1933

Genpei the Carp

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The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the...

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Genpei the Carp

1951

Lantern Under a Full Moon

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Lantern Under a Full Moon

1953

Omatsuri hanjiro

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Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather t...

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Omatsuri hanjiro

1941

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

5/1

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

1963

An Actor's Revenge

6.541/61

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

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An Actor's Revenge

1941

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

6/1

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

1954

The Crucified Lovers

7.7/131

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find them...

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The Crucified Lovers

1953

Gate of Hell

7.119/84

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but...

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Gate of Hell

1962

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

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Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1947

The Devil of Edo

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Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

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The Devil of Edo

1962

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

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1962 Japanese movie

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Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1951

Judge of the Ashuras

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Judge of the Ashuras

1962

The Great Wall

6/2

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted au...

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The Great Wall

1932

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

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Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

1927

Demon Thistle

0/0

The vast majority of the commercial films made by Kinugasa in the 1920s have, like almost all Japanese films of the period, been lost. Even a fragment...

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Demon Thistle

1959

The Ghost of Yotsuya

6/7

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

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The Ghost of Yotsuya

1928

Tôribêyama shinjû

0/0

The doomed love story between a young courtesan and a samurai, in Kyoto.

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Tôribêyama shinjû

1945

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

5.8/6

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who,...

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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

1928

Benten kozo

0/0

First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor...

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Benten kozo

1938

Tojuro's Love

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A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels th...

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Tojuro's Love

1961

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

0/0

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.

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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

1938

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

6.3/9

Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.

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Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1937

Banchô sarayashiki

0/0

short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.

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Banchô sarayashiki

1931

Reimei izen

0/0

In the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold as a prostitute.

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Reimei izen

1943

Kantaro of Ina

0/0

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

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Kantaro of Ina

1959

Jirocho Fuji

6.8/4

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

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Jirocho Fuji

1933

Two Lanterns

0/0

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

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Two Lanterns

1936

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

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Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

1952

治郎吉格子

0/0

Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for...

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治郎吉格子

1952

治郎吉格子

0/0

Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for...

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治郎吉格子

1935

An Actor's Revenge

5.2/4

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

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An Actor's Revenge

1959

女と海賊

0/0

In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known a...

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女と海賊

1953

An Heir's Place

0/0

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasega...

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An Heir's Place

1939

Blizzard Ronin

0/0

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

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Blizzard Ronin

1962

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

0/0

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advi...

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The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1959

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

0/0

Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular. O...

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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

1940

China Night

0/0

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese mercha...

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China Night

1958

Shogun's Holiday

0/0

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo...

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Shogun's Holiday

1960

風来物語 あばれ飛車

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風来物語 あばれ飛車

1959

風来物語任侠篇

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風来物語任侠篇

1954

A Samurai's Love

0/0

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

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A Samurai's Love

1960

The Demon of Mount Oe

5.8/8

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...

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The Demon of Mount Oe

1951

The Tale of Genji

5.4/5

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his hea...

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The Tale of Genji

1939

Song of the White Orchid

0/0

Song of the White Orchid was a co-production of Toho and Mantetsu, the railway that served the colonial region of Manchuria, and the first film in the...

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Song of the White Orchid

1945

I Believe I Am Being Followed

0/0

Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.

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I Believe I Am Being Followed

1929

Kurotegumi Sukeroku

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Shinzaemon has been Sukeroku’s enemy ever since Sukeroku fought and defeated gangs from Shinzaemon’s group at a Kabuki theatre over Agemaki from Miura...

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Kurotegumi Sukeroku

1935

The Groom Talks in His Sleep

6/1

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of earl...

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The Groom Talks in His Sleep

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin

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This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their f...

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

Hana no yukyo-den

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1958 Japanese movie

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Hana no yukyo-den

1939

The Fighting Firemen

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Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...

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The Fighting Firemen

1952

Fuun Senryobune

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1952 Japanese movie

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Fuun Senryobune

1948

Yūkyō no mure

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1948 Japanese movie

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Yūkyō no mure

1961

晴小袖

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1961 Japanese movie

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晴小袖

1949

Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

6/1

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their lead...

