1937

Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

7/5

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakug...

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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

1952

Saiyûki

7/1

An adaptation of the famous 16th century novel, Journey to the West.

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Saiyûki

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

6.5/149

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō...

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Sanshiro Sugata

1962

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion

0/0

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion

1932

Professional Killer

0/0

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

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Professional Killer

1952

Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

0/0

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

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Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth

1952

Sunset Over Mount Fuji

0/0

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

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Sunset Over Mount Fuji

1962

Kabe no naka no bijo

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Kabe no naka no bijo

1931

Ippon-gatana dohyo iri

8/1

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Ippon-gatana dohyo iri

1932

Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

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1954

一本刀土俵入　

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一本刀土俵入　

1956

快傑耶茶坊

0/0

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

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快傑耶茶坊

1956

Kobushidake denki

0/0

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

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Kobushidake denki

1938

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

9/1

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and Kyoji Sugi.

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Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

1962

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

1940

Oda Nobunaga

8/1

A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and Shi...

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Oda Nobunaga

1958

Roughneck From Asama

6.6/5

When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei's Okabe Yakuza family with a merciless gang of ra...

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Roughneck From Asama

1960

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

6.5/2

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in s...

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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

1962

Abekobe dōchū

0/0

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Abekobe dōchū

1961

Magistrate of Dice

9/1

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called...

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Magistrate of Dice

1958

Kunisada Chuji

5.571/7

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dy...

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Kunisada Chuji

1929

Miyamoto Musashi

10/1

Silent jidaigeki film

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Miyamoto Musashi

1938

Taiko's Rising in the World

9/1

Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyo...

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Taiko's Rising in the World

1937

Echo of Love

0/0

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

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Echo of Love

1938

Kurama Tengu

7/1

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent companies went ban...

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Kurama Tengu

1938

Kaidan Oiwa Yakusha

0/0

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Kaidan Oiwa Yakusha

1956

The Balloon

6.3/10

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress a...

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The Balloon

1953

The Battleship Yamato

0/0

The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru Yoshid...

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The Battleship Yamato

1953

珍説忠臣蔵

0/0

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

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珍説忠臣蔵

1959

Gentle Breeze

5/1

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

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Gentle Breeze

1957

Mehyō to Narazu Mono

0/0

A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new ideals, and a beautiful woman with wild charm, whose l...

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Mehyō to Narazu Mono

1931

Fireworks

0/0

Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to avenge the murder of his father. The culminating duel...

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Fireworks

1932

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun

0/0

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He...

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Banquet Under the Midnight Sun

1932

The Greatest Man in the World

5.6/5

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him in...

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The Greatest Man in the World

1934

The Elegant Swordsman

0/0

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a lost...

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The Elegant Swordsman

1962

In Search of Mother

6.6/5

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in E...

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In Search of Mother

1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

7/1

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the mai...

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The Battle of Kawanakajima

1935

Capricious Young Man

7/1

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the competiti...

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Capricious Young Man

1924

Backward Flow

5.8/4

Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring the contempt and disdain of high-ranking samurai,...

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Backward Flow

1936

The Letter

6.375/8

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

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The Letter

1955

Gyakushû Orochimaru

6/2

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

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Gyakushû Orochimaru

1940

Zoku Shimizu Minato

0/0

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

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Zoku Shimizu Minato

1955

Duel at Sundown

0/0

A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.

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Duel at Sundown

1963

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

8.667/3

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart,...

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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

1955

Till We Meet Again

7/5

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more attracted...

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Till We Meet Again

1960

Cases of Hanshichi

7.5/2

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!

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Cases of Hanshichi

1959

The Edo Official and Apprentice

6/1

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long...

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The Edo Official and Apprentice

1941

Dancers of Awa

7/1

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. Hi...

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Dancers of Awa

1931

In Search of Mother

10/1

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried tha...

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In Search of Mother

1954

The Princess Sen

5/1

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 riv...

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The Princess Sen

1959

A Spectacular Showdown

6.333/6

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...

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A Spectacular Showdown

1959

The Unleashed Lord

9/1

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The Unleashed Lord

1939

Devoted Servant Naosuke

0/0

Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima Yasoemon, lost his face in front of people. It wa...

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Devoted Servant Naosuke

1959

Happily Tied to the Road

7.5/2

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

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Happily Tied to the Road

1934

Gantaro Path

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Gantaro Path

1937

Jiraiya

9/1

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

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Jiraiya

1955

The Samurai of Edo

6/1

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restora...

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The Samurai of Edo

1959

Eight Brave Brothers

5.5/4

One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars, fel...

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Eight Brave Brothers

1940

Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon

7/1

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

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Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon

1951

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf

0/0

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Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf

1960

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

7/1

His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamu...

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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

1960

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1958

Magistrate Ooka’s Legends

0/0

A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic.

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Magistrate Ooka’s Legends

1961

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

0/0

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

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20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

1958

神州天馬侠　完結篇

0/0

In a desperate crisis, Inamaru is plunged into the dark sea by a strike from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ryutaro desperately tries to rescue Inamaru. However, it...

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神州天馬侠　完結篇

1958

Shinshu Tenmakyo

0/0

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Shinshu Tenmakyo

1963

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

0/0

During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun.

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Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

1962

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

8.2/3

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belo...

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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

1961

Vampire Monster Mansion

0/0

A sequel to "Vampire Dead Beauty Carving", featuring the same members from the previous work, including scriptwriter Koji Takada, director Hideaki Oni...

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Vampire Monster Mansion

1957

復讐は誰がやる

0/0

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復讐は誰がやる

1961

Ninjutsu at Osaka Castle

0/0

1961 Japanese movie

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Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

7/1

First part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

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Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

1933

Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

8/1

The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

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Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

1933

Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki

10/1

The second in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

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Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki

1933

Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki

10/1

The third in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

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Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki

1954

One Night of Love

0/0

The story of the hardships facing women working as maids and waitresses at a resort hotel restaurant.

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One Night of Love

1953

Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū

0/0

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Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū

1956

Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku

0/0

The 1st movie in the Kobushidake denki series.

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Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku

1961

Ninjutsu at Sanada Castle

0/0

Evil wizards and ninjutsu black magic cloud the land as the legendary Sanada Yukimura tries to defend Osaka Castle from Tokugawa Ieyasu’s tightening n...

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Ninjutsu at Sanada Castle

1951

Tsuki no wataridori

0/0

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Tsuki no wataridori

1952

Tenpō suiko-den: Tone no himatsuri

0/0

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Tenpō suiko-den: Tone no himatsuri

1952

Shinshu Tenmakyo

0/0

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Shinshu Tenmakyo

1954

Hana no sando gasa

0/0

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Hana no sando gasa

1954

Snowy Night Duel

0/0

A yakuza returning from an island journey takes a stranger’s young child under his wing as he travels, gives up the woman he loves to his brother-in-a...

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Snowy Night Duel

1949

Ashi o aratta otoko

0/0

A former samurai, whose lover had died while he was traveling, was returning to Edo when he met a woman at Shinagawa-juku.

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Ashi o aratta otoko

1954

Yoidore nitōryū

0/0

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Yoidore nitōryū

1954

Hana no nagadosu

0/0

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Hana no nagadosu

1954

Tekka bugyō

0/0

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Tekka bugyō

1954

Akōgishi

0/0

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Akōgishi

1955

Itarō jishi

0/0

Itarō abandons his life as a hatamoto to become a yakuza.

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Itarō jishi