In the sixth and final episode Rentaro Mikuni steals the show as Baiken Shishido, Musashi's nemesis. Mikuni is the nominal villain of the film, but he is a devoted husband and father as well. He tries to kill Musashi only to avenge the death of his brother-in-law. While Baiken (who wields a chain and sickle against Musashi's sword) is a very human character and the emotions that Mikuni displays in his performance are quite believable and engaging
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterio...
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Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...
Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation ...
Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a...
Ichibei, a thief known as "Yami no Kiba," and his daughter Oasa are caught by members of a street pe...
The man is chased by losing the beauty and preciousness of love and the foundation of life without o...
This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defen...
Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor...
Masked avenger Kurama Tengu and his young sidekick try to stop a mysterious adversary from assassina...
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
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Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Ita...