Shinobu Chihara
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: January 16, 1931
Age: 94 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: November 22, 2009
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Blind Monk Swordsman
Overview: This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the later two yakuza priest series with Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Apparently so. And the swordsman motif seems to have been concurrent with Daiei's first ZATOICHI production.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-20
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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion
Overview: The second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Popular ronin actor Kasumi Ippei intervenes in a planned robbery of the mint, where gold coins are minted for the Shogunate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-10
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Mermaid Murder Case
Overview: The sixth episode of Hashizo Okawa's "Wakasama Samurai" catch series.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-09-29
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The Samurai Markets
Overview: The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-22
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Glorious Firefighter’s Standard
Overview: Firefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-21
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7
Overview: A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-03-26
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Main Street in the Underworld
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-25
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A Chivalrous Spirit
Overview: An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the name Yorosuya Kinnosuke. This is one of the best examples his early work.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-03
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Eighteen Years in Prison
Overview: A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-02-24
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The Fighting on The Trial
Overview: Hanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated by Hikosaku Tokurai three years ago. The first film in a series about the adventures of the wandering yakuza Hanjiro from Kusama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-05-12
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Moving
Overview: Physically separated from her father and at odds with her distraught mother, a girl must negotiate her own passage to maturity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-03-20
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Sanada Ten Braves
Overview: 1954 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-01-12
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
Overview: The 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-29
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9
Overview: 9th film in the series about Lord Mito
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-08-15
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4
Overview: Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-02-24
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
Overview: Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-04-13
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Red-Lacquered Sword
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Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-20
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Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
Overview: Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-08-10
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続南国太平記 薩南の嵐
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-02-03
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Nangoku Taiheiki
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-01-15
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Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka
Overview: Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-05-10
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ふり袖侠艶録
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-05
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Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
Overview: A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offense!
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-07-14
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The Christ of Nanjing
Overview: Ryuichi Okagawa, a Japanese writer who worked as a reporter in China has been sick ever since his return home. While in China, Okagawa had met a devoutly religious girl named Jin-hua. Okagawa was born with a predisposition to agonizing recurrent migraines, but found happiness with Jin-hua and married her. Unfortunately, he already had a wife in Japan, and this revelation crushed Jin-hua. When Okagawa returned home, leaving Jin-hua behind, she was forced to work as a prostitute, catching both a severe case of the flu and a rather less socially acceptable condition. Meanwhile, Okagawa's guilt has torn him apart enough for him to return to China in an attempt to bring Jin-hua home with him to get medical attention, but the girl is already too far gone for his help.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-11-24
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Skull Coins
Overview: The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and the battle for them will make your heart beat faster.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-21
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Overview: He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji, Yoshimoto's lender, and Kanehira Akagi, the older brother of the former loan of Mishima, played a challenge. It is said to open the ladies' room to the settlement of Wada island. Although Jiro headed to Shigetsugu for arbitration, he was forced to surrender. In such a case, Jiro became chased by Kinpei and others.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-21
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
Overview: The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-15
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The Horse Boy
Overview: A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-02-19
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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-23
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
Overview: The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-05-31
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Whirlwind Magistrate
Overview: One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold bars from Sado Island to Edo for the shogunate disappeared into the ocean on a day with clear skies and no wind. While it is conveniently blamed on a surprise tornado or whirlwind, the Sado Magistrate asks his lifelong friend Magistrate Toyama to get to the root of the mystery in order to save his reputation and avoid a life of shame.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-10
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Hero of the Red Light District
Overview: A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-03
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
Overview: In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-12-25
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 2
Overview: The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-08
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Seven from Edo
Overview: When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of action in this all-star production from Toei Films, the foremost studio during that era. As with so many of their films, this is highly entertaining, with lots of plot twists and exciting swordplay
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-04-30
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Mito Komon Travelogue: The Hunchback Man of the Ghost Castle
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1955.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-12-12
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An Actor's Revenge
