Kusuo Abe

AKA: 阿部九州男
1.9025

1910-07-24

Kotobukicho, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {190}

1953-10-02 0

Princess Finds Her Prince

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1964-06-20 0

Blind Monk Swordsman

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the ...
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Yami no Dogoro

1961-09-13 0

Yakuza Princess of Edo

Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo 's father, the grinder Yasujiro, was asked to sharpen a sword called Kongomaru, which was planned to be presented to th ...
Genre :Drama, History, Comedy

1945-11-08 0

A Baby Given by a Fox

A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1960-01-15 6

Samurai Vagabonds

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga is plunged into a dispute with Tokugawa Yoshinao tha ...
Genre :Action, Comedy, History

1958-05-27 6

Eight Views of Samurai

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets in ...
Genre :Drama, History

1960-03-22 0

The Samurai Markets

The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period. ...
Genre :Drama

1957-12-28 0

Glorious Standard Bearer

Hashizo Okawa in the form of a courageous firefighter who confronts unscrupulous traders who make a profit even at the cost of human lives. A fireman exposes the corrupt activities of merchants. ...
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1950-04-09 0

Song of Love

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka Shōko, at a high school. As Yasuko confronts her past, she navigates themes of forgiveness, identity, ...
Genre :Drama

1946-01-31 0

Meiji no kyōdai

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1951-11-16 0

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

Genre :Action, Drama

1951-11-30 0

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

film directed by Tai Katô ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1959-07-12 8.1

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by ever ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1956-03-26 0

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7

A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature. ...
Genre :Crime, Horror

1954-01-15 0

Koina no Ginpei

1954 Japanese movie ...
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1957-11-23 0

Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge

Genre :History, Drama

1957-11-17 0

Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge

Genre :History, Drama

1958-01-03 7

A Chivalrous Spirit

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. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, u ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1957-05-12 0

The Fighting on The Trial

Hanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated by Hikosaku Tokurai three years ago. The first film in a series about the adventures of the wandering y ...
Genre :Drama

Fuchikawa Goroku

1961-05-27 7.3

Miyamoto Musashi

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and ...
Genre :History, Action, Drama

1962-05-23 0

Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow

1962 Japanese movie. ...
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1936-01-01 0

Kaibyô saga no yozakura

Film about Ghost-Cat. ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

1953-11-23 0

Omatsuri hanjiro

Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather toward the port town. ...
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1962-07-13 0

Yakuza Official

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1958-07-13 0

Ghost Story on Passage

A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants. ...
Genre :Adventure, Horror, Comedy

1959-06-28 6

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess. ...
Genre :Drama

1957-07-02 0

Red peonies on the skin

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 conflict with Hatamoto. ...
Genre :Drama

1949-05-02 0

A Bullet Hole Underground

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1959-08-19 0

Eight Brave Brothers 2

2nd film in the Eight Brave Brothers trilogy ...
Genre :Horror, Adventure, Drama

1952-02-14 10

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokudani, a place along his journey through various provinces. Here, a lively and entertaining tale unfold ...
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1951-08-03 0

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

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon. ...
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1952-03-06 0

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan, and the appearance of the heroic woman Oshin, Lord Kōmon's ingenious strategy swiftly overcomes the ...
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1954-04-13 9

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise. ...
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1952-06-05 0

大当り黄金狂時代　

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1957-01-29 0

Flowers on the Trail

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1954-02-03 0

続南国太平記　薩南の嵐

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1954-12-27 0

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

Bored Hatamoto film #17 ...
Genre :Action, History

1961-02-01 0

Unruly Lion

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1958-09-23 0

Epic Crash

Utaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and opposes power and tyranny with his will and spirit. ...
Genre :Drama

1961-04-18 0

Magistrate of Dice

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Hotta Genba

1956-06-27 0

Appeal on the Cross

Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan. ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

1958-08-27 5.2

Kunisada Chuji

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 dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to fin ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

Chokichi

1932-12-31 0

Kessen Kojinyama

Kind of the Japanese equivalent of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, this film is a fictionalized version of the gang battle in the later Edo period, which ended up in a direct duel between Kira no Ni ...
Genre :Action

1960-01-27 6

The Second Bullet is Marked

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

1963-10-19 6

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest a ...
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1963-11-10 0

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima. ...
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1964-02-08 0

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings. ...
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Amano Hachiro

1944-01-03 0

Kenpu Renpeikan

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan ...
Genre :History, Drama

1956-12-11 0

神変美女桜

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1956-02-18 0

鍔鳴浪人

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1960-12-27 0

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

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 Nakamura enthusiastically plays the young Jirocho from S ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1957-10-08 0

