0
Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
1961 87 min
The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of ...
6.6
Edo Girl Detective
IMDb: 6.6 1958 85 min
Case of the Golden Hairpins is the second of the three-picture Detective Hibari series from Toei. Each was designed as a showcase for superstar ...
6.9
Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls
IMDb: 6.9 1961 82 min
Two groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her loyal servant want it to clear their ...
7
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
IMDb: 7 1965 121 min
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters ...
7.2
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
IMDb: 7.2 1962 110 min
The remake of Yoshikawa’s novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji ...
6.8
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
IMDb: 6.8 1963 104 min
In the third installment of Yoshikawa’s novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on ...
6.3
Chutaro of Banba
IMDb: 6.3 1955 86 min
Based on the play “Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This ...
6.7
Lucky Adventurer Oda Nobunaga
IMDb: 6.7 1959 95 min
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy ...
0
Keepers of Order
1962 92 min
Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided ...
6.3
Five Men of Edo
IMDb: 6.3 1951 132 min
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople ...
0
Morning Breeze in Edo
1960 92 min
The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo. Release: Morning Breeze in Edo ...
7.5
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
IMDb: 7.5 1954 93 min
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior. Release: Samurai I ...
7.3
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
IMDb: 7.3 1963 122 min
After a salary-man’s fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history, which sees generations of his ancestors sacrificing ...