Version of Botan Dōrō.
The boozy mercenary of the title, based on the actual historical figure of Naoyuki Ban (1567-1615), ...
A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his e...
Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.
The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.
A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at le...
Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a ...
A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat...
The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is...
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fi...
When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and...
While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of...
Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima cl...
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls...
A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by...
A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree fo...