Goblin's Highway

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 gets into a fight with local bad bosses who behave b ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

City Assemblyman

1952-10-09 8.3

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life. ...
Genre :Drama

1959-03-10 5.5

Whirlwind Magistrate

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold b ...
Genre :Action

Umaka Hiroki

1957-01-09 0

Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed

In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi’s lineage, ...
Genre :Horror, History

1957-04-02 10

Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight

A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman. ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

1960-04-26 0

Sunny and Cloudy Days

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1958-01-09 6

The Scroll’s Secret

Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period. ...
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Yume no Ichirobei

1951-11-22 5

Five Men of Edo

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1937-01-01 0

Utsunomiya tsuritenjō

Japanese horror movie from 1937. ...
Genre :Horror

1965-08-12 6

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Hirobumi Itō

1957-04-29 0

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends th ...
Genre :History, War, Drama

1961-03-05 5.2

Samurai Hawk

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom ...
Genre :History, Drama

1955-03-29 5

Chutaro of Banba

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the nam ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

Tokubei Tenjiku

1936-12-31 0

Tenjiku Tokubei

Japanese horror movie from 1936. ...
Genre :Horror

1961-03-01 6

Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls

Two groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her loyal servant want it to clear their family's name. And a rival clan wants it to destroy the Yagyu famil ...
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1961-03-19 6

Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword

This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival Kasumi spies, Yagyu Jubei is called to action to protec ...
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1962-08-12 6

The Phantom Goblin

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his behalf. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1957-08-20 0

修羅八荒　猛襲伏魔殿

Japanese film. ...
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1954-05-10 0

Kenkyō edo-murasaki

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding. ...
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1957-01-03 7.5

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

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. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gamb ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1960-03-29 8

Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular Misora Hibari with the greatest samurai action hero ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

Horibe Yasubei

1953-01-03 0

珍説忠臣蔵

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin. ...
Genre :Comedy

1958-04-30 5

Seven from Edo

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of ac ...
Genre :Drama

1958-04-01 5

Edo Girl Detective

Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which occurs during an event for the festival of Asakusa Shrine. Her investigation leads her into danger as ...
Genre :Comedy, Mystery, History

1955-04-24 0

Nonki saiban

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taki ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

1960-03-01 6

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in several recent murder cases. To prove their innocen ...
Genre :Action

1959-11-15 0

Case of the Hidden Coin

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 investigation to unveil the secrets hidden behind the c ...
Genre :Comedy, Mystery, History

1959-07-25 6

The Edo Official and Apprentice

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hib ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Tokaiya Nizaemon

1960-03-15 6

Official with a Tattoo

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit. ...
Genre :Drama

1957-10-29 0

Shadow Over Fuji

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 foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and wi ...
Genre :Drama, History

1961-04-25 0

Mask of the Moon

Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars. When he is appointed to oversee the Choshu Clan, he t ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Fuchikawa Goroku

1964-01-01 7

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Mu ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

Uncle

1963-08-14 7

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-riva ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

Tsutsui Heizaemon

1962-09-01 0

The Warrior from Kishu

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else fr ...
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1962-05-27 0

The Bandits

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period. ...
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Temma Tsujikaze

1954-09-25 7.154

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

1963-12-11 5.8

Sasuke and His Comedians

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a young boy named ...
Genre :Fantasy, Action, Comedy

1963-04-28 7

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords. ...
Genre :History, Action, Drama

Shichigoro

1962-01-14 6

In Search of Mother

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 Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding he ...
Genre :Drama

1960-03-01 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba

Early film by Eiichi Kudô. ...
Genre :Action

1960-09-12 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain

Genre :Action

1960-03-08 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road

Genre :Action

1958-12-27 5

Girl with the Fire Banner

Fearless girl firefighter Oharu and skilled firefighter Shintaro battle against their evil rivals who threaten to take over Oharu’s family’s turf. ...
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Gunjiro Mitsuhashi

1963-12-07 7.4

13 Assassins

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 attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed u ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama, Action

1961-07-01 0

Travel with Ghost

Ghost comedy film. ...
Genre :Music, Horror, Comedy

1958-10-29 5

The Purple Hood

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 look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront an ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Crime

1962-03-07 7.2

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belongs to the Shogun. This is one of the most highly ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1961-05-17 6

Bride of White Castle

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master. ...
Genre :Drama, Adventure

1963-02-10 0

Tattoo of Love

The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the lovely Onaka from a terrible lifestyle. Starting out as a down on his luck gambler, Hantaro refuses ...
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1959-10-25 7.5

