
Eijirō Kataoka
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.15 |
Birthday | 1918-11-23 |
Place of Birth | Kuma, Ehime Prefecture, Japan |
Also Known As | Sukesaburo Onoe, 尾上助三郎, Teruo Shimada, 島田照夫, |

1964

Blind Monk Swordsman
0/0
This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death”...
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Blind Monk Swordsman

1960

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
0/0
The adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his father, the Shogun. However, his journey is disturbed...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3

1960

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
0/0
Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
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Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

1959

Diary of a Wandering Lord
0/0
Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
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Diary of a Wandering Lord

1957

The Lord Takes a Bride
6/1
Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro mus...
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The Lord Takes a Bride

1960

Morning Breeze in Edo
5.2/4
The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.
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Morning Breeze in Edo

1957

Red peonies on the skin
0/0
Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a co...
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Red peonies on the skin

1959

Hawk of the North
5.3/3
During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After crushing almost all of his enemies, Date Masamune...
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Hawk of the North

1946

Meiji no kyōdai
0/0
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Meiji no kyōdai

1954

Fall of the Shogun's Militia
7/1
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to pro...
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia

1956

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7
0/0
A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature.
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7

1933

Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
0/0
A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu,...
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Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword

1958

A Chivalrous Spirit
7/1
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre...
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A Chivalrous Spirit

1959

Hell's Companion
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Hell's Companion

1959

One-Eyed Wolf
5.6/6
Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it l...
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One-Eyed Wolf

1950

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
0/0
Bored Hatamoto movie #11
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Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord

1962

Kisaragi Sword
5.5/2
The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil pl...
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Kisaragi Sword

1961

Restoration Fire
7/1
Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall...
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Restoration Fire

1949

Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
0/0
Sequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).
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Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen

1943

Navy
0/0
Japanese war film.
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Navy

1954

Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
0/0
Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.
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Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru

1954

続南国太平記 薩南の嵐
0/0
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続南国太平記 薩南の嵐

1954

Nangoku Taiheiki
0/0
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Nangoku Taiheiki

1953

The Sun
0/0
Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.
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The Sun

1961

Magistrate of Dice
0/0
Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called...
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Magistrate of Dice

1954

疾風愛憎峠
0/0
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疾風愛憎峠

1958

直八子供旅
0/0
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直八子供旅

1958

Kunisada Chuji
5.2/6
Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dy...
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Kunisada Chuji

1948

The Grand Master
0/0
Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becomin...
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The Grand Master

1955

Minamoto Yoshitsune
0/0
A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action...
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Minamoto Yoshitsune

1963

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
7/11
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission o...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

1962

Jigoku no kagebōshi
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Jigoku no kagebōshi

1952

Kojiki Taishô
0/0
Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and le...
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Kojiki Taishô

1960

Shinran, Part II
0/0
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, w...
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Shinran, Part II

1960

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
0/0
His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamu...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

1954

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
0/0
The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin.
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3

1964

The Lord's spy
0/0
Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitimate wife, who died, and Yasunosuke, the son of his...
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The Lord's spy

1956

The Master of the Sword Dance
0/0
The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his 70,000 koku estate, where he is surrounded by his...
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The Master of the Sword Dance

1931

The 26 Martyrs of Japan
0/0
Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.
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The 26 Martyrs of Japan

1958

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
5/3
Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan...
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

1959

Whirlwind Magistrate
5.5/2
One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru...
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Whirlwind Magistrate

1940

Phantom Castle
0/0
Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.
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Phantom Castle

1957

Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a beauty at midnight
10/1
A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman.
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Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a beauty at midnight

1955

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
0/0
A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character...
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

1945

東海水滸伝
0/0
1945 Japanese movie
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東海水滸伝

1963

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
6/2
When the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the mystical Yagyu Scroll in order to save all of Japan. This...
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The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List

1956

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
7/1
Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.
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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

1955

Foul Play
6/1
Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was k...
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Foul Play

1965

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
6/1
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

1962

The Paper Crane
0/0
A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.
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The Paper Crane

1961

The Conspirator
6.4/5
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provi...
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The Conspirator

1958

Noble Tasuke
6/1
The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when...
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Noble Tasuke

1956

The Kuroda Affair
0/0
This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his...
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The Kuroda Affair

1955

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
7.4/34
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people th...
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

1954

Clan Revival
0/0
After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi" terror...
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Clan Revival

1958

Secret of the Golden Coin
0/0
A princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to be quite dull, so she takes on another identity and li...
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Secret of the Golden Coin

1959

The Edo Official and Apprentice
6/1
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long...
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The Edo Official and Apprentice

1957

Lord Mito
5.4/5
This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rec...
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Lord Mito

1955

The Black Hooded Man 2
0/0
The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.
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The Black Hooded Man 2

1956

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
5.3/7
The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

1956

Ninja's Weapon
0/0
During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's onl...
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Ninja's Weapon

