The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.
Cuarta entrega de la serie de adaptaciones al cine de imágen real del famoso manga escrito por Kazuo Koike y dibujado por Goseki Kojima. Narra las aventuras de un ronin que deambula por el Japón del shogunato Tokugawa acompañado de un niño. En esta ocasión Ogami es contratado para acabar con una asesina tatuada, mientras Gunbei Yagyu, un antiguo enemigo que ha encontrado a Daigoro por casualidad, le desafía en duelo.
Primera en una serie de adaptaciones al cine de imágen real del famoso manga escrito por Kazuo Koike y dibujado por Goseki Kojima. Narra las aventuras de un ronin que deambula por el japón del shogunato Tokugawa acompañado de un niño. Esta película narra los orígenes del personaje y también es conocida por su título literal:"Lone Wolf and Cub: Child and Expertise for Rent".
The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law.
Wicked woman Ogin is a concubine of a powerful feudal lord Tayu. At first Ogin gains power by poisoning lawful wife of Tayu. To gain more power Ogin let her lover Isogai Iori, kill whoever interrupts her. Film it is based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel "Kyofu Jidai".
Yosuke
This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a symbol of vengeance in human disguise, takes revenge for the death of its master as well as for the corruption in the feudal system.
As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was after her family's most treasured possession, the famed Drenched Swallow sword. As an adult, she has become a skilled swordswoman and lives a carefree life with her adopted family. One day, Okin saves a girl from a group of yakuza, and in doing so, gets involved in a grand conspiracy involving religious leaders, government officials, the yakuza and Lord Daizen-dayu, the man who killed her father and mutilated her body...
The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. Remake of Hakuôki AKA Samurai Vendetta (1959).
The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
Decimoséptima de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. Zatoichi comparte habitación en una posada con una mujer moribunda junto a su joven hijo. Como última voluntad antes de morir, le pide a Zatoichi que lleve a su hijo junto a su padre, Shokichi, al cual no ve desde hace muchos años.
Tea shop old man
In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to work and care for their ailing father. Otaka falls in love, but can’t accept a marriage proposal since her older sister needs to marry first. When Oshizu learns of this decision, she takes matters in her own hands.
A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
Noodle Shop Owner
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
Farmer
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
A naively honorable samurai (played by Raizo) comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the blame for the misdeeds of others, with the understanding that he will be exiled for one year and restored to the clan's good graces after the political situation dies down. As betrayal begins to heap upon betrayal, he realizes he'll have to live out his life as a master-less ronin, if not hunted down and killed.
The masked daughter of the Shogun wants to kill a samurai who has seen her scarred face. She sends waves of ninja warriors to kill the samurai and plots diabolical schemes / ambushes without much success.
Teizô
A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of discipline, she ends up falling in love with the nun who is in charge of her.
The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
Yasaku
Décima de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta décima entrega, Zatoichi se entera del asesinato de un antiguo maestro suyo, Hikonoichi. Para ello intentará hablar con la hija de este que presenció la muerte de Hikonoichi. Sin embargo, ella se encuentra recluida en un burdel, por lo que Zatoichi deberá de llegar hasta ella para esclarecer lo sucedido y ajustar cuentas con los culpables.
A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!
A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery.
Sexta de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta sexta entrega, un cofre con 1000 ryus en su interior perteneciente a unos aldeanos es robado. Zatoichi es acusado del robo ya que fue visto muy cerca del lugar de los hechos. Para limpiar su nombre, Zatoichi decide ayudar a los aldeanos a descubrir quién es el culpable del atraco e intenta recuperar el botín por todos los medios.
Un joven artesano de bambú se casa con una prostituta, pero es incapaz de consumar el matrimonio porque la imagen de su difunto padre, que la había visitado durante los últimos cinco años, se interpone entre ellos.
An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho.
Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here, three wandering samurai who earn their living by killing get to know each other. Soon they learn that government officials will be transporting a large cargo of gold and decide to steal it.
Sôbei Ikedaya
Un hombre honesto se une a los Shinsengumi por respeto a su líder y porque quiere vivir y morir como un samurai. Sin embargo, a medida que su participación en el grupo aumenta, la realidad y el idealismo entran en conflicto mortal.
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.
The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives for swordfighting – he was once a renowned kabuki swordfight choreographer, and as the Chairman of the New National Theatre Company, he wants nothing more than to choreograph the swordfights for the modern plays put on by the company.
Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb's effects, but everyone seems to have forgotten. He meets a woman who was there when it happened but when they fall in love she isn't able to move on.
Izaburô Asano
Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profligacy of his cruel master and Satoko's utter dependence on the man. Jinen is both fascinated and disturbed by Satoko's interest in him; he is similarly caught between loathing of Kikuchi and of the dark circumstances of his birth and his own moral weakness. The story unfolds in a dreamlike manner—a flashback inspired by a now-infamous image on a silkscreen in the souvenir shop at the so-called Temple of the Wild Geese.
Fortuneteller
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.
The Buddhist Priest
Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.
This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that she can become empowered as an agent of her father's vengeance.
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 from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlights this great tale taken from Japanese history!
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.
Kosuke
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.
Genshichi Yushima
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 creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mogol fleet reaches Japanese shores?
Adaptación de la novela de Yukio Mishima "El pabellón de oro", a través de diálogos y flashbacks controlados se cuenta la historia de un novicio budista que llegará a destruir lo que más ama: el pabellón.
Tsunekichi
Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through his tragic end this is the story of a beloved and loyal henchman.
The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.
Tamizô Onoe
1953 Hiroshi Inagaki movie.
Cuatro años después de la masacre de Hiroshima, una joven vuelve a su lugar de nacimiento. Takako deberá hacer frente a los efectos de la bomba-A, mientras explora la ciudad en busca de sus viejos amigos.
Segawa, maestro en una pequeña aldea, decide romper con su cobardía tras descubrirse su origen paria.