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

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 military governor with land holdings in Owari province. ...
Genre :Drama, History, Adventure

1961-01-15 6

Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders

The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo. With the capital on edge, master crimefighter Kondo U ...
Genre :Action, Crime

1961-05-11 0

Samurai Knights

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Yozo Yamaoka

1960-04-26 6

The Man of Seven Faces

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case. ...
Genre :Mystery

Fuchikawa Goroku

1965-09-04 7.3

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1960-06-05 0

Unwieldy Brothers

Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion and impulsive violence. The samurai brothers fight against corruption in a castle. ...
Genre :History, Action

Ito Gunbei

1963-01-09 6

The Mysterious Cape

Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Kanbei Utabe

1958-04-20 6.6

Souls in the Moonlight II

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explos ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1959-01-28 0

The Bastards of Lawless Town

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film. ...
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1953-04-23 0

Merciless Blade

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass. ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1953-06-17 0

Merciless Blade Part 3

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass. ...
Genre :History, Drama, Action

1959-09-06 0

A Young Rabble 2

An adventure of a feisty girl Oyuki and Santa, a homeless child she saves. ...
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1948-10-02 0

Nocturnal Gate

Genre :Drama

1961-04-09 4.3

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo resolves to end his clan's exile and avenge the brutal l ...
Genre :Drama, History

Chobei

1959-12-13 0

Evil Man of Edo

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged childr ...
Genre :History, Drama, Comedy

1961-01-21 5

Flowers on the Road

Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to attend to some businesses affairs. On their way to Kyoto, the two ladies are ambushed by a group of ...
Genre :Comedy

1960-11-29 5.2

Morning Breeze in Edo

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo. ...
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1957-04-30 6

Rebellion

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

1957-11-05 7

Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered the ultimate happiness in life when he is reunited ...
Genre :Drama, History

1959-04-08 6

Bride of Peacock Castle

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 koku. When the procession carrying her sizable dowry ...
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1963-04-06 5

Road In the Mist

Okinu, the beautiful daughter of a feudal lord, discovers her true identity and leaves her lavish life behind to avenge her birth father's death. ...
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1958-09-16 0

The Envoy

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just to exploit the poor for their small coins. On his t ...
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1962-11-17 7.4

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philos ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1952-12-04 0

Jirocho Rises in Fame

The rise of the famed gambler. ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1958-12-27 0

Fighting Disposition

With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death of his close friend. ...
Genre :Action

Prime Minister Ito

1958-03-14 0

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Genre :History, War

1962-09-22 5

A Revengeful Raid

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young yakuza named Eijiro after he runs afoul of the new samu ...
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1963-02-17 6

Street of Wandering Men

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 so, he uncovers a wider scheme. ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1962-08-22 5

Keepers of Order

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 boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yak ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1960-01-03 5.4

Road of Chivalry

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 in an attempt to raise money for the Boss gambles ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1961-12-06 5

Travels of Gonkuro

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people. ...
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1964-12-24 0

Gamblers and Racketeers

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1961-08-13 5.3

Law in Ghost Island

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become inv ...
Genre :Adventure

1960-09-03 8.6

Hero of the Red Light District

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshi ...
Genre :Drama, History

Tosuke

1959-09-30 0

The Medicine Case

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox. ...
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1941-01-30 0

Zakuro Ikkaku

Jidaigeki film from 1941 ...
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1959-12-25 6

An Actor's Revenge

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 expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for th ...
Genre :Drama

1963-07-06 7.3

Seventeen Ninja

As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress where his youngest son is preparing to storm Edo Castle and name himself Shogun by force of arms. Th ...
Genre :Action

1965-10-24 0

True Osaka Grit

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa ...
Genre :Comedy

1965-01-30 3.2

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none are connected other than starring the famous Ken ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Abe Isemori

1962-01-14 6

Good Rascals

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives. ...
Genre :Comedy

1964-12-12 6.8

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1960-09-18 7.2

The Pirates

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Sia ...
Genre :Action, Mystery

1957-03-04 0

Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in poli ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Action

1961-09-23 7

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was brutally murdered with a harpoon. As usual, the You ...
Genre :Mystery

1960-07-31 6

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on to everlasting fame. Many of the gang members have ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

1959-02-24 5.4

The Forbidden Castle

From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri Kyoshiro" series (Son of the Black Mass), "Destiny’s Son" etc. comes the complex story exploring the ...
Genre :Drama

1959-08-09 6.2

A Spectacular Showdown

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. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Bo ...
Genre :Action

