Samurai Banners (1969)
A shrewd 16th Century samurai helps a daimyo expand his realm
Samurai I Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai
Samurai II Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Musashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel
Samurai III Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro He agrees to fight him in a years time
Throne of Blood (1957)
A war hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spiders Web Castle
Shinsengumi Assassins of Honor (1969)
Feudal Japan Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code of action and behavior Kondo leads the
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
The mother of a feudal lords only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leaders bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo Japanese War An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan
500,000 (1963)
During the Second World War, Takeichi Matsuo had participated in hiding a huge cache of gold in the Phillippine mountains Years after the war, he is kidnapped by Mitsura and Keigo Gunji, brothers who want Matsuo to lead them to t
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the masters death
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the womans husband dies suddenly
Princess from the Moon (1987)
Based on a centuries old traditional Japanese fairy tale, a country couple finds a baby girl in some bamboo and raises her as their own daughter Not the same as the original tale, though, in which the girl was a fairy from the mo
The Idiot (1951)
A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman
Wedding Ring (1950)
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husbands illness via Hulu
Kiganjo no boken (1966)
Osami, a soldier of fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king
The Quiet Duel (1949)
A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation The doctors life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesnt destroy others along with him
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Mohei is a wandering swordsman He arrives in the city of Osaka, where the Toyotomi clan accepts him and comes to depend upon his courage and his battlefield skills Those skills are sorely tested when Osaka Castle is besieged by the
The Three Treasures (1959)
A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest
Shubun (1950)
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer
Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante) (1961)
Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respect
High and Low (1963)
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeurs son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom
Bakumatsu (1970)
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as
Sanjuro (1962)
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent
Samurai Assassin (1965)
February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years They suspect a traitor i
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka The Shark, a rough and tumble horse trader in Japans rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo
Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (1965)
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska, Alaska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most darin
The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
The lives and battles of soldiers leading up to the 1904 siege of Port Arthur during the Russo Japanese War
Battle Anthem (1983)
The story of Japans victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait
Red Lion (1969)
Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a red lions mane, a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the villages suffering caused by corrupt officials and businessmen
The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
The lives and battles of soldiers leading up to the 1904 siege of Port Arthur during the Russo Japanese War
Shogun (1980)
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan
Samurai Saga (1959)
Japanese version of Cyrano de Bergerac, a poetswordsman with a huge nose who loves a woman who loves another Ignoring his true feelings, he helps them get together
I Live in Fear (1955)
An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family
Inchon (1981)
During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur masterminds the amphibious invasion of Inchon in September 1950