An Unforgettable Grudge

Set in the Edo period, the film deals with two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Sadly, only 12 minutes of footage survive.

1926-11-20 | ja

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!

1970-11-11 | ja

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

1954-04-26 | ja

Bored Hatamoto

Bored Hatamoto film #1

1930-10-17 | ja

Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto

Bored Hatamoto film #2

1930-12-05 | ja

Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai

Bored Hatamoto film #3

1931-07-09 | ja

Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo

Bored Hatamoto film #4

1931-12-31 | ja

Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage

Bored Hatamoto film #5

1933-08-10 | ja

Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku

Bored Hatamoto film #7

1935-02-08 | ja

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji

Bored Hatamoto film #8

1937-01-05 | ja

Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure

Bored Hatamoto film #9

1938-04-14 | ja

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown

Bored Hatamoto movie #12

1951-09-07 | ja

Bored Hatamoto Passes By

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

1953-01-22 | ja

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

1954-01-03 | ja

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower

Bored Hatamoto film #21

1957-01-15 | ja

Kubi

Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.

2023-11-23 | ja

The Last Samurai

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

2003-12-05 | en

The Black Hooded Man 5

1958-08-20 | ja

Versus

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

2000-10-23 | ja

Duel of Blood and Sand

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.

1963-12-01 | ja