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Kanopy
81
7.8
/30702/
77
/947/
76
/775/
4.2
/62115/
86
/102/
89
/162/
73
/33/

Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
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Kanopy
70
6.7
/3041/
60
/52/
65
/52/
3.5
/2108/
80
/46/
76
/60/
70
/18/

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
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74
69
7.2
/5514/
70
/206/
70
/169/
3.9
/20146/
83
/101/

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
60
7.6
/13369/
75
/365/
78
/429/
3.6
/4880/
21
/19/
77
/61/
30
/12/

My Way (2011)
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
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Kanopy
56
6.5
/15514/
67
/649/
61
/271/
3.0
/3269/
31
/88/
46
/273/
48
/33/
cc age 14+

Emperor (2012)
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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77
55
7.6
/2847/
72
/46/
74
/65/
4.0
/3488/
85
/21/

Goyokin (1969)
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
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Plex
60
51
6.2
/3476/
61
/108/
63
/69/
3.2
/2486/
55
/47/

Virus (1980)
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
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50
5.6
/580/
52
/14/
68
/20/
3.3
/413/

Submersion of Japan (1973)
A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.
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73
46
7.1
/1795/
70
/24/
70
/40/
3.6
/1104/
84
/43/

Shogun's Samurai (1978)
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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72
46
7.3
/3018/
67
/85/
70
/69/
3.6
/1249/
78
/14/

The Eternal Zero (2013)
A brother and sister learn their biological grandfather was a kamikaze pilot who died during World War II. During their research into his life, they get conflicting accounts from his former comrades about his character and how he joined his squadron.
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71
45
7.3
/1473/
67
/41/
70
/43/
3.7
/3560/

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
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79
41
8.0
/1294/
75
/24/
76
/28/
4.1
/1548/
86
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
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69
38
6.6
/1226/
69
/47/
71
/36/
3.4
/561/
73
/102/

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)
Tohru Fujisawa's popular manga about a wildly irreverent high school teacher comes to the screen in this live-action comedy drama. Eikichi Onizuka (Takashi Sorimachi), who barely earned his teaching degree at a second-rate college, rolls into Horobonai, a small rural town in Northern Japan on his motorcycle to take a job as a substitute instructor. Ever since the closing of the local theme park, Horobonai has fallen into an economic tailspin, and many of the town's teenagers have sunk into a deep depression. Onizuka, however, isn't the sort of person who respects the town's newly somber personality; willing to mouth off to both his students and his superiors, Onizuka isn't much of a teacher, but he knows how to get people interested, and soon his brash style (and willingness to kick a few butts) brings new life to Horobonai.
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Hoopla
70
37
7.1
/1007/
65
/31/
72
/33/
3.6
/1833/

Samurai Wolf (1966)
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.
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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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33
6.2
/209/
59
/20/
65
/12/
3.4
/252/
92
/72/
6.5
/2177/

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (1998)
Tetsuro believed he was freeing the Earth from the clutches of the Metanoid Empire’s tyranny. Yet one year after his return, Tetsuro is a prisoner of a new tyrant, and this one’s human! However, Maetel and the 999 swoop into the boy’s rescue. With his freedom, gun, and trusty hat returned to him, Tetsuro reaffirms his desire to save his home. But a new darkness is rising to swallow the light, and one of its agents has him in her sights. Before the train can depart for a new destination, Tetsuro will have to face the deadly knight Helmazaria!
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68
33
6.8
/1208/
52
/19/
62
/16/
3.4
/446/
90
/50/

Heaven and Earth (1990)
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?
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32
6.3
/1290/
58
/33/
58
/34/
3.4
/956/
58
/28/

G.I. Samurai (1979)
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
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28
6.4
/1170/
65
/49/
62
/49/
3.3
/501/

The Brain Man (2013)
A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is Dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”
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The Roku Channel
68
27
6.9
/583/
67
/17/
65
/17/
3.6
/1747/

Violent Streets (1974)
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
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74
24
7.2
/683/
70
/14/
74
/20/
3.8
/1002/
79
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The Wolves (1971)
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew?
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Hoopla
69
24
6.9
/658/
67
/16/
71
/18/
3.5
/1066/

Samurai Wolf II (1967)
Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father. There are crooked gold miners, a beautiful girl who is unfortunately a complete lunatic and a dojo master who is obsessed with killing Kiba just to prove that his school's sword style is the best.
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21
6.4
/652/
64
/18/
73
/28/
3.3
/300/

The Floating Castle (2012)
In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous hedonistic fellow and unlikely candidate for the position of rebel general, finds himself in charge of defending the castle. His odds? An army of 500 men to combat Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army of 20,000.
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Plex
60
20
6.1
/823/
58
/37/
61
/22/
3.3
/489/
57
/11/

