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Kanopy
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8.1
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78
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80
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4.3
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100
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93
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Ugetsu (1953)
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
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Criterion Channel
84
81
8.5
/10892/
82
/306/
81
/273/
4.6
/37381/
73
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95
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
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Criterion Channel
86
77
8.0
/5312/
80
/121/
79
/123/
4.2
/10801/
100
/16/
93
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
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Criterion Channel
73
7.5
/847/
62
/17/
77
/17/
3.7
/634/
77
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Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.
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Criterion Channel
76
71
7.4
/10220/
73
/250/
71
/200/
3.7
/15691/
88
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
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Criterion Channel
84
71
8.0
/5390/
76
/103/
77
/147/
4.2
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100
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92
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Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
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Criterion Channel
71
7.3
/2456/
70
/53/
67
/38/
3.8
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75
/12/
87
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A Taxing Woman (1987)
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
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Criterion Channel
65
6.8
/3505/
69
/223/
72
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3.5
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88
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The Return of Godzilla (1984)
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
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Criterion Channel
72
64
7.2
/5169/
67
/82/
69
/93/
3.5
/7673/
86
/7/
72
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Scandal (1950)
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
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Criterion Channel
82
61
7.7
/2523/
73
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72
/56/
3.9
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100
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94
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Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.
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77
55
7.6
/2847/
72
/46/
74
/65/
4.0
/3488/
85
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Goyokin (1969)
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
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Criterion Channel
69
50
7.0
/1995/
64
/32/
64
/49/
3.6
/2026/
75
/44/

Samurai Spy (1965)
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.
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50
6.1
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62
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67
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3.1
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27
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66
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31
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Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
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Criterion Channel
70
45
7.1
/2214/
63
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66
/65/
3.8
/3226/
75
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
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Criterion Channel
71
44
7.4
/1651/
71
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68
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3.6
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Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
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70
41
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68
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69
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3.7
/1934/

The Inugami Family (1976)
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
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78
40
7.2
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66
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70
/13/
3.6
/399/
100
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89
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
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75
40
7.5
/928/
66
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71
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4.0
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83
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Lightning (1952)
The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.
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39
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60
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66
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3.8
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86
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Kisses (1957)
Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race, they spend an enjoyable day together at the beach.
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Criterion Channel
69
38
7.1
/1060/
62
/17/
70
/38/
3.7
/1534/

Assassination (1964)
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.
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Plex
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38
6.0
/1834/
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56
/39/
3.0
/2366/
38
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The H-Man (1958)
When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.
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Criterion Channel
73
38
7.2
/1441/
69
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67
/40/
3.9
/2530/
79
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The Ceremony (1971)
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.
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69
36
7.4
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60
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65
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3.9
/2062/
67
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A Wife Confesses (1961)
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
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Criterion Channel
67
34
6.9
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62
/17/
64
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3.6
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60
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78
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The Sun's Burial (1960)
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
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72
30
7.2
/549/
65
/16/
74
/14/
3.9
/2192/

The Mad Fox (1962)
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.
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53
25
5.7
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55
/36/
63
/26/
2.9
/1733/
32
/10/

Gorath (1962)
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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Criterion Channel
67
22
7.1
/727/
62
/13/
71
/19/
3.6
/1374/
60
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The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
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62
18
6.9
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64
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60
/24/
3.6
/714/
44
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
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Criterion Channel
70
17
6.6
/470/
66
/14/
59
/19/
3.5
/623/
92
/5/

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
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.
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Criterion Channel
69
17
7.2
/169/
66
/6/
62
/12/
3.8
/974/

Undercurrent (1956)
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
poster
68
16
6.8
/317/
66
/8/
69
/11/
3.5
/790/

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)
The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.
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65
15
7.3
/526/
65
/6/
51
/10/
3.7
/824/

Flame of My Love (1949)
A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.
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65
14
6.9
/320/
66
/10/
61
/11/
3.4
/728/

Black Report (1963)
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
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60
13
6.5
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62
/12/
3.4
/627/

The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and the beautiful lady in tragic love! A grand visual epic told with mesmerizing extravagance!
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Fandor
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12
6.9
/384/
64
/5/
67
/9/
3.5
/598/

Morning for the Osone Family (1946)
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
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Criterion Channel
58
12
6.1
/279/
45
/5/
61
/14/
3.4
/424/

Death Shadows (1986)
Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his abandoned daughter, Ocho, who has now become a mistress of Denzo, a smuggler. After Yazuke’s death, Ocho is also recruited as a “shadows executioner”, with the task of completing her father’s mission.
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64
11
6.4
/208/
57
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70
/12/
3.4
/319/

Port of Flowers (1943)
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.
poster
62
10
7.3
/245/
40
/2/
58
/12/
3.6
/396/

Moment of Terror (1966)
When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the incident, but the victim's mother discovers the identity of the driver. After she secures a job in the home of the company president and his philandering spouse, the woman plans to murder the couple's son when he reaches the age of her late son.
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10
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Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi (1983)
Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father find themselves wrapped up in a series of events with the town's people.
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10
/1/

Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri (1982)
Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father find themselves wrapped up in a series of events with the town's people.
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10
/1/

Challenge of a Man (1968)
Hiroshi (Ishizaka), the second son of Nippon Automobile president Tsuda (Ozawa), comes to the company's speed test track every day and drives his car at breakneck speed. One day, no one tried to criticise him, but only test driver Inoki (Kurizuka) accused him of being selfish. Angered, Hiroshi challenged Inoki to a race, but lost miserably. From then on, Hiroshi began to seriously hone his skills as a racer in order to overtake Inoki.
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5.6
/11/

Dangerous Women (1985)
Shuhei, a mystery writer, is invited to a dinner party at a country house. The guests include Tanase and his wife Noriko. Next day, Tanase is shot and Noriko with a gun stands near him. Tanase calls one of the guest's name and dies.
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10
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The Battle Begins at Night (1964)
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10
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60
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Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (1964)
In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to avenge his father's death continues. His discovery of a mysterious note written by his father, Inspector Sena, held a clue to the inspector's murder 18 years ago. As Ukyunosuke continues further with his investigation into the conspiracy to uncover the truth behind his father's death, he must confront those eager to take his life. The great Okawa Hashizo shines in one of his signature roles bringing the ultimate conclusion of this epic tale of murder and revenge!
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10
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The Cursed Bride (1984)
A tragedy of a woman who married into an old family. Her husband was having an affair with his mistress in Alexandria, and was making greedy schemes with her. The spirit of the wife “appears” immediately after she is strangled, and after destroying all the people who drove her away, she quietly disappears.
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10
/1/

Ronin on a Mission (1987)
Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and is publicly banished by Ōishi Kuranosuke. Ōishi later apologizes privately, revealing that Kira has a decoy and assigning Mori a secret mission to kill the real Kira if necessary. Devastated, Mori finds solace with Okame, a local bar owner. After the ronin avenge their master, Mori, believing their mission complete, plans to leave his samurai life for Okame. However, Terazaka Kichiemon reveals that Kira was not killed but fled, and the decapitated man was a decoy. Mori decides to complete his mission and hunt down the real Kira.
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10
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こゝに幸あり・後篇 花咲く朝 (1956)
1956 Japanese movie
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こゝに幸あり・前篇 誘惑の都 (1956)
1956 Japanese movie


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