花のあと (2010)

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged children in a poor neighborhood. Into the mix comes a young woman running away from a forced marriage disguised as a teenage boy and becomes a student of the beloved Sensei, while he staves off the advances of a skilled pickpocket and prepares for a bloody showdown against a direct retainer of the shogun!

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.

When a young man finds himself alone in a club after hours, he pretends he's in a martial arts movie only to be interrupted by his crush, leaving him embarrassed. But has the power of his imagination brought something dark to life?

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time it is a woman carrying a young infant who he encounters on the road that leads him into a tale of violence, intrigue and a village in uproar. A great story and cool action scenes, a movie not to be missed!

享保の大飢饉から3年。山陰の因幡藩を預かる城代家老・荒木は、幕府から遣わされた剣術指南役・松宮が藩の内情を探っているとの報告を受ける。一方、藩の剣術師範・原田は、弟子として目をかける青年藩士・香川が剣術修行に出られるよう、松宮に許可を願い続けていたが、香川の激しい気性を懸念する松宮は頑として首を縦に振らない。そんな折、荒木は松宮が幕府に宛てた密書を手に入れ、藩の存亡を懸けた決断を下そうとしていた。

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only does that, but has created an even better piece. While the original from 1964 starred the great old-time actor Konoe Jushiro, this version is perfectly cast with his son Matsukata Hiroki in the lead as Wadakuro, one of four ronin hired to fight against the Shogunate's plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, who are struggling to reinstate their young heir Tanemaru as their Lord. Facing the threat of the Koga Ninja, Wadakuro shows his own cruelty while on a personal vendetta. This is a very brutal film, with lots of realistic ninja action, violent deaths, a dark story line and is completely without any light-hearted 'humor' elements that Toei used to incorperate back in the golden era. And with Matsukata Hiroki's outstanding martial skills, the swordplay is even better in this one. This is definitely one of the best ninja movies ever made!

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil plans of the Owari Clan's corrupt Lord. It's a colorful bunch, a drunk samurai, a master thief, a sword instructor and a Lord who is disguised as a ronin since it is an executable offense for a lord to wander outside of their domain without permission. As the Chief Magistrate becomes suspicious of the Owari plot to send men to Kodenmacho Prison to start a riot he begins to investigate the rumors. He soon calls upon the Lord of Mikazuki Castle and the Shogun's best friend to help thwart the evil ambitions and battle the rouge swordsman hired by the Owari Clan.

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as

In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches for Kunisada Chuji, who in turn has hired the knife-throwing Windmill Kobunji to kill him. Kobunji and Jokichi meet in the winter, near Sasago Pass, when both have rescued women: Jokichi has saved the lute-playing Oyae whose clan and whose lover want her dead; Kobunji has rescued Oharu, a well-born woman married to an innkeeper. Is this rescue a whim or something deeper? And why does Jokichi become the consumptive Kobunji's protector? What ultimately will Jokichi do about Oyae?

かつて人斬り抜刀斎と呼ばれた伝説の人斬り、緋村剣心。刀を置き、平穏な生活を送る剣心は、ある日、剣心から影の人斬り役を引き継いだ志々雄真実が京都でその名をとどろかせていることを知る。政府が派遣した討伐隊は志々雄を前に成すすべがなく、最後の望みとして剣心に白羽の矢が立つ。志々雄の野心を阻止すべく剣心は京都へ向かう。

海を漂流し流れ着いたところを、剣術の師匠である比古清十郎に助けられた緋村剣心。その後剣心は、山中で居を構え陶器作りに励む師匠に対し、飛天御剣流の奥義を教えてほしいと懇願する。一方、甲鉄艦・煉獄に搭載した大砲で一つの村を襲撃した志々雄真実は、政府に対して剣心を指名手配し捕らえて処刑するように求める。

Wearing a mask to hide his identity, a deadly swordsman challenges a tyrant from the Ruling Council of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Both TANUMA Okitsugu of the ‘Roju’ (Ruling Council) and his son Okitomo, the Magistrate in charge of the gold mint, have been abusing their political power to steal gold by casting coins with only half the amount of precious metal and keeping the rest for themselves. TAKAHASHI Hideki stars as a popular Ukiyoe artist, KANO Hidemaro, who dons a purple hood to hide his real identity, has learned of their plot and fights to stop them. The Purple Hooded Avenger is a well-known and popular series in Japan, and he stands up against injustice from the powerful ‘Elder’ TANUMA of the ‘Roju’. The story told here occurred during the 'Tenmei' Era (1781-1789). An extraordinary movie, a must see!

During Japan's feudal period, a noble lord was treacherously killed by a rival. His 47 samurai retainers took their revenge on their master's killer after scattering into society for several years, so as not to be detected. Having completed their task, all 47 then committed ritual suicide. This series, of which this TV movie is the pilot, follows the adventures of one of these samurai as he patiently waits for the chance to fulfill his destiny.

A samurai purchases a new sword only to find it is already dull. When he returns to the dull looking merchant to complain, something quite unexpected happens.

明治11年。大久保卿暗殺の黒幕、志々雄真実による京都破壊計画が浮上。巻町操は、それを食い止められる力を誇る剣豪・緋村剣心の捜索を、京都御庭番衆の頭から命じられる。東海道を京都へ向かって進んでいく途中で、彼女は剣心を発見。かつて人斬り抜刀斎の異名で恐れられ、明治維新の陰の功労者ともいわれる男だとは思えぬ、実際の彼の姿に戸惑いを覚えながら道中を共にする。

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer. Bloody violence erupts whenever strangers approach the temple. Can the traveling priest bring his belief in the Buddha and rid the three temple residents of the devils that hold their souls?

江戸時代末期、アメリカから駿河の国の小藩に流れ着いた黒人3人が、音楽好きの大名と出会い、城中でジャムセッションを繰り広げる姿を描く奇想天外なコメディ。筒井康隆の同名短編を「近頃なぜかチャールストン」の岡本喜八監督が映画化。故郷アフリカへ帰るはずが、メキシコ商人に騙されて香港行きの船に乗せられた黒人4人組。ある日、病気で死んだ一人を残し、大嵐の中ボートで脱出を図った3人は駿河湾の庵原藩に助けられる。音楽好きの藩主は彼らの演奏するジャズの虜となり……。

An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.

阪東妻三郎の無声映画時代を代表する傑作チャンバラ時代劇。実直な道場の師範代が善意で行動したことが誤解され、友人にも裏切られ浪人にまで落ちぶれる。やがて追い詰められた彼は、怒りを爆発させ、追手を斬って斬って斬りまくる。