1943

Sanshiro Sugata

6.538/120

The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form...

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Sanshiro Sugata

1952

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

6.7/83

Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safe...

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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1945

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

6.2/50

In this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his (and by extension, all Japanese) superiority to the for...

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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

1940

Travelling Actors

6.1/7

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

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Travelling Actors

1945

Duel at Yagyu Valley

0/0

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword an...

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Duel at Yagyu Valley

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

1939

Sincerity

5.4/5

Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of the top students, while the rich girl Tomiko is no...

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Sincerity

1949

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

6.3/3

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he...

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Mr. Shosuke Ohara

1935

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

7.4/32

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

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

1957

Ghost in the Well

7.8/5

Harima Aoyama (Chiyonosuke Azume) was a young hatamoto (samurai bannerman) to the Shogun. He seduced his commoner house maid Okiku (Hibari). He promis...

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Ghost in the Well

1951

Akatsuki no Kyūshū

0/0

Japanese drama film.

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Akatsuki no Kyūshū

1937

Nangoku taiheiki

0/0

Japanese film.

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Nangoku taiheiki

1942

Omokage no machi

0/0

A 1942 film.

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Omokage no machi

1958

A Martial Crowd

5.7/3

As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to b...

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A Martial Crowd

1954

Clan Revival

0/0

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi" terror...

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Clan Revival

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

1948

365 Nights

7/1

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and d...

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365 Nights

1936

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

0/0

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

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Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

1940

The Burning Sky

0/0

The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The film mainly concerns the training of newly-recruite...

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The Burning Sky

1942

Wings of Victory

6.3/3

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Wings of Victory

1941

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

5.3/3

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The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1944

The Way of Drama

6.5/6

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles...

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The Way of Drama

1957

Tales of Young Genji Kuro

7/2

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

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Tales of Young Genji Kuro

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

7.203/106

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He'...

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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1937

Ishimatsu from the Forest

0/0

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw.

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Ishimatsu from the Forest

1933

Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey

0/0

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

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Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey

1933

Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel

0/0

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honourable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

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Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel

1933

Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2

0/0

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

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Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2

1935

The Village Tattooed Man

0/0

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society.

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The Village Tattooed Man

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

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

1958

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

7/1

Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (Nakamura Kinnosuke) found the hidden treasure of Lo...

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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

1958

The Purple Hood

5/4

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

1956

Ancient Coins

0/0

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

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Ancient Coins

1956

The Phantom Cat

0/0

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 b...

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The Phantom Cat

1959

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

7.5/4

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy milit...

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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

1958

The Sword Knows

8.5/2

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.

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The Sword Knows

1957

Souls in the Moonlight

6.2/4

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941)....

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Souls in the Moonlight

1955

The Black Hooded Man 2

0/0

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

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The Black Hooded Man 2

1959

Secrets of Fuji 2

0/0

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

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Secrets of Fuji 2

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

1935

Great Bodhisattva Pass

0/0

1930s Japanese film.

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Great Bodhisattva Pass

1941

Horse

5.8/4

Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the...

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Horse

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

1959

Case of the Hidden Coin

0/0

A mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi and her brother Hyoma, who set out on a private inves...

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Case of the Hidden Coin

1939

Shanghai Landing Party

5/1

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an understated way, introducting its story in a document...

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Shanghai Landing Party

1956

Case of a Young Lord 1

0/0

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...

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Case of a Young Lord 1

1957

Rebellion

6/1

In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.

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Rebellion

1957

Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

7/1

The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered...

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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

1944

This Happy Life

6/5

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

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This Happy Life

1957

Lord Mito

5.4/5

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rec...

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Lord Mito

1962

47 Ronin

7.256/41

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their hon...

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47 Ronin

1944

Four Marriages

0/0

Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls in love with the youngest daughter of a family he i...

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Four Marriages

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

1956

Ninja's Weapon

0/0

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's onl...

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Ninja's Weapon

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

1961

Law in Ghost Island

5.3/3

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to th...

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Law in Ghost Island

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

1960

Cases of Hanshichi

6/1

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

1941

Shanghai Moon

0/0

This movie is presumed to be lost.

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Shanghai Moon

1946

Yoki na onna

0/0

1946 Toho film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki

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Yoki na onna

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

1949

Kirare no Senta

0/0

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Kirare no Senta

1936

Priest of Darkness

7/12

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

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Priest of Darkness

1960

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

6/2

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescu...

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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

1948

Gate of Flesh

0/0

A pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may ever sleep with a man without taking his money — falling...

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Gate of Flesh

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

1960

Official with a Tattoo

6/1

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

5.8/4

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

1957

Lords of Oppression

0/0

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

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Lords of Oppression

1957

Lords of Oppression 2

0/0

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

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Lords of Oppression 2

1957

Sedge Hat

0/0

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Sedge Hat

1961

An Eagle Eyed Lord

0/0

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An Eagle Eyed Lord

1962

A Warrior Generation

0/0

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A Warrior Generation

1940

Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

0/0

Part two of two.