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Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

1930

Nogitsune Sanji

0/0

A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.

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Nogitsune Sanji

1944

The Way of Drama

6.5/6

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles...

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The Way of Drama

1957

Secret of Naruto

6.9/26

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the...

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Secret of Naruto

1940

The Snake Princess

0/0

When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister behind. While running fr...

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The Snake Princess

1948

Ghosts Die at Dawn

0/0

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice, Kohe...

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Ghosts Die at Dawn

1944

Harbor of Life

0/0

Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.

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Harbor of Life

1958

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

0/0

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by...

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

1948

Ghosts Die at Dawn

0/0

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice, Kohe...

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Ghosts Die at Dawn

1958

The Loyal 47 Ronin

6/9

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target...

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

1956

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

7/1

The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous Gate of He...

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Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1960

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

5.7/3

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting...

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Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

1961

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

5.2/6

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's...

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Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

1946

Lord for a Night

8/1

Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

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Lord for a Night

1956

Tsukigata Hanpeita

7/1

During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the...

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Tsukigata Hanpeita

1955

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

0/0

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1942

The Man Who Waited

0/0

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snoop...

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The Man Who Waited

1942

Onna keizu

0/0

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

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Onna keizu

1934

My Elder Brother

6/1

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. J...

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My Elder Brother

1941

Iemitsu and Hikoza

0/0

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewh...

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Iemitsu and Hikoza

1940

Oath on the Burning Sands

0/0

A Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a beautiful Chinese woman (Ri) aside if he is to succeed at bui...

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Oath on the Burning Sands

1940

The Burning Sky

0/0

The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The film mainly concerns the training of newly-recruite...

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The Burning Sky

1960

The Two Musashis

5.3/5

During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu...

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The Two Musashis

1943

音楽大進軍

0/0

A 1943 film.

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音楽大進軍

1942

Omokage no machi

0/0

A 1942 film.

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Omokage no machi

1941

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

5.3/3

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The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

0/0

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the mai...

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The Battle of Kawanakajima

1960

Scars of Honor

6/1

Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by drawing...

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Scars of Honor

1959

Gambler and the Princess

0/0

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Gambler and the Princess

1960

The Last Betrayal

0/0

A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.

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The Last Betrayal

1928

Castle of Wind and Clouds

0/0

A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the prince's concubines.

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Castle of Wind and Clouds

1957

Floating Vessel

0/0

Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn from parts of the famous Genji monogatar...

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Floating Vessel

1941

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

6/1

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A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

1941

Dancers of Awa

0/0

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. Hi...

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Dancers of Awa

1935

The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate

5/1

Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is arres...

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The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate

1940

Zoku Hebihimesama

0/0

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Zoku Hebihimesama

1957

Daiei Studio is Bustling

0/0

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.

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Daiei Studio is Bustling

1958

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

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Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

1958

The Magnificent Five

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The Magnificent Five

1954

Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

0/0

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Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

1958

Ambush at Iga Pass

5/1

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Ambush at Iga Pass

1959

The Gaijin

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The Gaijin

1956

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

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Migratory Birds of the Flowers

1956

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

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Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1944

Idaten Kaido

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Idaten Kaido

1957

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

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Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

1952

Dedication of the Great Buddha

0/0

Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

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Dedication of the Great Buddha

1956

Sisters of Destiny

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Sisters of Destiny

1956

Zangiku monogatari

7/1

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Zangiku monogatari

1942

Dance of the Capital

0/0

Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film

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Dance of the Capital

1937

The Siege of Osaka

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The Siege of Osaka

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The Siege of Osaka

1934

With a Single Sword Bale

0/0

Period film from 1934.

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With a Single Sword Bale

1932

Rikugun Daikoshin

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Rikugun Daikoshin

Kagaribi

0/0

A young vassal is betrayed by his corrupt lord.

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Kagaribi