Shogun's Ninja (1980)
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.
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77
19
7.3
/454/
66
/16/
76
/25/
3.6
/384/
100
/5/

Eleven Samurai (1967)
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.
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62
18
6.9
/637/
64
/23/
60
/24/
3.6
/714/
44
/3/

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
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Hoopla
71
17
7.4
/469/
63
/11/
76
/10/
3.6
/777/

Cash Calls Hell (1966)
Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second thoughts. Yet, even as he tries to back out, the body count starts climbing. Oida must now try to alert the people on his list of their impending danger, and find out why they are being targeted in the first place.
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Criterion Channel
70
17
6.6
/470/
66
/14/
59
/19/
3.5
/623/
92
/5/

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
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70
17
6.6
/523/
73
/10/
76
/16/
3.4
/464/

Proof of the Man (1977)
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
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Hoopla
66
15
6.6
/291/
64
/13/
66
/15/
3.5
/634/

Village of Doom (1983)
An emotionally distraught young man goes on a violent killing spree after his tuberculosis keeps him from serving in World War II and is frowned upon by his fellow villagers.
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Criterion Channel
63
14
6.6
/356/
62
/7/
56
/13/
3.5
/640/

Heat Wave (1991)
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
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Amazon Prime Video
62
12
6.8
/433/
61
/14/
70
/6/
3.4
/461/
43
/15/

Karate Warriors (1976)
Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
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60
9
5.9
/163/
50
/3/
64
/5/
3.4
/545/

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
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56
7
6.9
/32/
30
/1/
60
/1/
67
/13/

Partners (2010)
19-year-old freeter (a Japanese expression for people between the ages of 15 and 34 who lack full time employment or are unemployed, excluding housewives and students.) Tsuyoshi Osanai enters a school for guide dog trainers. After 2 years of training, Tsuyoshi becomes an assistant trainer. His first dog to train is Chie.
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?
10
/1/

Draft (1991)
Baseball drama for home video.
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?
20
/1/

修羅のみち (2001)
N/A
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?
5.6
/11/

Dangerous Women (1985)
Shuhei, a mystery writer, is invited to a dinner party at a country house. The guests include Tanase and his wife Noriko. Next day, Tanase is shot and Noriko with a gun stands near him. Tanase calls one of the guest's name and dies.
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?
20
/1/

Samurai Vendetta in Iga (1997)
Matauemon Araki (Kotaro Satomi) is a sword teacher in Yamatokoriyama. He heard from his brother-in-law Kazuma Watanabe (Koyo Katagiri) that Kazuma's father was killed by someone. The murderer was named Matagoro Kawai (Jinya Sato) who was the nephew of his close friend Jinszaemon Kawai (Isao Natsuyagi). He came to help Kazuma who is not good at swords and chase Matazaburo.
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10
/1/

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)
From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, this is the story of the man who truly unified Japan under one ruler. Tokugawa Ieyasu is quoted as saying: “People carry burdens through life as they travel a long road. Never rush” “If you think of privation as normal, you’ll be contented. If you know only about winning and losing, harm may fall upon you. Being inferior is batter than being superior.” These writing reflected the beliefs and military strategy of Ieyasu, a man before his time who was destined to take over the entire country in order to ensure the safety of his children.
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?
60
/1/

The Sango Ranger (2013)
On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the bridge construction project and that he wil become a coral ranger who protects the coral reef there. This surprises his colleagues.
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?
5.9
/11/

Nobunaga's Coffin (2006)
N/A
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7.7
/20/
10
/1/

Nothing But Bones (1966)
The harrowing journey of Kinu Wada, a young woman who is sold into prostitution to pay her family's debts.
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10
/1/

It's a Psychic, Gather Everyone! (1974)
N/A
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20
/1/

Shura Group (2002)
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
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4.7
/31/
10
/1/

Fossilized Wilderness (1982)
Detective Nishina Sosuke, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1, is suddenly attacked by a trio of men at his apartment at midnight. When he regains consciousness, the corpse of a foreigner shot with his pistol lies in front of him. Nishina, with the help of his friend and newspaper reporter Mineshima, who believes in his innocence and vows to cooperate, pursues the incident and reveals a conspiracy related with 5,000 kilograms of gold that disappeared at the end of the WW2.
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?
5.4
/22/
10
/1/

The Street of Desire (1984)
A valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father's death.
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?
70
/1/

Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e (2005)
Spring 2005, Okinawa. It's the wedding of Sawamura Seiji's second daughter, Seiko (Fujisawa Ema). Miwa (Harada Mieko), her mother, is watching over her beloved daughter with a smiling face. The eldest daughter, Asuka (Ito Ayumi), who slipped out of the party to watch the sea alone, is holding preciously a book... This is the diary of a deceased father addressed to his daughters.
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?
4.0
/10/
10
/1/

The Man Who Shot the Don (1994)
Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked.


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