The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi Read More »
Tag Archives: Kôtarô Satomi
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 »
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 »
Seventeen Ninja (1963) Yasuto Hasegawa, Kôtarô Satomi, Jûshirô Konoe, Yuriko Mishima
As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress Read More »
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit / Kaibyô nori no numa (1968) Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Ryôhei Uchida, Kôtarô Satomi, Kyoko Mikage, Horror
Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Takafusa Ryuzoji, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. Read More »