's residence, where he falls in love with Tokiko, the Lord's daughter. Meanwhile, Kiyomori finds out that he is possibly the ex-Emperor's son... Written by L.H. Wong
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-09-21
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963-05-29
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Overview: The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-05-29
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Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957-06-04
Fighting Letter for 29 People
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-06-04
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新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘
1965-11-27
新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-11-27
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The Magistrate
1955-03-25
The Magistrate
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-03-25
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Flowery Hood
1956-07-25
Flowery Hood
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-25
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Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958-04-16
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-04-16
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The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
1971-02-17
The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
Overview: The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-17
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Flowery Hood 2
1956-11-07
Flowery Hood 2
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-07
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Secret of Naruto
1957-09-29
Secret of Naruto
Overview: From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-09-29
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Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
1957-08-13
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
Overview: The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all wear devil outfits.
Genres: Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-13
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On the Road Forever
1964-08-08
On the Road Forever
Overview: A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-08
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Shippu no Seitarou
1955-07-12
Shippu no Seitarou
Overview: A historical drama directed by Yukiya Sato, and co-written by Rokuhei Susukita and Jiro Okuzawa. Seitarou, who travels from trip to trip, was asked by Fujisuke, who was killed in a mess at the Shinshu Oil Shop's gambling house, to deliver his child Shinkichi to his mother Megumi in the old Iwanjoya in Shiojiri, Shinshu. Megumi was crying day and night, worrying for her child. Masagoro, the boss of the land who had been aiming for the replacement of Iwanjoya, forced Megumi to marry his son Hyokichi. On the way, Seitarou and Shinkichi helped Rohno, who was looking for his fiancee....
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-12
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Ambush at Iga Pass
1958-11-15
Ambush at Iga Pass
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-11-15
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Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934-05-17
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Overview: Directed by Daisuke Itō.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-05-17
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The Gambling Samurai
1964-11-14
The Gambling Samurai
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-14
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The Magical Warrior
1955-09-06
The Magical Warrior
Overview: Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they come to be surrounded by doubtful Ronin after that. Moreover, Rikitaro is called to stop by Kajima of Edo-Karo of Nihonmatsu-Han. He calls him a young lord and treats Rikitaro as one, because his young lord, Tetsunojo is missing. Kuni-Garo makes a plan to carry out. Kikumaru, the younger brother of the mother difference in him instead of Tetsunojo, Since Rikitaro is just like Tetsunojo, then, they are convinced that it is Tetsunojo of Rikitaro. Rikitaro and Osayo decide to help Kajima and Tetsunojo. Finally they success to crush Kikumarsu's group.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-09-06
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Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958-07-22
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Overview: 1958 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-07-22
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三万両五十三次
1952-01-25
三万両五十三次
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-01-25
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Even The Mighty Shed Tears
1953-10-27
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
Overview: After Ryusaku Nishikawa and his girlfriend Katsuko are attacked by a gang, he trains in karate to seek revenge. Years later, Ryusaku is a skilled martial artist preparing for an inter-school match, but his past resurfaces when Katsuko, now involved with the gang, brings tragedy. In a final confrontation, Ryusaku faces the gang and finds redemption through his karate, with the support of his friends.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-10-27
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Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko
1954-07-28
Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko
Overview: Second in the Nage Utasamon series
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-07-28
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