Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.
A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.
Matsu-yan
O filme se passa numa aldeia remota localizada na região das montanhas do Japão. Por conta da escassez de alimentos, o povoado cria uma política voluntária na qual parentes mais novos carregam seus familiares com mais de 70 anos de idade para o topo da montanha Narayama, onde são deixados para morrer. Orin (Kinuyo Tanaka) é uma senhora que está perto de se tornar septuagenária e começa a aceitar seu destino cruel. Seu filho viúvo, Tatsuhei (Teiji Takahashi), não consegue suportar a ideia de perder a mãe. Seu neto egoísta está feliz em saber que Orin irá morrer. Ao redor deles, uma família de ladrões é tratada com severidade pela comunidade e um homem de 70 anos, expulso de casa pelo filho, precisa mendigar por um pouco de comida.
