On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.
Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting t...
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...
An epidemic is spreading through the towns of Edo – it spreads via people, and if you get the fever,...
The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the colla...
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w...
Before Tokugawa Yoshimune, known as the "Ravage Shogun", was the lord of the Kishu domain, before he...
When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shog...
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji...
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is as...
Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. H...
In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV produce...
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the fines...
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...
Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story ...
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival ...
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique ...