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Tange Sazen: Mysterious Sword / Tange Sazen: yoto nuretsubame (1960) Sadatsugu Matsuda, Kyôko Aoyama, Sentarô Fushimi, Satomi Oka
The legendary one-armed, one-eyed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate Read More »
Haruhara San’s Recorder / Haruhara-san no uta (2021) Kyoshi Sugita, Chika Araki, Saho Ito, Takenori Kaneko
It is based on an expressive portrait of a young woman’s interior Read More »
Gondola (1987) Chisho Itoh, Keiko Uemura, Kenta Kai, Midori Kiuchi
When Ryo arrives in Tokyo from the Aomori Prefecture he finds employment Read More »
Genghis Khan and His Mongols / Kogan no misshi (1959) Tai Katô, Hashizô Ôkawa, Yoshio Yoshida, Jun Tazaki
Over 1,000 years ago, Mt. Fumi violently erupted, sending fiery fumes Read More »
Showdown at the Great Tone River / Doto no taiketsu (1959) Yasushi Sasaki, Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezô Kataoka
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale Read More »
Vacuum Zone / Shinkû chitai (1952) Satsuo Yamamoto, Takashi Kanda, Yoshi Katô, Isao Kimura
Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison Read More »
Castle of Flames / Hono-o no shiro (1960) Tai Katô, Hashizô Ôkawa, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Mieko Takamine
In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed Read More »
Sasuke and His Comedians / Sanada fûunroku (1963) Tai Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Misako Watanabe, Wataru Ômae
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara Read More »
Oh, Bomb! / Aa bakudan (1964) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûnosuke Itô, Fubuki Koshiji, Ichirô Nakatani
Filmed as a traditional Japanese play, a yakuza boss is released from prison Read More »