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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...

A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

Romantic comedy.

1961 Toei comedy

Japanese noir.

Japanese comedy film.

1962 Japanese movie

A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.

Japanese film.

Jidaigeki from 1940

Japanese movie

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin....

Shinzō, the heir of the prominent Edo lumber dealer Yamashiroya, left home when his stubborn father, Chōzaemon, dismissed his lover, the...

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the...

1954 Japanese movie