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Criterion Channel
90
8.3
/19644/
79
/389/
81
/411/
4.4
/34418/
100
/20/
95
/266/
96
/17/

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
68
7.2
/3020/
74
/133/
70
/95/
3.6
/5269/
100
/5/
88
/41/

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
64
7.3
/3137/
72
/59/
66
/68/
3.8
/4959/
95
/21/
82
/36/

An Actor's Revenge (1963)
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
poster
67
48
6.7
/2085/
66
/86/
64
/67/
3.5
/4626/
70
/26/

Daimajin (1966)
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
35
7.0
/1488/
70
/62/
66
/38/
3.6
/1722/
56
/6/

Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
poster
Criterion Channel
67
31
7.1
/733/
62
/21/
66
/18/
3.6
/2439/

Destiny's Son (1962)
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.
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61
18
5.9
/356/
60
/9/
63
/16/
3.1
/1002/

The Invisible Man Appears (1949)
A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel.
poster
67
16
6.7
/349/
67
/18/
67
/13/
3.5
/702/

A Certain Killer (1967)
A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
13
7.5
/296/
57
/8/
71
/11/
3.7
/457/

The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....
poster
59
9
6.4
/334/
56
/11/
52
/10/
3.3
/338/

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963)
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities. He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt. Meanwhile, his partner is not dead, and, assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing, is looking for revenge and for his loot. The Kaga leader sends the beautiful Chisa to enlist Nemuri's aid. The unexpected happens: the hard-bitten Nemuri falls in love. Can he protect her, topple the criminals, and avoid the boxer's deadly skill?
poster
64
9
7.2
/328/
63
/14/
54
/10/
3.5
/246/

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro. Shiho Fujimura also stars in this installment of the enormously popular film series.
poster
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10
/1/

Oniisan to oneesan (1961)
A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.
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10
/1/

Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya (1961)
A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch.
poster
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10
/1/

Hell's Assassin (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
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10
/1/

Ame no Kudan-zaka (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
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10
/1/

Sōran wataridori (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
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6.4
/20/
10
/1/

The Front Line Showdown (1966)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

Sabakareru Echizen no kami (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
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5.0
/6/
10
/1/

Asataro the Crow (1956)
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
poster
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10
/1/

Keshin (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
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6.5
/12/
10
/1/
90
/1/

Kanto Woman Yakuza (1968)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

Izayoi kaidō (1951)
N/A
poster
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5.4
/5/
10
/1/

Gonpachi (1956)
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
poster
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10
/1/

Judge of the Ashuras (1951)
N/A
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66
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6.7
/331/
60
/8/
71
/8/
3.4
/342/

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his sights on bringing down the warlord who tried to turn him into soup – Toyotomi Hideyoshi. And as always, in the background, the suble hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu is pulling strings as he plots to rule all of Japan!
poster
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4.4
/68/
35
/2/

Karate, the Hand of Death (1961)
An American karate student in Japan searches for the sister of his friend and mentor.
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10
/1/

Ken ni kakeru (1962)
N/A
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6.1
/16/
10
/1/

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (1965)
N/A
poster
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6.7
/17/
10
/1/

New Bad Reputation Continues (1962)
N/A
poster
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7.0
/12/
10
/1/

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (1966)
N/A
poster
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6.5
/81/
40
/2/
73
/3/

Bloody Shuriken (1965)
Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love with the beautiful horse stable owner but like all heroes, cannot stay.
poster
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6.3
/57/
46
/3/
70
/1/

The Hoodlum Priest (1967)
The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.
poster
61
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6.4
/161/
57
/9/
62
/10/

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja. Before he dies, “Mist” Saizo tells his children Saisuke, and Yuri that they are not really brother and sister. She, in fact, is the daughter of the late lord Sanada Yukimura, and must be saved from the shogun’s forces. In the chess match of spy versus spy, can Saisuke defeat the shogun’s chief strategist, Matsudaira Izunokami at his own game? Showing many exciting ninja tactics, it is not to be missed.
poster
61
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6.7
/231/
53
/8/
65
/11/

Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
poster
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6.7
/25/
10
/1/
66
/5/

Three Young Samurai (1961)
During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle. When they next meet they have all joined opposing sides.
poster
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10
/1/

Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)
This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs as a hostage, and try to take a Buddhist saint from the temple by force.
poster
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出獄四十八時間 (1969)
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刑事部屋 (1956)
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