1952

The Life of Oharu

7.69/195

During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

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The Life of Oharu

1955

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

0/0

A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character...

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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

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

1946

Iki na fûraibô

0/0

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

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Iki na fûraibô

1950

The Emperor's Hat

0/0

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

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The Emperor's Hat

1928

Keai-dori

8/1

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Keai-dori

1926

Tenraku

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Tenraku

1956

The Kuroda Affair

9/1

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

1931

Hakurai Bunmeigai

0/0

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Hakurai Bunmeigai

1961

Restoration Fire

7/1

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall...

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Restoration Fire

1957

Red peonies on the skin

0/0

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a co...

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Red peonies on the skin

1962

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

0/0

Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.

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Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

1954

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

9/1

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

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

1958

Shogun's Holiday

0/0

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo...

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Shogun's Holiday

1954

Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi

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Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi

1954

Nangoku Taiheiki

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Nangoku Taiheiki

1952

はだか大名　後篇

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はだか大名　後篇

1952

はだか大名　前篇

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はだか大名　前篇

1952

花吹雪男祭り　

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花吹雪男祭り　

1954

一本刀土俵入　

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一本刀土俵入　

1929

Samurai Town Story Part II

0/0

A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that d...

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Samurai Town Story Part II

1949

Forgotten Children

8/1

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Forgotten Children

1955

牢獄の花嫁

0/0

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牢獄の花嫁

1927

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

0/0

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Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

1932

Iso-no-genta's Sword

0/0

Iso no Genta accidentally kills a magistrate and becomes a yakuza. Considered a lost film.

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Iso-no-genta's Sword

1958

The Scroll’s Secret

6/1

Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.

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The Scroll’s Secret

1957

The Horse Boy

0/0

A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his fathe...

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The Horse Boy

1926

Botan dôrô

0/0

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Botan dôrô

1961

The Conspirator

6.667/6

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provi...

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The Conspirator

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

1958

Seven from Edo

5/6

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decid...

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Seven from Edo

1961

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 3

0/0

What will become of Sakon's lover, Shiragiku, who has been abducted to the Matsunaga Danjo residence? What about Benigiku and the others, whose souls...

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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 3

1961

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 4

0/0

The righteous young men, who were separated by the all-out attack of sorcery, are saved by the friendship of a young Sengoku warlord, and now launch a...

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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 4

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

1954

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

0/0

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

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Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

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

1929

Beheading Place

10/1

This film tells the story of a ronin falsely accused of a crime and unable to convince others of his innocence.

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Beheading Place

1963

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

6.845/29

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice the...

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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1958

Feline Spirit

9/1

Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima clan, Hizen-no-kami. The mother of the murdered Mata...

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Feline Spirit

1963

13 Assassins

7.488/42

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring atte...

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13 Assassins

1964

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

7.042/12

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. A...

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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

1956

Scramble for Fortune

5/4

A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a great fortune.

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Scramble for Fortune

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

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

1953

Merciless Blade Part 2

0/0

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

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Merciless Blade Part 2

1959

Bride of Peacock Castle

7.5/2

Princess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of Peacock castle in Kozuke province, a domain of 17,000 kok...

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Bride of Peacock Castle

1955

A Gang of Five

5/1

A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.

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A Gang of Five

1961

Samurai Hawk

6.2/5

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

1964

Giant Rumble

6/1

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home t...

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Giant Rumble

1960

Road of Chivalry

6/8

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

1960

Hero of the Red Light District

8.727/11

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring b...

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Hero of the Red Light District

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

The Sword Knows

8/3

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

1962

Mark of Blood

6/1

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

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Mark of Blood

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

1962

The Mad Fox

7.438/16

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantica...

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The Mad Fox

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

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

1960

Lord of Red Banner

0/0

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

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Lord of Red Banner

1957

Temple of Revenge

0/0

Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo Sozaemon...

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Temple of Revenge

1964

Shingo's Final Duel

0/0

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful life...

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Shingo's Final Duel

1956

Three-Headed Tower

7/1

Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never...

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Three-Headed Tower

1947

Three-Fingered Detective

7/1

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large trac...

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Three-Fingered Detective

1951

Tales of a Drifter

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Tales of a Drifter

1957

Sedge Hat

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Sedge Hat

1963

Tokaido Fullhouse

7/1

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent g...

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Tokaido Fullhouse

1928

Sozenji Baba

7.833/3

Sozenji Baba is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Masahiro Makino. It is an ambitious film in which Makino deals with the diffic...

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Sozenji Baba

1946

The Woman Who Opens the Door

0/0

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The Woman Who Opens the Door

1961

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

0/0

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as a...

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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1957

The Lord Takes a Bride

6.5/2

Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro mus...

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The Lord Takes a Bride

1952

Violence

8/1

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Violence

1961

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

6.5/4

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

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The Shogun and the Fishmonger

1960

Rumble Festival

0/0

1960 Toei film

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Rumble Festival

1961

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1

6.2/5

A group of pirates led by the evil Gondaiyu and his wizard, Genkuro, capture the Golden Peacock Castle and massacre the peaceful clan that lives there...

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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1

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

1956

やくざ大名

0/0

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やくざ大名

1959

The Black Hooded Man Rides Again

0/0

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The Black Hooded Man Rides Again

1957

Goblin's Highway

0/0

Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries to save the good people of the Kiso Valley, he ge...

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Goblin's Highway

1961

Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen

0/0

1961 Japanese movie

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Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen

1955

Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka

0/0

Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise.

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Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka

1962

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

0/0

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

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

1961

八州血煙り笠

0/0

1961 Japanese movie

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八州血煙り笠

1963

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

7/1

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words,...

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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

1956

Shirai Gonpachi

0/0

The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the beautiful courtesan Komurasaki.

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Shirai Gonpachi

1951

Yatsuhaka-mura

8/1

Original work by Yokomizo Seishi. The third part of Kindaichi Kosuke's story, which was collected by Chie Kataoka.

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Yatsuhaka-mura