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 find a decent home for his young nephew, Chuji descends from his hide-out in the mountain, and heads to the city in spite of numerous dangers that await him there.

"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, fas...

The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors ar...

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fe...

During the Sengoku period, an army relentlessly lays siege to a castle, but they will need the head ...

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge t...

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in ...

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th...

Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a trai...

The Tendokai is attacked by the Daitoa-dan. Believing there's a traitor within the organization, Wa...

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

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, ha...

A film about two men who join the fight against a gang selling weapons.

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Ita...

Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with ...

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yak...

Kotani Zenzaemon, a ronin who has a side job making brushes in a tenement house in the back alley, i...

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...