Stars: Bokuzen Hidari, Ryûtarô Gomi, Yutaka Nakamura, Shintarô Katsu, Teruko Ômi
After being injured in a fierce battle, Zatuchi is nursed by a young woman and her father. Now indebted to that family, he strives to protect them...
Stars: Yoshi Katô, Ryûtarô Gomi, Yukio Horikita, Tadashi Iwata, Hajime Etsukawa
An orphaned swordsman wanders a town and seizes the opportunity to do righteous deeds. He discovers that a bigger scheme is afoot with a corrupt court system, a good public servant, and a lot of danger for everyone involved.
Stars: Tôru Abe, Takako Irie, Chieko Nakakita, Fumie Kitahara, Fumiko Okamura
This valiant melodrama is the brilliant debut as a moviemaker of the great Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, who also has a small role in the story. Based on a screenplay by Keinosuke ...
Stars: Seiji Miyaguchi, Michimaro Kotabe, Kazuo Kitamura, Ushio Akashi, Kôji Nanbara
Hired on a mission by the government, Shinzo soon finds himself in the center of a conspiracy looking to unearth a mythical clan and their hidden gold.
Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Seizô Fukumoto, Shin'ichi Chiba, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Asao Uchida
This villain is called Amakusa Shiro Tokaisada. He is actually based on a real Christian samurai. This movie is one of the inspirations of the game called "Samurai Shodown".
Stars: Yoshio Inaba, Saburô Date, Ryûtarô Gomi, Sei Hiraizumi, Nobuo Kaneko
In this film, a ronin (feudal Japanese soldier) is tasked with transporting a very valuable religious statue to Kyoto, armed members of a Christian sect are looking for an opportunity to steal the statue.
Stars: Asao Koike, Saburô Date, Yukiji Asaoka, Kayo Matsuo, Naoko Kubo
Just when we think Kyoshiro is living a quiet life and a stranger can't get his attention, someone starts committing crimes and rapes and murders and proudly notes that he did it. Pursuing the real criminal takes him along a winding path that includes the shogun's harem, hidden Christians and...
Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Mayumi Ogawa, Hôsei Komatsu, Naoko Kubo
The first of two films in the Risen series, he is a rogue martial artist, adulterer, alcoholic, and gambler who competes against the local yakuza mob by opening his own gambling house and extorting many. priest...