Overview: Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for the men responsible for dishonoring his parents' names and leading them to suicide when he was still a child. When he discovers that the mastermind behind those crimes has come to see him act onstage, he begins in earnest to plot his revenge. With the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, he makes out his first target: the daughter of the man who orchestrated his parents' demise.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-25
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The Swamp
Overview: A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-05
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The Devil comes and plays the Flute
Overview: The film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that occur one after another along with the terrifying melody of a flute.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-04-27
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Sasaki Kojiro
Overview: Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-22
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Lord Mito
Overview: This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faithful attendants Suke and Kaku.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-11
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Black Thief
Overview: Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-24
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Overview: An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gambling boss Jirocho, a good-hearted and honest boss sets out to take revenge for a fellow boss. At the same time, the other local bosses, in a bid to increase their own power, plot to dispose of Jirocho. Starring Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles, this is an excellent portrayal of a figure who is not well known outside of Japan. Co-starring Nakamura Kinnosuke, this exciting tale of period yakuza brings history to life.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-03
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The Black Hooded Man 2
Overview: The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-08-07
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
Overview: The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isami and his fellow samurai must answer the call and expose those behind it.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-07-13
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Vanquished Foes
Overview: A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yakuza families, Mitsuwa and Aikawa. Forced by the code of the yakuza to put one's life on the line for a Boss who offered a meal and lodging, each side manages to get hold of powerful swordsmen who will stop at nothing to pay their obligations.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-09
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Overview: Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-04-15
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The Warrior from Kishu
Overview: This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background. Only love can help him mature, hopefully in time to be a great lord for the people. A story of young Yoshimune, the future Shogun.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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The Seven Vows
Overview: Toruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be revealed though secret codes hidden in seven crosses carried by his fellow samurai.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-26
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The Seven Vows, Part 2
Overview: The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being held captive by the enemy pirate Ongo, Goro discovers the whereabouts of the missing seventh cross. Will he succeed in bringing all seven cross together to reveal the secret code of the royal treasure?
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-03
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The Seven Vows, Part 3
Overview: The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven crosses are finally united to reveal the secret of the royal treasure.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-09
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Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Overview: This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent story with expert fighting. Sena Denemon is the rarest of government officials, a man of integrity, sent on a mission to uncover the corruption that ran rampant during the Edo Period. Refusing bribes, and willing to put his life on the line to raise his son properly, heinfuriates the corrupt Inspectors; thus endangering his own life. Along with his two trusted vassals, he makes a brave effort to alert the Shogun to the plot which is being carried out. After the battle, his son Ichitaro joins the Chichibu ninja group in order to master fighting so he, too, can fight the forces which have brought about so much suffering.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-20
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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba
Overview: Early film by Eiichi Kudô.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass
Overview: Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-27
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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-08
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Falcon Magistrate
Overview: Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka Chiezo, is most famous for the cherry blossom tattoos on his shoulder which he reveals at the moment of judgement.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-17
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The Purple Hood
Overview: Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront and punish those who bring misfortune upon the commoners. Will he be able to bring peace to the land? One of the greatest actors from Toei Studios, known mainly for his swashbuckling roles as powerful swordsmen such as Ryunosuke in SOULS IN THE MOONLIGHT, he appeared in 325 films both before and after the war, beginning with CHUSHINGURA in 1928, and including KUNISADA CHUJI in 1933, and DOKUGANRYO MASAMUNE. While best known for his swordplay, Chiezo really did not enjoy the action, but was able to use his menacing presence to stare down his adversaries. Although Kataoka Chiezo passed away in 1983 at the age of 79, he still has many fans today. This film shows him at his best.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-10-29
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The Ako Retainers
Overview: Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-03-28
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The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
Overview: The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during the Gion Festival as the exclusionists plot to burn Kyoto and kidnap the Emperor. From its earliest beginnings as a group of ronin brought from Edo to protect the Shogun when he is in Kyoto to see His Imperial Highness, the group had to face difficulties both from within and without. Commander Serizawa Kamo's corrupt practices threaten the group's very existence, as they try to recover from the bad reputation he left them with. Their redemption comes when they learn of Katsura Kogoro plans to gather men at Kyoto's Ikedaya Inn for his attack on the city. Along with Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, Kondo leads the group in an attempt to save Japan from the rebels.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-10
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Overview: Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-11-22
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One-Eyed Detective
Overview: Fifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who uses his signature disguise to solve crimes with a double-barreled pistol.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-08-10
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The Phantom Cat