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Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

1943

World of Love

0/0

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute"...

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World of Love

1940

Flowers Blooming In the Storm

0/0

Jidaigeki from 1940

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Flowers Blooming In the Storm

1948

Living Image

0/0

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.

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Living Image

1935

Kunisada Chūji

0/0

Japanese historical film.

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Kunisada Chūji

1951

Miki, the Swordman

5/3

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as...

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Miki, the Swordman

1946

Lord for a Night

8/1

Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

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Lord for a Night

1936

Kuriyama Daizen

0/0

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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Kuriyama Daizen

1950

Mado Kara Tobidase

0/0

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an ag...

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Mado Kara Tobidase

1960

Lair of the Snakegod

0/0

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Lair of the Snakegod

1939

Beautiful Departure

0/0

A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the family's second daughter who has an insecure bone...

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Beautiful Departure

1956

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto

7.4/4

10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto.

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto

1941

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

6/1

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A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

1947

The Age of Beginnings

0/0

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets int...

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The Age of Beginnings

1947

The Devil of Edo

0/0

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

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The Devil of Edo

1950

When We Came Back

0/0

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

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When We Came Back

1950

Golden Beast

0/0

One Sunday morning, Toshio Esaki, a young dentist, wakes up in his clinic. It seems that he was drunk and spent the night in the clinic instead of goi...

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Golden Beast

1940

Zoku Hebihimesama

0/0

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Zoku Hebihimesama

1951

Yasubei Nakayama

0/0

Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's fa...

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Yasubei Nakayama

1951

Judge of the Ashuras

0/0

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Judge of the Ashuras

1957

Sasaki Kojiro

6/5

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

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Sasaki Kojiro

1942

The Man Who Waited

0/0

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snoop...

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The Man Who Waited

1935

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

0/0

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

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Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

1943

Kantaro of Ina

0/0

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

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Kantaro of Ina

1940

A Gentle Breeze With Father

0/0

9th directorial work by Yamamoto Satsuo.

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A Gentle Breeze With Father

1943

Wakaki sugata

0/0

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Wakaki sugata

1953

Eagle of the Pacific

7.8/5

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war w...

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Eagle of the Pacific

1958

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

5.7/3

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

1961

Unruly Lion

0/0

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Unruly Lion

1956

The Kuroda Affair

0/0

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his...

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The Kuroda Affair

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

1958

直八子供旅

0/0

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直八子供旅

1954

疾風愛憎峠

0/0

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疾風愛憎峠

1954

旗本退屈男　謎の百万両

0/0

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旗本退屈男　謎の百万両

1935

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

0/0

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film lik...

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Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

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

八幡鳩九郎

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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八幡鳩九郎

1954

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

7/1

The story about the rise and fall of the famed mercenaries, Shinsengumi, who are hired by a crumbling feudal government.

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Fall of the Shogun's Militia

1940

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

0/0

Part one of two.

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Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

1962

Doburoku no Tatsu

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Doburoku no Tatsu

1958

A Chivalrous Spirit

7/1

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...

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A Chivalrous Spirit

1958

Bull's Eye of Love

6.2/4

Young Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to restore peace amidst disruption over an inheritance dispute...

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Bull's Eye of Love

1939

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

0/0

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

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Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

1959

Diary of a Wandering Lord

0/0

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

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Diary of a Wandering Lord

1953

Genta Shigure

0/0

Ryō Hagiwara movie

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Genta Shigure

1956

Goblin of Rashomon

0/0

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Goblin of Rashomon

1959

Eight Brave Brothers 2

0/0

2nd film in the Eight Brave Brothers trilogy

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Eight Brave Brothers 2

1959

Eight Brave Brothers 3

0/0

The long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats.

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Eight Brave Brothers 3

1956

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9

0/0

9th film in the series about Lord Mito

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9

1951

Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon

0/0

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

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Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon

1954

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

0/0

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

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

1942

Currents of Youth

0/0

It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for the government is matched by his boss with the latt...

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Currents of Youth

1954

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

0/0

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of char...

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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

1955

ふり袖小天狗

0/0

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ふり袖小天狗

1955

牢獄の花嫁

0/0

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牢獄の花嫁

1945

Ato ni tsuzuku o shinzu

0/0

1945 Japanese movie

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Ato ni tsuzuku o shinzu

1954

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

0/0

The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of cha...

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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

1954

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

0/0

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety...

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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

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

1958

Kunisada Chuji

5.2/6

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

1956

The Black Hooded Man 4

0/0

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The Black Hooded Man 4

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

1957

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

7.5/2

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...

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Shimizu Port of Chivalry