Merciless Blade

Kenkagarasu

Historical drama about two samurai who fight over everything yet unite together to fight an evil lord.

1954

A Samurai's Honor at Pawn

A film about the struggle of an officer from Edo, Toyama Saemon, with a lightning-fast gang of thieves.

1956

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a

2005

Rashomon

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justi

1950

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

1956

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

1957

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

1958

Yojimbo

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the loca

1961

Samurai Fiction

A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.

1998

The Twilight Samurai

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles

2002

Izo

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Inst

2004

Kagemusha

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid at

1980

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto

10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto.

1956

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.

1960

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. A

1962

Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and

1962

Signal Fires of Shanghai

During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai. Althou

1944

Samurai Rauni

Villagers are afraid of Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen, who keeps them on their toes every day. When someone places a bounty on Rauni's head, he goes a

2016

Samurai Rock

Masami is a guitarist who dreams of his band “Rhythm Head” winning the Grand Prix at the Japan Music Carnival. History, and the warlords of 16th centu

2015

Sukiyaki Western Django

A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.

2007