Snow Trail

Snow Trail

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and...

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Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by...

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Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding...

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Akanishi Kakita

Akanishi Kakita

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 Storm of the Pacific

The Storm of the Pacific

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor...

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Patience Has An End

Patience Has An End

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

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...

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The End of the Night

The End of the Night

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

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Mother

Mother

Shunjû ittôryû

Shunjû ittôryû

After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by...

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The Tattooed Hitman

The Tattooed Hitman

The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though...

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Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

1962 Japanese movie

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Mother's First Love

Mother's First Love

A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

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Talk of the Town Tora-san

Talk of the Town Tora-san

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed...

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Akagaki Genzo

Akagaki Genzo

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one...

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Fuun Senryobune

Fuun Senryobune

1952 Japanese movie

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri

New Prison Walls of Abashiri

Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.

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Theater of Life

Theater of Life

1958 Theater of Life adaptation.

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Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same...

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An Ocean to Cross

An Ocean to Cross

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The...

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