Tatsuya Nakadai

Keiko Takahashi

Jun Hamamura

Ken Tanaka

The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth (1975)

Mieko Suzuki

Mieko Harada

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Ihei Misawa and his wife Tayo, stranded by rains at a country inn, bring a great deal of happiness to the other residents of the inn by means of Ihei's generosity and good spirit. Ihei is a masterless samurai and fencing expert. Ihei comes to the attention of Lord Shigeaki, who hires him as fencing instructor for Lord Shigeaki's men. But Ihei's expertise causes friction and jealousy in Shigeaki's castle and his future there comes into doubt.—Jim Beaver

After the Rain

After the Rain (1999)

Masayuki Mori

Kunie Tanaka

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Minoru Chiaki

Machiko Kyô

Kyôko Kishida

A businessman facially scarred in a laboratory explosion receives treatment from a psychiatrist, and obtains an amazingly life-like mask from the doctor. Soon after being fitted for the mask, he attempts to seduce his wife and succeeds. But his wife claims she was aware all along who he was and believed that both were just masquerading together as men and women do in different ways. Strangely enough, his personality seemingly begins to change after he puts on the mask as if the mask has influenced his personality. His new identity does not enable him to reintegrate into society after all. A subplot is inserted in fragments. A good-natured young woman, the right side of whose face is disfigured, has been hurt by others' inquisitive eyes and insults, and has been shunned by men. She asks her older brother, the only man who understands her pain and solitude, to make love to her, hiding from him the intent of killing herself afterwards.—Prion

The Face of Another

The Face of Another (1966)

Rie Miyazawa

Rentarô Mikuni

Kyôko Enami

Chronicles the trials and tribulations of Oribe, the successor to tea-master Rikyu, Usu, his gardener, and Princess Goh, who attempt to balance artistic expression and duty amid political intrigue in feudal Japan.

Gô-hime

Gô-hime (1992)

Kôji Yakusho

Eitarô Ozawa

Yoshio Inaba

In 1949, Mr. Shimoyama, governor of Japan National Railroads, was found dead, run by train, after a mysterious disappearance. Officially it was considered suicide, but many suspected he was killed for some political conspiracy.

Willful Murder

Willful Murder (1981)

Keiko Kishi

Chishû Ryû

A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith. When the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.

Love Under the Crucifix

Love Under the Crucifix (1962)

Mariko Okada

Yôko Shimada

Eiji Okada

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.

I Am a Cat

I Am a Cat (1975)

Mitsuko Baishô

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he has come up in the world. But Takechi makes Izo a killer and a puppet, filled with self-loathing and a need to stop Takechi.—Jim Beaver

Hitokiri

Hitokiri (1969)

Kyoko Fukada

Nanako Matsushima

Keiko Matsuzaka

A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.

Inugami-ke no ichizoku

Inugami-ke no ichizoku (2006)

Keiko Awaji

A samurai warrior is haunted by the spirit of his first wife.

Illusion of Blood

Illusion of Blood (1965)

Shin'ichi Chiba

Isao Natsuyagi

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.—Jim Beaver

Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark (1979)

Kuranosuke Sasaki

The last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand - In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end, resulting in the domains being divided either into the Eastern Army or the Western Army. In 1868, the battle of Toba-Fushimi started the Boshin War. Tsuginosuke Kawai, the chief retainer of a small domain in Echigo called Nagaoka, decided not to belong to either army and practice "armed neutrality." Battle was the norm in the samurai era, but he strongly felt that war was not the answer and that it could not protect the citizens. Kawai tries to peacefully negotiate but it goes south, and being a hereditary feudal lord of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he eventually decides to stick to his duties and decides to exchange gunfire with the Western Army. Kawai was a man who loved his wife deeply and wished for nothing but the best for his country. The last battle of a man who hoped for a world without war begins now.—mehdigolestani

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2020)

Kei Satô

Shigeru Kôyama

Hatsuo Yamaya

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.—Anonymous

Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil (1971)

Susumu Terajima

Tetsu Watanabe

Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him.—garykmcd

Ran (1985)

Takashi Shimura

Seiji Miyaguchi

A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman (1957)

Kamatari Fujiwara

Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

Battle of Okinawa

Battle of Okinawa (1971)

Mitsuko Kusabue

Soon after becoming a widow, the eldest daughter (Hara) of a large family, returns home to live her mother (Mimasu), brother (Mori), and his wife (Takamine). Trouble erupts when various family members want to use the money her husband left her.—BGP

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)

Shima Iwashita

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)

Hayao Miyazaki

Atsuko Takahata

Isao Takahata

A documentary about the making of The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Isao Takahata's first feature film for 14 years.

Isao Takahata and His Tale of Princess Kaguya

Isao Takahata and His Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)

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