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The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan.
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明治20年。九州に芸者として売られてきた5歳の志津は、見習い芸者の鶴のもと美しく成長する。20年後、鶴は熊本一の遊郭・東雲楼でおかみとなり、志津もそこで働く。鶴はパトロンの相場師・山岡の再起に望みを託し、東雲楼を担保に大金を用立てるが、山岡は失脚して自殺し、東雲楼は有働組の組長とその情婦・照香の手に渡る。志津は鉄道工事作業員・執行と結婚したかったが山岡失脚の責任を取らされ、東雲楼から追放される。
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A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.
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Jubei is a Japanese merchant who learns tricks from Western merchants to get ahead in the game.
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The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the future 3rd Shogun is chronicled in this historical drama. Intrigue and suspicion abound as the two brothers Iemitsu and Tadanaga vie for the post of Shogun, while behind the scenes the remnants of the defeated Toyotomi faction, lead by Lord Ishida Mitsunari attempt to discredit the Tokugawa Shogunate and regain their former position as rulers of the nation. The hidden battles between Shogun Hidetada's wife and mistresses of the 'Ooku' come to light as they force the two brothers into a life or death struggle.
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関西のヤクザ、坂西組の三代目組長・坂西武雄が倒れて入院、妻の葉月が一万五千人余の組員を抱えて切り盛りしていた。組長代行の舎弟頭・寺田は組の企業化を進めて四代目を狙っている。そんな時、坂西のためなら命もいとわない子飼いの若頭補佐・赤松が出所してきた。赤松には権力志向はないが、一部の幹部に推す者がおり、三代目の死をきっかけに主導権争いが起こった。また、赤松をめぐって葉月とクラブ“ローズタトウ”のママ、野方操は激しく女の情念の火花を散らす。赤松は瀬戸にある坂西の生家に葉月を訪ね、寺田が入れ札で四代目組長に決まったことを報告した。
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A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.
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During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.
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This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.
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Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.
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Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
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The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
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関東ヤクザの一大勢力、東竜会幹部の加納は、東竜会を関西連合と合併させようと画策していた兄貴分の松岡を殺すはめとなり、まだ幼い松岡の娘・洋子の世話を舎弟の南に託すと、旭川刑務所に送られる。それから15年後、服役を終えて加納は出所するが、彼の不在の間に東竜会の連中はすっかり様変わりしていた。服役中、ブラジルにいる伯父と偽って洋子と文通していた加納は、すっかり美しく成長した彼女の姿を目の当たりにする。
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Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
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高倉健から〈千葉ゴルゴ〉誕生!アクション男優No1の千葉真一が、劇画界最高の人気作を題材に、香港長期ロケを敢行。日本映画史上初めてと言われる〈暗黒の聖城・九竜〉にカメラを持ち込んだ。ゴルゴ13という不吉な名で呼ばれる超A級スナイパーが、国際麻薬組織を相手にダイナミックなアクションを展開。香港トップスター“嘉倫”の協力を得て描く娯楽大作。世界の魔窟香港で未だ警察も足を踏み入れたことのない九竜城を舞台に、新機軸のアクションの連続で描く、超人気劇画完全映画化。
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福井の富安組組長・安浦と若頭・川田の間でトラブルが発生。安浦から相談を受けた弟分の万谷は、彼に大阪浅田組の金井を紹介する。そんな中、この機会を利用して、北陸を侵略する金井。そこで、川田は北陸を取り戻そうと立ち上がる。
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A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
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昭和46年12月。本土復帰を翌年に控えた沖縄では、本土系暴力団の沖縄進出に対抗すべく、大城(大城朝光理事長)派と、対立関係にある国頭(国頭正剛理事長)派が互いに手を結び、「沖縄連合琉盛会」を結成した。だが、外部に向っては、「琉盛会」は一致団結したものの、その内部、国頭派系内部で紛争が持ち上がった。
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Action-comedy film featuring the adventures of an itinerant merchant (Hiroki Matsukata) that becomes an unlikely hero.
