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Criterion Channel
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76
7.3
/11937/
74
/392/
69
/178/
3.7
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82
/11/
92
/146/

Shogun Assassin (1980)
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
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Criterion Channel
77
66
7.2
/3659/
63
/53/
66
/66/
3.8
/6903/
100
/5/
87
/40/

Gate of Flesh (1964)
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
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Criterion Channel
84
66
7.9
/7387/
78
/260/
73
/189/
4.0
/13992/
100
/7/
94
/4/

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.
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Criterion Channel
69
48
6.9
/1694/
61
/20/
69
/36/
3.6
/2491/
74
/37/

Fighting Elegy (1966)
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
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Criterion Channel
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45
7.3
/1754/
66
/24/
64
/37/
3.8
/2769/
81
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Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
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Fandor
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44
6.6
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/65/
68
/60/
3.4
/5859/

The Vampire Doll (1970)
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
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Hoopla
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34
7.1
/1236/
60
/15/
70
/20/
3.6
/2104/
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/12/

Tattooed Life (1965)
After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
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Criterion Channel
69
33
7.0
/637/
58
/18/
63
/18/
3.6
/676/
86

Hunter in the Dark (1979)
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
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18
7.2
/367/
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66
/12/
3.6
/898/

Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968)
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.
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12
6.8
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63
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67
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3.4
/557/

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (1968)
Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko (Chieko Matsubara), but finds that Yumeko is fatally ill. Although Yukiko was taking care of her, she is pressed for money. Goro wants to help and knows that there is only one way to come up with fast money.
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12
7.1
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46
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/11/
3.6
/573/

Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.
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9
6.0
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50
/4/
70
/6/
3.2
/513/

Teenage Yakuza (1962)
A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.
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10
/1/

Good Luck Love (1981)
Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
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7.2
/5/
10
/1/

Oyuki (1966)
A movie-loving nanny lives and works in the home of a university professor and eventually becomes the family's support system, leading a bright and joyful life.
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10
/1/

姑公認未公認、二人の女の妻芝居 (1986)
The surgeon's mother-in-law plots to have her son's mistress give birth and drive out his wife.
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10
/1/

Chivalrous Life (1965)
In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido Federation, to which he belonged. The creditor, Izo, visited the local police station daily, worried about the safety of his boss, and himself came to the attention of the police. Izo embarks on a journey to escape, but in the meantime, the new rising yakuza Dojima plans to kill Iizuka...
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10
/1/

Wakai futari (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Bōkyō no umi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
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不良少年 (1980)
Based on the novel of the same name by Shoji Yuki
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10
/1/

Three Rogues (1968)
Two lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when pursued by the angry gang. They eventually meet again at Tanaka's mother's rural farmhouse. By then, one-eyed Kobayashi has wrangled his way into the scenario, intending to get a split of the proceeds (since he had helped them get away). Although there is some dissension amongst the three, they eventually close ranks to fend off their stubborn, relentless pursuers. Unhappily, Tanaka’s mother (Chieko Naniwa) is killed in the process. There are also love interests (Yoshiko Machida and Kayo Matsuo) and some humor along the way. An admirably different approach to the formulaic ninkyo yakuza programmer, filmed largely in sweltering summer countryside locations.
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10
/1/

Season of Farewell (1962)
A touching story of a girl who sails away from her love to keep her family together.
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10
/1/

Wakai tsume ato (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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7.1
/11/

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989)
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
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6.5
/10/
30
/2/
60
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Seven Gamblers (1966)
Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys.
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10
/1/

The Rambler Returns Home (1962)
Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
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10
/1/

The Frozen Plains (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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6.2
/22/
10
/1/

Japan's Top Gangster (1973)
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.
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6.3
/25/
10
/1/

Beyond the Green Hills (1963)
Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school in Jokamachi, where rumors fly. One day, Shinko delivers an anonymous love letter addressed to her English teacher, Ms. Shimazaki. Convinced that the students are playing a prank, Ms. Shimazaki is adamant about getting to the bottom of this "problem”.
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10
/1/

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary (1963)
A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the underground organization of fear. The final work of Asahi Kobayashi's "Ginza Whirlpool Child (Mitsugai)" series.
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10
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Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm (1961)
The Ginza Whirlwind (Akira Kobayashi) attempts to solve a murder.
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10
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Pursuit (1961)
Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film.
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10
/1/

Wind and waves of the South (1961)
Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish school... But he failed. Mother died. The woman who replaced her brought with her affection, comfort, and warmth of mother's hands. It seemed that joy settled in their house again. But one day a storm caught the fishermen at sea. Father did not return... Father's friends, fishermen, tried to help the widow, who was left with two children. But the money was still not enough. And then Kazuo decided to become a fisherman. After all, he was now the eldest in the family...
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10
/1/

Business Trip (1989)
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10
/1/

Tetsugen (1981)
Japanese film based on the life of Zen Master Tetsugen Doko.
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10
/1/

Neon taiheiki (1968)
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6.9
/12/
10
/1/

A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined is in a slum area called Samurai Village, a little settlement, where people live from hand to mouth. To make things worse, a group of vagrants descends on the already crowded ragpickers' village. The sight depresses and saddens little Yumi, but when her father gives up drinking, it makes up for everything in her eyes, and when he runs past liquor shops to avoid temptation, Yumi's laughter rings out merrily again. A unique social drama depicting the growth of a new generation that confronts the world of adults full of vanity in the image of a girl living in poverty.
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10
/1/

Killer of Seven (1967)
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10
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The Protector (1966)
Mine, the only daughter of Kiyagen, is faced with running the family's timber business when her father falls ill. Under a great deal of pressure to continue the five generation long run of the business, Mine is put to the ultimate test when a former gangster sets his sights on closing her down.
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10
/1/

Hikage-Mono (1972)
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
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6.8
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Libido (1967)
aka Libido.
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7.3
/91/
40
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The Flame of Devotion (1964)
The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman's son, and her devotion to him during a time of war.
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10
/1/

Sararīman monogatari - Taiki bansai (1963)
Japanese comedy film.
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10
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Sararīman monogatari shin'nyū shain dai ikka (1962)
Japanese comedy film.
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10
/1/

Sararīman monogatari: Teki wa ikuman aritotemo (1962)
Japanese comedy film.
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10
/1/

Friends (1964)
Today is a new day with hopes. A youth hymn that depicts a young truck driver growing up in love with a dream while being supported by his friends who are always close to him. A movie adaptation of a hit song by Kazuo Funaki.
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10
/1/
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/3/

Summer Secrets (1982)
Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.
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6.3
/17/
10
/1/
90
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Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)
An assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they realize their mistake and retreat into the darkness. Days later, he is asked to kill the doctor's brother. What secrets are these men hiding?
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10
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Ai to shi no katami (1962)
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