Ryûzô Shimada

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to overthrow him. It was the beginning of the Sengoku (Warring States) period. Three men attack a gunpowder maker in a farmhouse, the first chopping off his arm with his sickle-&-chain weapon, the second blinding him with sword, the third giving the killing blow. His son Kojiro Kosume escapes the attackers as everything he has known up to then explodes into conflagration. He grows up & enters the start of the Tokugawa Era, intent on avenging his father.

Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower classes until he was assassinated by Shogunate agents. Their plot, to set fire to the oil refineries of two rich merchants and unleash a raging inferno that will hopefully burn down the Edo Castle.

Один из подчинённых самурая Ханабасы поднимает восстание с целью захватить власть над его землями и убивает самурая и всю его семью, кроме маленьких сына и дочери, которым удаётся сбежать. Жрица, живущая у горы, на которой по легенде обитает злой дух, укрывает детей от преследователей. Спустя десять лет сын самурая решает отомстить за смерть отца. Но когда он сам попадает в беду, его сестра обращается за помощью к свирепому духу горы.

Рожденный от неизвестного отца и благородной матери, он получил презрительное имя — Ханпэй (Пёсий сын). Поступив на службу сёгуну в качестве садовника, он долгое время наблюдал за тренировками одного мастера клинка и перенял его мастерство. Сёгун постепенно сходит с ума. В город проникают шпионы, а внутри клана начинаются распри.

Отбывая наказание за участие в азартных играх, Ичи знакомится с приговоренным к смерти человеком, который уверяет, что он не виновен. Зная, что Ичи скоро выпустят, он просит его найти кое-кого, кто сможет снять с него все обвинения. Он также просит Ичи, чтобы тот передал его семье, что он скоро вернется домой. Выйдя на свободу, Ичи решил не выполнять просьбу того человека, но по велению судьбы он оказывается в нужном месте. Ичи вскоре узнает, что друзья — на самом деле, враги, алчность — это все.. ..

[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja. Before he dies, “Mist” Saizo tells his children Saisuke, and Yuri that they are not really brother and sister. She, in fact, is the daughter of the late lord Sanada Yukimura, and must be saved from the shogun’s forces. In the chess match of spy versus spy, can Saisuke defeat the shogun’s chief strategist, Matsudaira Izunokami at his own game? Showing many exciting ninja tactics, it is not to be missed.

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.

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.

Industrial espionage gets in the way of love and marriage for factory worker Katayanagi.

First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

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.

Слепой меченосец Затоiчи получает наказ умирающего старца — проводить девушку по имени Омицу к ее семье, находящейся в Эдо. Ради такой чести суровый воин готов идти на любые лишения. Времена неспокойные — вокруг кишат конкурирующие банды разбойников, которые так и норовят похитить бедное создание с целью выкупа. Когда, наконец, одной из группировок удается это сделать, Затоiчи присоединяется к их соперникам. Но лишь затем, чтобы в итоге сражаться против всех…

Япония, VIII век. История монаха Докё, ставшего фаворитом императрицы Сётоку.

An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho.

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here, three wandering samurai who earn their living by killing get to know each other. Soon they learn that government officials will be transporting a large cargo of gold and decide to steal it.

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsenhumi out of admiration for its leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

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.

Слепого массажиста Затоичи нанял Сукедзоро Ииока, считая, что сражение с его соперником Сигезо Сасагава неизбежно. Затоичи - известный фехтовальщик, и Сукедзоро считает, что он удачно вложил свои деньги. Его противник нанял ронина Мики Хиратэ, не менее известного мастера меча. По стечению обстоятельств между этими двумя фехтовальщиками появляется дружба и взаимное уважение, но в случае войны им придется сразиться друг с другом.

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 Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of a yakuza he had been forced by the code of the gamblers to fight man to man. In a brilliant performance from super-star Ichikawa Raizo, with strong support from two of the greats from Toho, Shimura Takashi (7 Samurai) and Aratama Michiyo (Sword of Doom) the heartfelt story reaches new heights. Tokijiro, having learned the true nature of the boss to whom he was obligated for having spent a night and eaten at the gang's headquarters takes up arms against them in a running battle fought across the back roads of the entire nation. Another powerful rendition of this superb story, it is not to be missed!

Это история воина, которого поглощает внутренняя тьма на фоне охваченного хаосом мира. История превращения человека в демона, безразличного и неумолимого, как сама смерть. История низвержения грешника в пучины ада, созданного им самим, и населенного призраками погубленных им душ.

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.

A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a maelstrom of events - a pretty girl, a strange beggar woman, a charming thief, a clever detective, the famous magistrate Toyama Saemon no jo, they all struggle to unravel this mystery of the white bell, which provoked the sudden disappearance of two beautiful women caught in one place at the same time at midnight.

Самурай Рюноскэ Цукуэ - великий мастер меча. Его отец был главой фехтовальной школы, и парень вырос с мечом в руках. Однако с ранних лет Рюноскэ во всём шёл своей собственной дорогой: и в искусстве меча, и в вопросах духа. Его невиданная «молчаливая стойка» непобедима, а его бунтарская душа не признаёт законов человеческой морали. Когда его руки сжимают меч, ничто на свете не имеет для него значения. Он доверяет только своему мечу, и идёт по жизни, равнодушно оставляя позади окровавленные тела и искалеченные судьбы. Его меч - продолжение потерянной души, сжигаемой огненной кармой. Души, познавшей пьянящий вкус крови.

Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff of legend. Okuma Shirokoya, the daughter of a lumber merchant in Edo (today’s Tokyo), embarked on an affair and was executed after conspiring with her maid to murder her husband. (Source: https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/shirokoya-komako/)

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that she can become empowered as an agent of her father's vengeance.

The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and witchcraft, a mystery and revenge swirl around the mystery of the hood, in the demon tower, in the underground castle, and at the bottom of the lake!

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and the beautiful lady in tragic love! A grand visual epic told with mesmerizing extravagance!

Эпоха Гэнроку. У скакового поля Такаданобаба впервые встречаются два самурая — ронин Накаяма Ясубэй и хатамото Тангэ Тэнзэн. Один вступает в неравный бой и побеждает в нём; второй становится случайным свидетелем этого происшествия. Им будет суждено полюбить одну женщину и подвергнуться суровым испытаниям. Но ни тот, ни другой не дрогнет в бою и до конца исполнит свой долг, как и велит Путь самурая.

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Last part of the Snake Woman trilogy.

Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip to various provinces with his students Sukesaburo Sasaki and Kakunoshin Atsumi. At an inn in Sunagawa, Mitsukuni exposed and punished an evil judge who had fallen in love with a townsman's wife. However, on the night he stayed at Nihonmatsu Castle, Mitsukuni found out that this incident was a performance organized especially for him…

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for best actor Raizo Ichikawa.

Жизнеописание основателя школы Сутры Лотоса Нитирэна (1222 — 1282). В этой ленте подчеркивается его роль в истории Японии, как истинного патриота и защитника нации.

Utaji heard that her ex-lover Seijirou would get married to Ochiyo a daughter of Ise-ya. She murdered Ochiyo and took over the Ise-ya's shop with Hikoroku a head clerk of Ise-ya. Moreover Utaji killed Hikoroku. But...

A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc. A young swordsman helps her uncover the plot and take revenge.