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In the closing days of WWII, remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain death by starvation

Just when you think Kyoshiros life cant get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming that he did it Tracking down the real culprit willtake him along a twisted trai

This film of the sleepy eyed ronin series has the red haired swordsman on his way to the city of Edo when he comes across the scene of a woman in the midst of a knife fight with a man When

3 people suffering from psychiatric problems, and a doctor stranger than any of them

A meeting and romance starts between two people with communication issues a boy who wears headphones and uses haiku poems, and a girl who wears a mask and only does online videos

A look at the youthful beginnings of manga giants Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko Fujio, Fujio Akatsuka and Hiroo Terada, when they all lived in the same, dingy apartment building named Tokiwa so in Tokyos Ikebukuro district

The legendary Forty seven ronin plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku

Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of Yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling

In the Wars closing days, when a conscience driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk

A dark satire of a contemporary Japan still exhausted from the aftermath of war, hunger, poverty and unemployment And just as its people are recovering, there is a threat during these Cold War years of renewed militarism and rear

An unknowing Sudou Kaname is invited to try out a new mysterious mobile app game called Darwins Game, but later realizes that hes in for more than hes bargained for when he finds out that theres no way to quit the game

This film of the sleepy eyed ronin series has the hero talked into escorting a precious religious artifact to Kyoto, Japan A sect of Christian swordsmen are lying in wait to steal the statuette What does it take for the reluctan

An all star cast from Daiei Film Company has made the ultimate Jirocho movie about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area

The cat of the title roams around the house of a poor schoolteacher in the late 19th century, observing the goings on of the teacher and his neighbors

Haruko is a single mother She has an unusual living arrangement She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aikos boyfriend Sorao One day, Yuko stays at Harukos house to attend an art institute for the summer Yuko is th

Juri secretly admires Kanako, who is popular in their class Juri is like this even at home, where she acts the part of an ideal daughter for her parents because she wants them to stop fighting every day and be loving to each other a

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three wanderers who travel through feudal Japan selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls

Yurine is a delusional gothic lolita who summons a demon girl with the tail of a cobra, Jashin chan Theyll have to live together until Yurine finds a way to send Jashin chan back to hell, or until Jashin chan kills Yurine

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946

During the 17th Century bands of hatamoto, samurai vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate, were causing havoc in the new capital city of Edo Opposing them was Banzui in Chobei,whose sole aim was to save Edo from the hatamoto as their

The shoguns illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword fighting adventures when hes blamed for the beheading

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict against his will is a bad idea

This film of the sleepy eyed ronin series has the quite reluctant hero refuse to come to the assistance of a Japanese Christian in an age of both proselytizing and persecution, but later come around and render the services of his

An off beat comedy about 3 damejin useless persons, who dont work and spend their lives doing nothing They actually dont want to work When they hear in India one can live without working they take it seriously They begi

A young man struggles to come to terms with his true identity in a remote caste based village in early 20th century Japan

A young officer must choose between love and duty

For his 1st color film, Ichikawa did an Edo era story of two geishas scheming against each other for control of the Nihonbashi bridge area, and vying for the affections of a young doctor

The hero avenges a band of samurai whose master was unceremoniously assassinated for seeking justice and better conditions for the citizens The city shall burn for the elites greed

The dream of Tokugawa Ieyasu has come true together with his son Hidetada he rules all over Japan

Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate

A home care nurses relationship with the family she has spent years working for is threatened when her nephew is arrested for kidnapping their daughter

Our anti hero discovers locals who are oppressed, held captive against their will For the swordsman to succeed, he first must wade through traps and assassins, and a few seductive maidens

A former couple remembers their most intimate days, only to part once again

In a remake of a well known Japanese mystery, a man in Kobe does not have a family He receives a visitor who is a researcher one day who has noticed that the man has a well off family in Okayama This village is called Yatsuhakam

Ken Kasugai has been deserted by his wife, because he was absorbed in a game One day, missing child robot Tang appears in front of him

The story follows the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, an amoral samurai and a master swordsman with an unorthodox style