Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke Read More »
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Sword Devil / Ken ki (1965) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satô
Hanpei is an orphan mistreated by other vassals of the manor. Read More »
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure / Nemuri Kyôshirô: Shôbu (1964) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Kôichi Aihara, San’emon Arashi
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bullseye on his back after befriending Read More »
Internal Sleuth / Sakura no Daimon (1973) Kenji Misumi, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Michi Higashi
When 150 guns are lost from the Iwakuni base and two police officers Read More »
The Tale of Zatoichi / Zatôichi monogatari (1962) Kenji Misumi, Shintarô Katsu, Masayo Banri, Ryûzô Shimada
An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. Read More »
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice AKA Goyôkiba (1972) Kenji Misumi, Shintarô Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi, Kô Nishimura
Hanzo Itami is an incorruptible Edo officer who learns that an infamous killer has fled from his island prison. Read More »
Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) Kenji Misumi
As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. Read More »
Satan’s Sword (1960) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, Tamao Nakamura
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazatos unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Read More »
The Devils Temple (1969) Kenji Misumi, Shintarô Katsu, Hideko Takamine, Michiyo Aratama, Drama
An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer. Read More »
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura, Action, Drama
Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei Read More »