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Hiroki Matsukata plays Ogata, an Osakan restaurant worker that gets sent to prison for murder. The film details his subsequent attempts to escape. It's the third and final entry in the "Hiroki Matsukata Toei Jailbreak Trilogy" following Escaped Murderer from Hiroshima Prison (1974) and Riot in Shimane Prison (1975), both directed by Sadao Nakajima.
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ジャズ、銃声、GI、闇市・・・殺しと略奪が支配する非情の街、神戸。敗戦後間もないこの無法地帯に、雑草のごとく誕生したギャングの一団があった。横暴を極める極悪人たちを震え上がらせるこの一味が、その日限りのマシンガン、カービン銃、ハジキ、バズーカ砲をブッ放し、非情なまでに暴れまくる!
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After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.
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武道の達人たちが、秘術をつくして繰り広げる空手アクション「殺人拳」シリーズの第3弾。拳法家ばかりで構成される殺人者集団のボスを捕らえるため、無法街に飛び込んだ剣琢磨が、行く手に立ちふさがる謎の空手使いや武道の達人たちを相手に空手や拳法を駆使して立ち向かっていく。
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まむしの異名を持つ二人の男。刑務所と娑婆を行ったり来たり、クソ度胸と腕力は抜群だが、お人好しで要領が良くないのが玉にキズ。この二人がまたまた出くわす大事件!?悪は滅んで正義が勝つ!文太と川地のズッコケ・コンビが笑いと喧嘩で、派手さ目いっぱいの大暴れ。
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1963年(昭和38年)、東京オリンピックを翌年に控え高度経済成長の真っ只中にある市民社会は、秩序の破壊者である暴力団に非難の目を向け始めていた。しかし広能昌三の山守組破門に端を発した広能組・打本会の連合と山守組との抗争は、神戸を拠点に覇を争う2大広域暴力団・明石組と神和会の代理戦争の様相を呈し、激化の一途を辿っていた。
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Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each having their own reasons for escaping, they go their seperate ways. With the help of a young mechanic, who's also on the lam, Ruriko tries to realize her dream of leaving the island of Japan behind. But the authorities are always one step behind her...
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In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a coal mine, which results in conflict between the prisoners and the warden to escalate.
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Ninkyo with Hideki Takahashi.
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When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.
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Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.
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Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.
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藤純子の緋牡丹博徒シリーズでお馴染みの人気者熊虎親分を主人公にした若山富三郎新シリーズ第1作。日露戦争で大陸に渡った四国熊虎一家がお国のためにご奉仕しようと、軍の仕事を引き受けて九州熊本へと渡る。だが仕事を独占し不当な利益を貪る鎮台一家と激突。暴虐な手段で熊虎一家を潰しにかかる鎮台一家に、熊虎親分と緋牡丹お竜が挑戦。
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An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken. Since the death of death of her father, Yuki who has traveled from her home in the southernmost part of Japan must fight corrupt local officials seeking to fill her late father's post. As her life is in danger a mysterious rifleman, played by Takakura Ken watches from the shadows. Can she finish the work her dear departed father started in an untamed land?
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A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
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The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.
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ある博徒一家の二代目襲名をめぐって、二代目を押し立てる侠気の組長と、そのシマを狙う卑劣な大博徒一家が大激突!その争いの中、関東の大親分との友情、殺し屋との名勝負、鉄火肌の芸者との華麗な恋が鮮やかに織り交ぜられていく。
義理と人情に支えられた任侠道の美しさを真っ向から謳いあげる中に迎える、日本刀が縦横に飛び交う大殺陣のクライマックス!
高倉健、鶴田浩二、若山富三郎、菅原文太、藤純子、北島三郎といったオールスターが顔を揃えて、ベテラン小沢茂弘監督が任侠映画の魅力を華麗に映像化。
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Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh — forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.
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The hero tries to unite various gangs.
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安藤昇の、東映第一回出演作品。戦後の混乱期に、特攻隊の遺族のために命をかけた男の物語。元海軍特攻隊大尉の川田と副官の塚田は、外国人を襲撃しては食糧を強奪し、それを特攻隊の遺族に分け与えていた。二人はいつの日か、遺族だけのマーケットを建設することを夢見ていた。
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牢の中で軍用金300万両の夢を見た二人の怪盗が、奉行との山分けを条件に放免され、その探索を命じられる。やがて軍用金が埋められている沖の島に漂着した二人は、石田三成の残党が徳川幕府転覆のために軍用金を狙っていることを知った。
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A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth.
