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Criterion Channel
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77
7.6
/6404/
76
/242/
72
/146/
3.9
/10902/
100
/5/
88
/41/

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
poster
Criterion Channel
70
40
7.2
/1323/
67
/52/
71
/46/
3.6
/1787/
70
/12/

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
poster
67
37
7.1
/1109/
62
/23/
62
/26/
3.6
/1108/
68
/287/

Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
36
7.1
/1062/
63
/14/
71
/29/
3.6
/1667/
70
/19/

Conflagration (1958)
Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
24
7.3
/495/
60
/12/
78
/12/
3.7
/1348/

Ken (1964)
Kokubu, captain of his university's kendo team, is a mystery to those who know him: An ascetic dedicated to a point of obsession with the simplicity and beauty of the sword arts. Kagawa, a promising but arrogant kendo student, is attracted to Kokubu's devout leadership but kept at a distance by his standoffish nature. With the national championships fast approaching, the pair clash as Kokubu drives his students with increasingly rigorous training and Kagawa tests Kokubu's grip on the class.
poster
66
17
6.6
/345/
62
/9/
72
/13/
3.4
/205/
67
/22/

Samurai Vendetta (1959)
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
17
7.2
/166/
66
/6/
62
/12/
3.8
/920/

Undercurrent (1956)
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
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10
/1/

Oniisan to oneesan (1961)
A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.
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10
/1/

Spy on the Masked Car (1967)
An industrial espionage film.
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10
/1/

The Informer (1965)
To pay off his enormous debt, Segawa becomes a spy for the president of a small trading company.
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10
/1/

Shogun's Holiday (1958)
During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tasuke, who does not know that Takechiyo is the shogun's heir, trains him harshly. Tasuke's wife Naka (Michiko Ai) is concerned about his harsh teaching style, but Takechiyo gains strength day by day and adapts to his new life. Soon, Takechiyo begins secretly talking about love with a city girl named Otoyo (Hitomi Nozoe), but...
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10
/1/

The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962)
Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family.
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5.4
/13/
10
/1/

女と海賊 (1959)
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty. Shogoro had a rule: he would kill all the men from the ships he raided, while the women would be distributed among the crew for their pleasure. However, he himself never touched any woman. Aboard the ship was a young girl named Kogane, who had been raised on the ship since she was a child and dressed as a boy. Unbeknownst to others, she had grown to secretly adore Shogoro.
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6.0
/6/
10
/1/

The Lord Pretends (1959)
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10
/1/

Straw hat of Itako (1961)
A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.
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10
/1/

Teppo Yasu no Shogai (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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5.0
/6/
10
/1/

Asataro the Crow (1956)
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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10
/1/

Flowery Brothers (1956)
Early film by Kenji Misumi.
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3.2
/5/
10
/1/

Jigoku bana (1957)
Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
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10
/1/

The Fiery Magistrate (1956)
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
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7.5
/7/
10
/1/

Travels of Lord Mito (1958)
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…
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7.3
/36/
10
/1/
70
/2/

Her Hidden Past (1962)
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha.
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10
/1/

Yamaotoko no Uta (1962)
N/A
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6.7
/8/
10
/1/

Gambler and the Princess (1959)
Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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10
/1/

Dianas of the Campus (1966)
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66
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6.7
/330/
60
/8/
71
/8/
3.4
/342/

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his sights on bringing down the warlord who tried to turn him into soup – Toyotomi Hideyoshi. And as always, in the background, the suble hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu is pulling strings as he plots to rule all of Japan!
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10
/1/
50
/1/

Koga's Messenger (1960)
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!
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58
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6.5
/164/
51
/7/
58
/6/

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)
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.
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10
/1/

Flowers of Chivalry (1961)
Kayama Ichinoshin (Raizo Ichikawa) has been traveling for ten years in search of revenge for his father. One day, Ichinoshin reunites with his younger brother Shinjiro (Yukio Hashi), who has completely changed. Shinjiro abandoned the quiet samurai life and began to lead a Yakuza lifestyle. The older brother is angry at the younger one for his depravity, and the younger one laughs at him for being tied to old-fashioned traditions. As a result, they quarrel. Ichinoshin hears that the person he has to take revenge on has become a Yakuza, and in order to get a hint, he takes care of the Otsu family, to which Shinjiro owes, but later discovers that the boss of Otsu Kanemon is the one he is looking for.
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10
/1/

Peony on the Skin (1959)
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10
/1/

Hebihime sama (1959)
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6.8
/10/
40
/2/
60
/1/

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)
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10
/1/
45
/2/

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days (1959)
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10
/1/

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko (1958)
N/A
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38
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6.7
/112/
10
/2/

Buddha (1961)
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.
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10
/1/

Mangorō Tengu (1957)
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10
/1/

Inazuma Kaidō (1957)
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6.9
/88/
36
/3/
68
/4/

Jirocho Fuji (1959)
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.
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6.6
/73/
35
/2/

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mongol fleet reaches Japanese shores?
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64
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6.6
/323/
60
/10/
64
/7/
3.4
/234/

Satan's Sword (1960)
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue , a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.
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61
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6.7
/230/
53
/8/
65
/11/

Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi 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.
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59
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7.2
/298/
10
/1/
62
/9/
3.6
/459/
83

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for his experiments
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6.7
/30/
10
/1/
100
/2/

The Gay Masquerade (1958)
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.
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6.9
/31/
10
/1/
57
/3/

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (1960)
The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlights this great tale taken from Japanese history!
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5.3
/22/
10
/1/
70
/1/

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)
When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall. Shortly afterwards, a catlike demon begins to haunt the castle.
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61
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6.7
/207/
56
/6/
62
/6/

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (1965)
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.
poster
64
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7.0
/185/
57
/8/
66
/15/

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964)
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'. Staying one step ahead of the Shogun’s forces, “Mist” Saizo tries to save the Sanada Clan, and avenge the death of his lord by assassinating the first Tokugawa Shogun. Following the first four films in this remarkable series, more previously unknown Ninja skills are shown to the world for the first time. The action heats up as Saizo single-handedly attacks the Shogun’s Palace!
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61
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6.7
/150/
54
/7/
63
/10/

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies (1966)
[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.


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