1957

The Young Avenger

9/2

Akitaro Orizuru, who set out on a journey to avenge his father's death in the darkness, returned to Itako, his hometown, where the Ayame Festival was...

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The Young Avenger

1953

An Edoite Judge

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Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo

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An Edoite Judge

1956

The Fiery Magistrate

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Film adaption by Kenji Misumi

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The Fiery Magistrate

1952

治郎吉格子

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Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for...

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治郎吉格子

1950

Somersault on the Way

0/0

A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an Echig...

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Somersault on the Way

1952

Passion Fire

0/0

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida Takayama, the district head Shimizu Uzen...

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Passion Fire

1952

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

0/0

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known as...

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Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

1953

お役者小僧

0/0

The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion, especially in the inner chambers, was called Inaba Gouta...

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お役者小僧

1953

Hana no shôgai

0/0

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend...

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Hana no shôgai

1954

Beautiful Gonpati

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A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpassed the domain's champion Honjo Sukehichi...

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Beautiful Gonpati

1954

快盗三人吉三

0/0

On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshima, was publicly exposed at Nihonbashi f...

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快盗三人吉三

1954

Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble

0/0

During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an investigation, Denhichi, accompanied by Ot...

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Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble

1955

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

0/0

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Oma...

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八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

1958

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

6.5/4

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that Kokichi...

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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

1956

流轉

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In the eleventh year of the Tenpō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by Naritaya, featur...

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流轉

1956

Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin

0/0

One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the owne...

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Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin

1956

のんき侍大暴れ

0/0

In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the former shogun Iesai, bequeathing the eighth shogun...

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のんき侍大暴れ

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

1955

The Dawn of Judo

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The Dawn of Judo

1954

The Young Swordsman

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The Young Swordsman

1960

Official with a Tattoo

6.5/2

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

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Official with a Tattoo

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

1955

Thief and Magistrate

0/0

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Thief and Magistrate

1953

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

10/1

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.

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Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

1955

The Further Adventures of Genta

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The Further Adventures of Genta

1955

牢獄の花嫁

0/0

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牢獄の花嫁

1954

A Samurai's Love

8/1

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

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A Samurai's Love

1955

Hirado Pirates

0/0

In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the way...

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Hirado Pirates

1954

Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai

0/0

Third in the Nage utasamon series

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Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai

1951

Five Men of Edo

6/2

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at eve...

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Five Men of Edo

1955

The Dancer and Two Warriors

5/1

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The Dancer and Two Warriors

1961

Fûun Shinsengumi

0/0

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

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Fûun Shinsengumi

1955

Meigetsu sataro gasa

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Japanese film.

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Meigetsu sataro gasa

1955

Life of Geisha

10/1

The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her.

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Life of Geisha

1953

Great Edo Song Festival

0/0

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...

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Great Edo Song Festival

1956

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

5.5/8

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.

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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

1957

Shadow Over Fuji

8/1

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothil...

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Shadow Over Fuji

1958

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

8/1

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to ov...

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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

1956

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

7.667/3

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichik...

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Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

1957

Falcon Magistrate

0/0

Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka Chie...

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Falcon Magistrate

1958

The Purple Hood

5.4/5

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 loo...

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The Purple Hood

1954

浮かれ狐千本櫻

0/0

Japanese comedy film.

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浮かれ狐千本櫻

1954

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

7/1

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 pro...

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Fall of the Shogun's Militia

1959

No Stronger Swords

7/2

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style cal...

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No Stronger Swords

1953

Young Miss Executive

9/1

A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But Ma...

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Young Miss Executive

1953

Always in My Heart Part 2

6.5/4

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

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Always in My Heart Part 2

1953

Always in My Heart

6.8/4

Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945. Machiko and...

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Always in My Heart

1952

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

9/1

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daie...

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Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

1953

Merciless Blade Part 3

0/0

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

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Merciless Blade Part 3

1959

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

5.25/8

Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he...

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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1956

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

8/2

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping...

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The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

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

1958

Fireball Magistrate

0/0

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to lo...

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Fireball Magistrate

1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

6.076/46

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to...

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The Barbarian and the Geisha

1954

Love and Duty

0/0

Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels many conflicts in living her life between truth an...

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Love and Duty

1956

Rebellion from Below

0/0

A master hunter is driven to defiance after a tyrannical magistrate's cruelty pushes his community to its breaking point. His expert skill with a bow...

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Rebellion from Below

1950

Sakon Detective Story: Handprint in Fresh Blood

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Sakon Detective Story: Handprint in Fresh Blood

1956

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

0/0

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Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

1956

Zangiku monogatari

7/1

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story fo...

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Zangiku monogatari

1956

Matashirō Fighting Journey

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Matashirō Fighting Journey

1956

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

0/0

Famed detective Dandy Sashichi tries to solve who's behind the serial murders of six beautiful women under the aegis of local showman Ibaragiya. The f...

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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

1952

Musume wa kaku kōgi suru

0/0

A story about a high school sophomore, Uzumi Keiko (Kyoko Kami), in a coastal Japanese city, Keiko’s coming-of-age story centers on her strained relat...

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Musume wa kaku kōgi suru

1960

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

0/0

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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1953

Tange Sazen

7/1

The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai.

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Tange Sazen

1958

The Gion Tempest

0/0

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and self-inte...

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The Gion Tempest

1953

Zoku Tange Sazen

10/1

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Zoku Tange Sazen

1960

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4

0/0

Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this final episode of the popular “Shingo’s Ori...

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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4

1956

Five Patriots of Kyoto

0/0

An all-star cast portraying the end of the Edo period as a commemorative film for the late Tsumasaburo Bando.

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Five Patriots of Kyoto

1957

Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari

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Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari

1946

Love Shamisen

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Love Shamisen

1952

Castle of Carnage

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Castle of Carnage

1953

Jigoku taiko

0/0

A girl from a tenement house was abducted in broad daylight, right in the heart of Edo.

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Jigoku taiko

1953

Kisoji no Komori-uta

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Kisoji no Komori-uta

1954

Hana no nagadosu

0/0

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Hana no nagadosu

1954

Tekka bugyō

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Tekka bugyō

1954

Date sōdō: Haha goten

0/0

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Date sōdō: Haha goten

1955

Kago de iku no wa

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Kago de iku no wa

1956

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune

0/0

1956 Daiei movie

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