1964-01-09 7

Vanquished Foes

A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yakuza families, Mitsuwa and Aikawa. Forced by the code of the yakuza to put one's life on the line for ...
Genre :Drama

1956-05-11 0

The Happy Wanderer

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1959-02-10 0

The Unleashed Lord

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1958-06-15 0

Three for The Road

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1964-02-01 0

A Laughable Journey

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1960-02-14 0

Lord of Red Banner

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa. ...
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1955-01-21 0

Goblin Warrior

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1962-03-14 0

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

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1963-09-21 0

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin

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1962-11-11 0

Revenge for His Lover

Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta against 17 wicked castle men. ...
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1957-02-25 0

Pirates Magistrate

As it turns out, the evil hand of drugs has reached the inner palace of the Shogunate. It was thought that the opium was coming from Nagasaki, but it turns out that it was reaching Edo through smuggli ...
Genre :Crime

1955-09-06 0

Morishige no demakase shinshi

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control. ...
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Mitsumasa Yonai

1956-07-21 5

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet. ...
Genre :War

Heijuro

1959-04-21 6

Happily Tied to the Road

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers along the route through his territory. When Hanjir ...
Genre :Drama

1966-02-03 0

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown ...
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1967-01-28 0

The Domain: White Blade

The Domain: White Blade ...
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1938-01-22 0

Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki

This is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour Memoir is an 80-minute compilation of the first and second parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and s ...
Genre :Drama, History

1961-02-07 0

Edo Purebreed

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the vassal of Kaga Clan's accounting officer, Shinagawa ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1937-03-03 0

Iwami Jūtarō

Genre :Horror

1962-09-01 6

Drunken Sword

Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities. ...
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1965-02-25 8

The Tattooed Lord

Genre :Drama, Mystery

1959-08-11 5

Eight Brave Brothers

One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars, felt sorry for a small dog that was about to be swall ...
Genre :Adventure, Fantasy

1959-08-26 0

Eight Brave Brothers 3

The long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats. ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama, Horror

1963-02-06 0

関東遊侠伝　利根の朝焼け

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1963-06-09 0

Tenamonya Sandogasa

The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jirocho of Shimizu and becoming the strongest in Japan. Tokijiro is a fallen yakuza who is trying to mak ...
Genre :Comedy, Adventure

1961-04-21 0

Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō

Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screenplay by Matsuura Kenro (The Dice Magistrate). Shot by Nishikawa Shoei (I Am the Magician of Hell). ...
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1961-01-27 0

Obugyō-sama to musume-tachi

1961 Japanese movie ...
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1961-01-21 0

Wakatono senryō hada

1961 Japanese movie ...
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1960-01-03 6

Benten Kozo

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 raise money for the temple, but also to display yo ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1953-04-29 0

近藤勇 池田屋騒動

Kyoto in the third year of Bunkyu. --Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi, and the group around him spend their days and nights having fun in Gion and Shimabara, squandering precious military fu ...
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1960-04-26 0

照る日くもる日 后篇

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1942-09-10 0

Oichi no kata

Genre :Drama

1962-01-03 0

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1961-08-13 0

Himalayan Wanderer

One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boom in snow men, the public began to make a fuss about the fact that the monster that attacked them mu ...
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1957-12-22 0

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with blood ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1961-03-12 5.8

An Edo Magistrate

When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion the story of Ooka Echizen, the famed magistrate o ...
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1944-03-01 0

Sword Wind Training Hall

About Kenpuren Training Hall: The story is set in the Bakumatsu period. Katsura Kogoro and his passionate Choshu comrades raise the banner of "Shinto Munen-ryu" and join the dojo of Saito Yakuro, a re ...
Genre :Drama

1961-02-15 0

八州血煙り笠

1961 Japanese movie ...
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Eiji Izumi

1955-01-09 0

Tomboy Daughter Diary

Olympic gymnast Yukiko resists marriage plans, stumbling into a newspaper job under reporter Tsubasa. Amid comic mix-ups with a fake fortune teller, jealous suitors, and her eccentric boss, she finds ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy

1957-05-12 0

Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief

The third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work by Osaragi Jiro. The staff remains the same as in the previous film, "Kurama Tengu Kakubei Shishi" (1 ...
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1966-04-01 6.6

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza

Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the stren ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, History

1951-11-29 0

The Man from the Moon

O-Kiyo (Mitsuko Mito), who had escaped from her boss, Shoden, who controlled the Sensoji Temple district, was desperately contemplating suicide when she was rescued by ronin Kojuro Tozawa (Kazuo Haseg ...
Genre :Drama, History