After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi" terrorized the country under the leadership of Akagaki Genba and overthrew Mangetsu Castle in Tanba Province scattering the few survivors. Lord Niwa's two sons have been studying in China and return to Japan upon hearing of the tragedy in an attempt to restore the clan. On Mt. Oe they meet magician Kiri no Kojiro and try to enlist his aid. With touches of the supernatural and rousing sword-play can they succeed against the evil villains whose symbol is the skull mask?

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...

The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover wh...

At the crowded Komatsuya in Kawadome, travellers are holding a secret art contest to relieve boredom...

In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanaga...

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...

A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.

The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trai...

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when on...

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a ...

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Ky...

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal...

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and wa...

A village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to hav...

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll...

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi...

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shog...

Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in t...

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in...

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local...

As Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the stormy ...