1961

Mask of the Moon
0/0
Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars. Whe...
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Mask of the Moon

1958

Roughneck From Asama
6.6/5
When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei's Okabe Yakuza family with a merciless gang of ra...
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Roughneck From Asama

1958

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
0/0
The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to ov...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

1957

Tales of Young Genji Kuro
7/2
Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro

1957

The Seven Vows, Part 2
7/1
The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being held captive by the enemy pirate Ongo, Goro discovers th...
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The Seven Vows, Part 2

1956

The Seven Vows
7/1
Toruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be revealed though secret codes hidden in seven crosses carrie...
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The Seven Vows

1957

The Seven Vows, Part 3
7/1
The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven crosses are finally united to reveal the secret of t...
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The Seven Vows, Part 3

1957

Falcon Magistrate
0/0
Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka Chie...
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Falcon Magistrate

1963

13 Assassins
7.5/38
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring atte...
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13 Assassins

1958

The Purple Hood
5/4
Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people loo...
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The Purple Hood

1959

Gentle Breeze
5/1
A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
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Gentle Breeze

1953

One-Eyed Detective
0/0
Fifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who uses his signature disguise to solve crimes with a do...
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One-Eyed Detective

1957

Rebellion
6/1
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.
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Rebellion

1956

Scramble for Fortune
5/4
A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a great fortune.
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Scramble for Fortune

1959

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
7.5/4
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 milit...
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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

1958

Man of Thirteen Eyes
0/0
Japanese mystery film.
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Man of Thirteen Eyes

1957

Souls in the Moonlight
6.2/4
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941)....
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Souls in the Moonlight

1958

The Sword Knows
8.5/2
In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.
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The Sword Knows

1962

Kyoto Assassin
0/0
A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.
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Kyoto Assassin

1958

Souls in the Moonlight II
6.6/5
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirs...
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Souls in the Moonlight II

1959

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
0/0
These are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite w...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

1963

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5/2
A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era...
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1963

Five Ronins
0/0
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.
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Five Ronins

1953

Merciless Blade
0/0
The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Merciless Blade

1953

Merciless Blade Part 2
0/0
The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Merciless Blade Part 2

1953

Merciless Blade Part 3
0/0
The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Merciless Blade Part 3

1959

No Stronger Swords
6/1
Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style cal...
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No Stronger Swords

1960

The Master Spearman
5.2/4
This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to h...
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The Master Spearman

1959

Goblin in Stirrups
5/4
Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.
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Goblin in Stirrups

1961

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
4.333/3
The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo resolv...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

1957

Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
7/1
The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered...
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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

1960

Scarier than the Devil
7/1
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.
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Scarier than the Devil

1959

Echo in the Mountains
6/1
A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...
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Echo in the Mountains

1964

The Great Duel
6/1
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home t...
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The Great Duel

1960

Road of Chivalry
5.4/7
While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his henchmen...
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Road of Chivalry

1965

Hoodlum Match
0/0
A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
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Hoodlum Match

1929

To the Hills Again in Spring
0/0
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To the Hills Again in Spring

1960

Hero of the Red Light District
8.6/10
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring b...
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Hero of the Red Light District

1960

Cases of Hanshichi
6/1
Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!
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Cases of Hanshichi

1959

The Medicine Case
0/0
Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
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The Medicine Case

1929

Kutsukake Tokijiro
0/0
A traveling gambler becomes duty-bound to the wife and child of the yakuza he had slain and desires to leave the criminal life for good. However, with...
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Kutsukake Tokijiro

1964

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
6.8/5
A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true ide...
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Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

1957

Shimizu Port of Chivalry
7.5/2
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre...
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry

1958

Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
9/1
All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when Young Lor...
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Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

1957

Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood
0/0
A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a...
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Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood

1959

A Spectacular Showdown
6.2/5
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s...
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A Spectacular Showdown

1960

Official with a Tattoo
6/1
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.
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Official with a Tattoo

1956

Three-Headed Tower
0/0
Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never...
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Three-Headed Tower

1961

An Eagle Eyed Lord
0/0
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An Eagle Eyed Lord

1963

Love And Order
0/0
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Love And Order

1955

The Fighting Magistrate
0/0
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The Fighting Magistrate

1955

The Roar of The Lion
0/0
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The Roar of The Lion

1957

Pirates Magistrate
0/0
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Pirates Magistrate

1956

Short Sword Magistrate
0/0
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Short Sword Magistrate

1955

The Beauty and the Dragon
0/0
Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest.
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The Beauty and the Dragon

1950

The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
0/0
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume

1942

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
0/0
1942 Japanese movie
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Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

1955

Hiryū musō
0/0
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Hiryū musō

1960

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
5.8/4
The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to steal bribe money on its way to Edo for the benef...
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1950

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
0/0
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume

1962

The Phantom Goblin
6/1
An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his be...
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The Phantom Goblin

1954

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
0/0
The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1

1940

Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
0/0
The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom g...
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