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Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the strength of his swordsmanship will be tested time and time again in the bloody tale.
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A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.
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Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and running, tame his late oyabun’s hot-blooded son and suffer the throes of his impossible love for beautiful geisha Hatsue.
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Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.
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A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yakuza families, Mitsuwa and Aikawa. Forced by the code of the yakuza to put one's life on the line for a Boss who offered a meal and lodging, each side manages to get hold of powerful swordsmen who will stop at nothing to pay their obligations.
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A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.
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The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.
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Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes into Fushimi Castle. At the night, Hattori Hanzo, the leader of 36 Iga members who were performing as guards of the castle, perceives the existence of a ninja and captures the mysterious sneaker.
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As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.
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The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the son of a widower and Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kitaoji), whose mother is a widow find themselves constantly in trouble and are forced to become two of the most powerful fighters in all Japan. The stories about Mito Komon and his travels througout Japan are many, but this is one that had yet to be told. The struggles of Suke-san and Kaku-san faced in order to join the Elder in his quest to fight against injustice and corruption during the samurai era.
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A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the evil, he becomes a fine man.
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A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.
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Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars. When he is appointed to oversee the Choshu Clan, he takes it upon himself to work towards the peace that he has dreamed about. With his affectionate personality and compassion for life, Hanpeita’s popularity grows among the people, making him a threat to those thirsty for conflict and power. A betrayal by those closest to him leaves Hanpeita caught in a trap that could ultimately cost him his life.
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Magistrate Kinshiro fights with a group of villains plotting the assassination of the Shogun in Edo.
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When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return sets off a series of violent incidents and incites a high ranked female skilled in sword to test his mettle after he unwittingly offends her. The ever delightful Misora Hibari co-stars with the great Tsuruta Koji in this exciting tale set in the earliest days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Lots of exciting swordfights highlight this entertaining motion picture!
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From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari in one of her most memorable performances as she plays Shintaro and Oharu, a brother and sister, the children of a lumber dealer who had been murdered by the evil boss Kumagoro who plots to take over Shintaro's family business with the help of a corrupt deputy who has fooled the family into believing that he is on their side.
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戦国乱世の頃、瀬戸内海を根城に遠く明国、朝鮮、ルソン、シャムの諸国に八幡船は船首に八幡題菩薩の旗印をかかげ、交易、通商に雄飛した。 永禄四年、貿易港堺の船問屋壷屋道休の息子鹿門は、廓からの帰途八幡船の男たち黒白斎や小伝馬に囲まれ、八幡船の旗頭で佐和山城主礎野丹後守の遺児だといわれた。
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Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion and impulsive violence. The samurai brothers fight against corruption in a castle.
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Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
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Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront and punish those who bring misfortune upon the commoners. Will he be able to bring peace to the land? One of the greatest actors from Toei Studios, known mainly for his swashbuckling roles as powerful swordsmen such as Ryunosuke in SOULS IN THE MOONLIGHT, he appeared in 325 films both before and after the war, beginning with CHUSHINGURA in 1928, and including KUNISADA CHUJI in 1933, and DOKUGANRYO MASAMUNE. While best known for his swordplay, Chiezo really did not enjoy the action, but was able to use his menacing presence to stare down his adversaries. Although Kataoka Chiezo passed away in 1983 at the age of 79, he still has many fans today. This film shows him at his best.
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A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmers transporting gold to the governor think they are about to be robbed as the two gamblers face off against each other swords in hand.
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The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when a small child runs into the street, a crime punishable by execution. One man steps forward to save her life by putting his on the line. Brave and compassionate Isshin Tasuke has come into the limelight as a hero of legendary proportions. His uncanny resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu will lead to many adventures that formed on of the great series in Japanese cinema. With his intelligence and personality, Tasuke seeks to intervene in the struggle between opposing factions in the Shogun's Ruling Council.
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The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.