Overview: In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her beloved cat takes revenge by becoming an incarnation of the cat.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-12
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Ghostly Tales: The Shamisen
Overview: A popular dance master in Edo meets a yakuza man, and the maddened master is killed in the end of their tremendous love affair. The master becomes a vengeful spirit that haunts the man. A thrilling ghost story.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-04
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Kyoto Assassin
Overview: A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-17
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A Gang of Five
Overview: A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-15
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Merciless Blade
Overview: The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-04-23
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Merciless Blade Part 2
Overview: The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-06-03
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Merciless Blade Part 3
Overview: The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Genres: History Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-06-17
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Japan's Top Gangster
Overview: A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-08-11
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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
Overview: The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered the ultimate happiness in life when he is reunited with Tone, the love of his life. However, his days of happiness are overshadowed by an upcoming duel with his fateful enemy Miyamoto Musashi.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-05
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A Young Rabble
Overview: When an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to Hamamatsu to find a better direction in life. However, trouble seems to follow Kikutaro on the road leading him eventually to come face to face with his rival, Gonkuro.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-09
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Her Son Came Back
Overview: Kind hearted yakuza Hanjiro of Asama risks his life in saving his henchman Genjiro and his family.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-04-01
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Cases of Hanshichi
Overview: Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-16
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Keepers of Order
Overview: Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yakuza.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-22
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Lady Sen and Hideyori
Overview: From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation. Princess Sen, a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is caught amidst the family feud between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families. When her father Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu attacks her husband Toyotomi Hideyori's castle, her life takes a sudden turn for the worse. Will she ever find peace in her life again? One of Hibari Misora's most memorable performances, a movie you will never forget!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-25
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Road of Chivalry
Overview: While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his henchmen in an attempt to raise money for the Boss gambles away not only all their funds, but their clothing as well. Jirocho, famed for his honesty and integrity must take on the challenge of rival gangs while trying to elude the government's officials at the same time. Things really heat up when the most famous of all Yakuza Bosses, Chuji of Kunisada gets involved. Will he team up with his old friend or is gang warfare about to erupt?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-03
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Hoodlum Match
Overview: A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-13
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Good Rascals
Overview: A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
Overview: The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-03-01
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Case of a Young Lord 3
Overview: Okawa Hashizo as 'Young Lord', the unlikely sleuth sets out to untangle the riddle of what went on at the Inner Palace, where a young woman who had served the Shogun came home in fear for her life. Will the Young Lord uncover the truth of what went on at the Palace, and does it relate to a series of murders that have been occurring just before the festival?
Genres: Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-06-21
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A Spectacular Showdown
Overview: One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-09
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Temple of Revenge
Overview: Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo Sozaemon in a martial arts tournament and as a result lost his position and was expelled from home. Wanting to avenge the mockery of himself, he treacherously kills Sozaemon and goes on the run. After long wanderings, Denpachiro, it would seem, finds a peaceful life and love in the face of a devoted and courageous Okatsu, but the brothers of the murdered man are already on his trail, wanting to avenge the death of Sozaemon. The film is based on a story by Itaro Yamagami.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-06-25
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Goblin Warrior
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-21
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Shimmering Sword
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-01
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Love And Order
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-02-17
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The Roar of The Lion
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-11-08
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Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Overview: Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-15
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Short Sword Magistrate
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-04-11
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The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-17
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Edo Purebreed
Overview: Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the vassal of Kaga Clan's accounting officer, Shinagawa Daihachi demands that Omon serve him tea in his mansion and she refuses, the clan's samurai abduct her setting in motion a series of events that will bring the two firefighters into a world of danger and excitement. Jirokichi, leader of the Edo firefighting team "Ha-gumi" must first rescue Omon from the clutches of the vile Kaga Clan's retainers.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-07
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Obugyō-sama to musume-tachi
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-27
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Sandy Cruise
Overview: The news that the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi was seriously ill caused a fierce struggle for the post of sixth shogun between the Mito faction and the faction of Chief Adviser Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. Two mysterious love stories develop against the background of a violent conspiracy that arose because of a strange painting in the sand. And then the empty-headed ronin Morio Jushiro will flash his enchanted sword in this unique, thrilling story full of unexpected twists. Adapted from the novel "Sunae Jubaku: Asahishinbunsha" by Seji Hajime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-29
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やくざ大名
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-10-24
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