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 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

The Samurai of Edo

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.

1955-10-23 | ja

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

1954-09-25 | ja

The Sword of Doom

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

1966-02-25 | ja

Shadow Over Fuji

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and without, the Shogunate planned to build a training castle utilizing the most advanced techniques. Two master castle architects, Sato Kikutaro and Kumai Hakuten, were selected to compete for the honor of building this castle. Lord Mizuno Dewa has even ordered the townspeople to assist both sides with their land surveys and preparations. This leads to fear on the part of farmers that their land will be taken away from them, and sets off a series of events which rock the nation to its very roots. With an all-star cast, this is an important story with relevance to current times. One of Ichikawa Utaemon's finest performances, a true classic!

1957-10-29 | 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

Throne of Blood

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

1957-01-15 | ja

The Black Hooded Man 5

1958-08-20 | ja

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.

2005-09-17 | ja

Assassins for sale

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.

1963-03-08 | ja