Teruko Omi

Vigésimo tercera de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. Zatoichi se encuentra en su camino a una mujer embarazada que acaba de ser atacada por un bandido. Las cosas se complican y Zatoichi debe hacer de comadrona en ese momento, pero la mujer muere durante el parto, y Zatoichi se encarga de llevar el bebé a su familia. Una vez encuentra a la familia del bebé, descubre que la mujer embarazada llevaba 20 ryus que debía pagar al jefe de una banda para que su cuñada no fuera obligada a ingresar en un burdel.

A model gets involved with some gangsters trying to pull a big deal.

Vigésimo primera de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. Zatoichi se enamora de una mujer de una familia que pertenece a un clan yakuza cuyo cabecilla es Dark Lord Yamikubo, un hombre ciego malvado que no dudará en llevar a cabo sus propósitos a cualquier precio. Por otro lado, el antiguo marido de la mujer que ama Zatoichi, un ronin muy celoso interpretado por Tatsuya Nakadai, decide acabar con Zatoichi ya que no soporta pensar en que ambos dos puedan llegar a estar juntos.

One murky night, Soetsu, a blind acupuncturist and money lender, calls on Shinzaemon Fukami, a Hatamoto samurai, to collect some money. But Fukami is too busy having an affair with a maid and curtly tells Soetsu to ask Sawano, his wife, for the money. As they have no money, Sawano interprets her husband's words as telling her to give herself to Soetsu in lieu of payment. However, Fukami catches them in the act and kills them both. Snatching up Soetsu's money bag with 30 ryo in it, he then asks two ruffians, to sink the bodies in a marsh. From what follows, it seems as if the spirits of Soetsu and Sawano are still hovering on earth in anguish and anger. For soon afterwards, Fukami is found dead by his own hand and Osono, Soetsu's younger daughter, suddenly disappears from home.

Story about a gambler who gets involved in a struggle between companies.

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).

An omnibus comedy in which an unique lawyer teaches about laws regarding sex crimes.

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.

It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who may be the heir to a fortune get what is rightfully hers. Matsuo Kayo, who first rose to international stardom as ‘the supreme ninja’ in “Shogun Assassin” gives an outstanding performance in this clever and exciting caper tale set in the samurai era. Ryuzen agrees to help her, but is he just in it for himself, and is she really who she claims to be? When they come up against Boss Tobei it’s a virtual free-for-all as everyone struggles to walk away with a fortune in gold!

Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

Third film of the yoidore hakase series

A sequel to the popular "The School of Spies", this film continues the adventures of one of the graduates who is assigned to crack a powerful spy ring working out of Kobe. Various people are suspected but, finally, it seems that an Army captain and his geisha friend might lead them to the ring.

Film by director Kenji Misumi

Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.

Novena de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta novena entrega, Zatoichi trata de ayudar a una mujer que esta buscando a su padre, jefe de una aldea, que ha desaparecido. Por otro lado, otra mujer le pide ayuda para su hermano ya que este ha asesinado a alguien. ¿Estarán ambos casos relacionados?

Octava de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta octava entrega, una mujer es asesinada por error al ser transportada en un palanquín. Por fortuna consigue proteger la vida de su bebé y este sobrevive. Zatoichi se siente culpable de la muerte de la mujer debido a que él debía de haber sido el objetivo del ataque y por ello decide transportar al bebé hasta la aldea de Miyagi, lugar donde se encuentra el padre de la criatura.

Séptima de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta séptima entrega, Zatoichi es herido por un disparo en la espalda. La casualidad hace que la hermana de quién le disparó le atienda para curarle sus heridas. Nuevamente Zatoichi se verá envuelto en otra disputa entre bandas.

Young lawyer Jiro receives a late night phone call from a distraught woman sending him on a journey to uncover corruption and exploitation stemming from those at the very top of society.

Quinta de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta quinta entrega, un viejo a punto de morir le pide a Zatoichi que acompañe a una joven hasta Edo. Zatoichi decide concederle ese último deseo y emprende el camino. Pero el viaje no resultará ni mucho menos tranquilo...

Cuarta de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi, interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta cuarta entrega, un clan yakuza pone precio a la cabeza de Zatoichi, por lo que muchos irán a por "el fugitivo" para ganarse una buena recompensa. Mientras tanto, Zatoichi se reencuentra con un viejo amor, Tane, pero esta ha rehecho su vida con otro hombre.

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.

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.

Kaidan directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka.

When a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the officer, becoming thereby a fugitive, haunted and grief-stricken by the fact that Oshima committed suicide. Going underground in the gambling world, perpetually hiding from the law, Masa eventually meets a young woman named Onaka, who looks exactly like Oshima. Tales having two look-alike heroines are a commonplace in Japanese period films, a plot affectation inherited from the kabuki theater. Based on a novel by Shin Hasegawa, Nakayama shichiri was already twice filmed in 1930, one version directed by Namio Ochiai, and from which less than 40 minutes survive, the other directed by Kyotaro Namiki. Both are silent films, preserved by the Makino film institute.

1962 Japanese movie

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.

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.

A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

A finales de la Era Heian en el siglo XII, el gobernador de un pueblo es enviado al exilio. A pesar de que su familia quiere ir con él, ninguno podrá acompañarle, pues, engañados por una vieja que se hace pasar por sacerdotisa, son vendidos como esclavos por separado: la madre por un lado y los hijos por otro.

A tanuki-themed musical.

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

La joven y bella Eiko ha ido a refugiarse a un barrio de Kioto, a casa de Miyoharu, una geisha con muy buena reputación de la que Eiko quiere aprender. Ambas se hacen inseparables, pero una noche Eiko muerde a un cliente y las dos deben abandonar el barrio.

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 Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which was also co-written by Ito, adding to the relatedness of An Heir's Place.

En el Japón del siglo XVI, los campesinos Genjuro y Tobei venden sus vasijas de barro a un grupo de soldados en un pueblo cercano, desafiando la advertencia de un sabio local contra la búsqueda de ganancias en la guerra. La búsqueda de riquezas de Genjuro y de la misteriosa Lady Wakasa, así como el deseo de Tobei de convertirse en samurái, corren el riesgo de destruirlos a ellos mismos y a sus esposas, Miyagi y Ohama.

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel Thousand Cranes, a quietly devastating story of a young man, orphaned during the war, who stumbles into a passionate yet tragic relationship with his late father’s mistress and her daughter.

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.

Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa

Tras el estallido de la Guerra del Pacífico, la industria del cine japonés sufre notables recortes. Numazaki, un guionista mediocre, está expuesto a un despido inminente. Su esposa Takako le anima a buscar trabajo en Kyoto. Pero Numazaki falla en su prueba de aptitud, en la que se le pedía escribir un guión para el famoso, pero exigente, director Sakaguchi (una referencia velada a Kenji Mizoguchi). Takako, durante un año, anima y apoya a su marido para que pueda perfeccionar sus capacidades a partir de ese fracaso...

During the war a man is bitten by a creature which looks like a cross between a bear and an ape in the jungle. Later he starts to transform to a monster like creature who kills with his claw like fingers.

Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour."

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka