BLOOD END is one of the great unknown films from Japan's golden era of the late 1960's. Starring NAKADAI Tatsuya in one of his best roles, this is the story of the Mito Tengu Group who attempted to overthrow the Shogunate at the beginning of the Bakumatsu Period. Their political aspirations led to countless assassinations, as well as senseless killing of innocent people who got in their way. Sentaro (NAKADAI), a farmer who's been severely beaten for his outspoken defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine is befriended by one of the group's leaders, KADA Gentaro (KATO Go) and joins up. This is the masterpiece of director YAMAMOTO Satsuo (who is best known for the first film in the NINJA, BAND OF ASSASSINS series) the erstwhile 'Leftist' director, who used his films to make his political points. Stunning fight choreography, and ultra-violence make this one of the bloodiest films of that era. A powerful film Rare classic!
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?
The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's out to discover who is spying for the British in the Foreign Ministry, under the code name “Cat's Eye”.
A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
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Земли кланов Тигуса и Нагоси расположены по берегам озера, в центре которого находится Остров Бога, где стоит статуя бога-хранителя этих мест. Жестокий феодал Микосиба Дандзё собирает армию и атакует замок Тигуса. Правителю Тигуса Дзюро удаётся скрыться, но Дандзё не успокоится, пока не убьёт его. Люди отказываются выдавать ему своего правителя, поэтому Дандзё решает разрушить статую бога на острове, чтобы сломить их дух. Но эта статуя не так проста, как ему кажется…
Опасающийся за свою жизнь генерал Ода Нобунага решает уничтожить всех убийц-ниндзя в округе. Осуществляя свой план, он нападает на лесной дом Ишикавы. Тому удаётся спасти себя и жену, но их сын погибает в огне. Беглец Ишикава находит себе прибежище в клане Сайга и, желая отомстить Нобунаге, начинает обучать воинов клана искусству ниндзю-цу.
