1953

Gate of Hell

7.122/82

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but...

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Gate of Hell

1943

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

5/3

Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the Army and Navy. By the time of the filming, the pre...

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Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

1956

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

7/2

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

1961

Samurai Hawk

5.2/4

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...

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Samurai Hawk

1949

Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

6/1

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their lead...

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Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

1950

A Mother's Love

0/0

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

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A Mother's Love

1960

Brothers of Fire

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Japanese film.

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Brothers of Fire

1951

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan

0/0

Japanese film.

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Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan

1944

Battle Troop

0/0

Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for their to...

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Battle Troop

1937

Nangoku taiheiki

0/0

Japanese film.

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Nangoku taiheiki

1959

An Actor's Revenge

6/2

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 ex...

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An Actor's Revenge

1944

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

7/3

A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the Pacific...

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Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

1960

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

5.2/5

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 Shi...

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The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

1960

The Master Spearman

5.2/4

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to h...

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The Master Spearman

1961

Mask of the Moon

0/0

Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars. Whe...

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Mask of the Moon

1957

Akadô Suzunosuke

0/0

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swords...

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Akadô Suzunosuke

1958

The Gay Masquerade

0/0

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Awa...

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The Gay Masquerade

1936

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

0/0

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

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Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

1961

Edo Purebreed

0/0

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the v...

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Edo Purebreed

1958

The Loyal 47 Ronin

6/9

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target...

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

1954

The Great White Tiger Platoon

6/2

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 Sho...

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The Great White Tiger Platoon

1959

Blooded Spear

7.5/2

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku, meets a s...

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Blooded Spear

1942

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

0/0

Japanese Navy air cadets train for the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the HMS Prince of Wales.

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The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

1960

Castle of Flames

7.2/4

In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon finds...

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Castle of Flames

1962

Showdown at Lightning Pass

0/0

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.

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Showdown at Lightning Pass

1958

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

0/0

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

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Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

1959

Stop the Old Fox

5/1

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of t...

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Stop the Old Fox

1959

Jirocho Fuji

6.8/4

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.

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Jirocho Fuji

1937

Ishimatsu from the Forest

0/0

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw.

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Ishimatsu from the Forest

1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

0/0

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

1962

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

7.4/11

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle aft...

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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1960

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain

0/0

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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain

1960

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road

0/0

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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road

1960

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

0/0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

1960

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba

0/0

Early film by Eiichi Kudô.

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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba

1960

Heavenly Dragon

6/1

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari i...

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Heavenly Dragon

1962

Case of Umon: Red Lizard

0/0

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

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Case of Umon: Red Lizard

1961

Tange Sazen and the Princess

5.2/4

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

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Tange Sazen and the Princess

1958

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

0/0

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...

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

1960

Hibari’s Favorite 2

0/0

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her parents.

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Hibari’s Favorite 2

1956

Asataro the Crow

0/0

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Asataro the Crow

1935

Great Bodhisattva Pass

0/0

1930s Japanese film.

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Great Bodhisattva Pass

1961

Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern

0/0

Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a stone wrapped in a towel.

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Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern

1954

Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival

0/0

A tanuki-themed musical.

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Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival

1949

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

6.5/4

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommen...

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Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

1957

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

0/0

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through h...

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Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

1966

The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

0/0

Framed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only hope lies with his daughter Yuki who takes it upon herse...

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The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

1961

The Red Shadow

6.4/5

Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes...

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The Red Shadow

1960

Benten Kozo

6/2

Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to...

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Benten Kozo

1963

Street of Wandering Men

6/1

When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing s...

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Street of Wandering Men

1960

Sword of Destiny

6/3

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he mu...

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Sword of Destiny

1960

Road of Chivalry

5.4/7

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...

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Road of Chivalry

1941

Iemitsu and Hikoza

0/0

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewh...

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Iemitsu and Hikoza

1941

Dancers of Awa

0/0

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

1961

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

5/2

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

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The Shogun and the Fishmonger

1936

Yasubei Horibe

0/0

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

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Yasubei Horibe

1946

Eleven High School Girls

0/0

With his simple appearance, eyes shining with love and a sense of justice, and voice burning with youthful passion, the eleven students felt unexpecte...

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Eleven High School Girls

1961

Magistrate of Dice

0/0

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

1960

Lord Mito: All Star Version

8.333/3

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, anot...

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Lord Mito: All Star Version

1959

Hebihime sama

0/0

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Hebihime sama

1957

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower

0/0

The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, all wear hideous devil masks.

