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The Great Duel AKA Dai satsujin (1964) Eiichi Kudô, Takayuki Akutagawa, Kôtarô Satomi, Chôichirô Kawarasaki
A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet Read More »
The Fort of Death AKA Gonin no Shôkin Kasegi (1969) Eiichi Kudô, Kanjûrô Arashi, Hideo Fujimoto, Teruo Fujinaga
After a plan to force the farmers of Enoki Village to partake in the rebuilding Read More »
Yokohama BJ Blues AKA Yokohama BJ burûsu (1981) Eiichi Kudô, Yûsaku Matsuda, Mari Henmi, Toby Kadoguchi
BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. Read More »
Eleven Samurai AKA Jûichinin no samurai (1967) Eiichi Kudô, Isao Natsuyagi, Kôtarô Satomi, Kôji Nanbara
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu Read More »
13 Assassins AKA Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) Eiichi Kudô, Takayuki Akutagawa, Chiezô Kataoka, Kôtarô Satomi
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her Read More »
Shadow Warriors (1979) Eiichi Kudô, Teruhiko Saigô, Tsunehiko Watase, Sô Yamamura
Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Read More »
Tale of a Scarface (1999) Eiichi Kudô, Kiyoshi Nakajo, Nagare Hagiwara, Ken Kanako
“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member Read More »
Industrial Spy (1968) Eiichi Kudô, Tatsuo Umemiya, Reiko Ônobuta, Kyôsuke Machida
A spy learns the top secrets of a company. Read More »
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate / Machibugyo Nikki (1987) Eiichi Kudô, Enami Anko, Ikariya Chousuke, Kimiko Ikegami, Action, Drama
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people?
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