Birthday: 1898-01-13
Place of Birth: Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexpe...
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On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the ...
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Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon th...
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A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlef...
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film directed by Tai Katô...
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After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a se...
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An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of per...
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The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring ad...
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Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magist...
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A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and s...
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The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student....
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First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and giv...
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Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already i...
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During the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power and...
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1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together...
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Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess....
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A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appea...
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In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor...
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When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei...
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This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is...
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Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting t...
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Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempt...
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A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune,...
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The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the reveng...
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The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of a...
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The story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful lov...
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In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio ...
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Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family....
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In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the ...
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Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot...
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A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the c...
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Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fig...
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Japanese horror movie from 1955....
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A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife....
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An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of per...
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The famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d’etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate....
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A group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja. Kag...
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This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mi...
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The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro ...
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The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was ...
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Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including ...
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One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman, ...
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In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man...
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The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Mi...
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A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when on...
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The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam...
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Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion a...
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First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series...
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A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his bir...
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Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, ha...
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The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oich...
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The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass....
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The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass....
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This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit hara...
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Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional ba...
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A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes ...
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Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land....
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When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing se...
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In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greates...
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A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindn...
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In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blo...
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The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the govern...
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Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive...
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Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who pl...
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An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as ...
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This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura s...
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One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as...
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One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody sho...
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As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is ca...
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Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyam...
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Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the ...
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Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said ...
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Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu...
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The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to...
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An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto....
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His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people ...
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The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei t...
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A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic....
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The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his ...
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In this exciting story, Sasuke Sarutobi, known as the bravest child in the world, fulfills the will ...
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Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries...
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As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Sho...
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After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find ...
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Shinsuke Inaba, a thief who snuck into the Kishu family residence in Edo. He was almost discovered b...
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Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise....
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Japanese silent film from 1928, co-starring Chojiro Hayashi and up-and-coming actress Kinuyo Tanaka....
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Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when...
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A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, kno...
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