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Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower

1943

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

0/0

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Hyoroku's Dream Tale

1942

Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

0/0

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Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

1944

Sagohei the Three-footer

0/0

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Sagohei the Three-footer

1957

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

0/0

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Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

1952

Dedication of the Great Buddha

0/0

Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

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Dedication of the Great Buddha

1957

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

0/0

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his frien...

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Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

1957

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

0/0

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.

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Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

1940

Flowers Blooming In the Storm

0/0

Jidaigeki from 1940

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Flowers Blooming In the Storm

1956

Zangiku monogatari

7/1

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Zangiku monogatari

1937

The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

0/0

A man attacks the shogun, but does not succeed in his assassination attempt. He flees to the mountains and hides in a shed. There he finds an old man...

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The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

1942

Musashibo Benkei

0/0

A 1942 Jidaigeki by the veteran jidaigeki filmmaker Kunio Watanabe about the legendary warrior Musashibo Benkei with Hideko Takamine portraying Minam...

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Musashibo Benkei

1957

Fighting Letter for 29 People

0/0

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Fighting Letter for 29 People

1936

Kuriyama Daizen

0/0

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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Kuriyama Daizen

1939

Numazu Officer School

0/0

Japanese war movie

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Numazu Officer School

1958

Ambush at Iga Pass

5/1

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Ambush at Iga Pass

1938

Itahachi shima

0/0

Japanese movie

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Itahachi shima

1956

Flowery Hood

0/0

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Flowery Hood

1956

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

0/0

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Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1956

Fighting Fire Fighter

0/0

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Fighting Fire Fighter

1960

照る日くもる日

0/0

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照る日くもる日

1961

Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties

0/0

The first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Kasumi Ippei is a...

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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties

1941

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

5/1

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

1941

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

6/1

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

1962

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

0/0

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. A...

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The Eve of the Chinese Festival

1954

The Young Swordsman

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The Young Swordsman

1947

The Devil of Edo

0/0

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

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The Devil of Edo

1950

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

0/0

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

1940

Zoku Hebihimesama

0/0

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Zoku Hebihimesama

1948

Kuro-uma no danshichi

0/0

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Kuro-uma no danshichi

1951

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

0/0

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Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

1951

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

0/0

film directed by Tai Katô

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Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

1941

White Heron

0/0

OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender f...

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White Heron

1957

Kodokan Under a Morning Moon

0/0

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is used...

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Kodokan Under a Morning Moon

1958

The Magnificent Five

0/0

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The Magnificent Five

1961

Unruly Lion

0/0

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Unruly Lion

1943

Kantaro of Ina

0/0

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

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Kantaro of Ina

1960

Ninja Assassins

0/0

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

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Ninja Assassins

1983

The Bored Samurai

0/0

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead...

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The Bored Samurai

1943

Hot Wind

0/0

Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast...

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Hot Wind

1962

Keepers of Order

5/1

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 bos...

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Keepers of Order

1962

八幡鳩九郎

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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八幡鳩九郎

1956

Outlaw island

0/0

The southern tip of Shikoku. This village, surrounded by a bay, where, according to legend, the former warriors of the Heike clan settled, is famous f...

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Outlaw island

1958

Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji

0/0

1958 Japanese movie

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Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji

1939

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

0/0

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

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Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

1954

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

0/0

Second in the Nage Utasamon series

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Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

1962

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

1950

風雲金毘羅山

0/0

A 1950 film by 大曾根辰夫.

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風雲金毘羅山

1950

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

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1950 Japanese movie

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Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

1958

Shogun's Holiday

0/0

1958 Japanese movie

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Shogun's Holiday

1947

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

0/0

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

1962

Edokko Nagaya

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Edokko Nagaya

1962

Beranmē nagaya kenka matoi

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Beranmē nagaya kenka matoi

1960

The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins

0/0

The film adaptation of the novel "Three Little Rats" by Tatsuro Jinde. In this fascinating story, the rebellious Jirokichi and three men, united by a...

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The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins

1939

The Fighting Firemen

0/0

Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...

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The Fighting Firemen

1954

Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki

0/0

First in the Nage Utasamon series

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Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki

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

1958

花の遊侠伝

0/0

1958 Japanese movie

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花の遊侠伝

1951

Karuma Tengu: The Fire Festival

0/0

The masked avenger Kurama Tengu is linked to a plot to bring down the Tokugawa shogunate, but is it really our hero, or an imposter?

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Karuma Tengu: The Fire Festival

1949

白頭巾現わる

0/0

1949 Japanese movie

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白頭巾現わる

1955

The Dancer and Two Warriors

5/1

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The Dancer and Two Warriors

1943

Military Song of the Morning Mist

0/0

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

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Military Song of the Morning Mist