White Snake Enchantment (1983)
The love triangle between a lustful priest, his second wife and his son.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
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Shogun Assassin (1980)
When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death.
The Tale of Genji (1987)
The Tale of Genji (1987) An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he ...
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Lady Kasuga (1990)
Lady Kasuga (1990) Kasuga no Tsubone was a Japanese noble, one of the best politicians in the Edo period. A prominent samurai family during that period. She negotiated with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Mr. Long (2017)
Mr. Long (2017) A Taiwanese hit-man goes Japan to kill a man. But nothing turns out in the way he expected. He finds himself in a dumpster and with neighbors' helps he gets his own stall where he cooks delicious noodles. But his past won't leave him alone.
Lone Wolf and Cub White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Lone Wolf and Cub White Heaven in Hell 1974 The final film, and the final confrontation between Ogami and Retsudo With most of his family already dead at Ogamis hands, Retsudo launches one last plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu Clan
Arabian Nights (1942)
Arabian Nights (1942) Dancer Sherazade was told by the stars that she will become wife of the kalif in Bagdad. She tells Kamar, brother of kalif Haroun. He planned a coup d'etat, which failed at first, but supported by the wasir he finally succeeds. Haroun is injured and gets help from Ahmad's actor
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by the yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini (1996)
Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini (1996) Internationally famous thief, Arsene Lupin the Third, receives half of the large diamond known as Twilight from old crimeboss Doruune. Doruune tells him that if he finds the other half of the diamond in Morocco, they will lead him to treasure. Lu
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) In this third film of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promoter/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishap
Anatahan (1953)
Anatahan (1953) Josef von Sternberg directed, photographed, provides the voice-over narration and wrote the screenplay (from a based-on-actual event novel by Michiro Maruyana translated by Younghill Kang) about twelve Japanese seaman who, in June 1944, are stranded on an abandoned-and-forgotten isla
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
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Kenji Miyazawas Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Kenji Miyazawas Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) On the night of a cat village's Festival of the Stars, a kitten and his friend go on an celestial journey on a magical space locomotive. On that trip, they have various stops where they meet strange sights, even more unusual fellow passengers and
Yakuza senso Nihon no Don (1977)
Yakuza senso Nihon no Don 1977 A supposedly true to life story of one of the biggest rightists yakuza bosses in 1950s 60s Japan
Jungle Book 1942
A boy raised by wolves tries to adapt to human village life.
Jigen Daisuke (2023)
Jigen Daisuke 2023 The legendary gunman Daisuke Jigen comes to Japan to have his pistol examined
Demon Pond (1979)
Demon Pond 1979 Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love A classical tale which translates wonderfully to film
The Life of Guskou Budori (2012)
The Life of Guskou Budori (2012) Gusuko Budori lives happily with his little sister, father and mother. When the cold hits the Ihatobu Forest they are invaded and, with his family killed, he is left alone. He begins ...
Lone Wolf and Cub Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub Baby Cart in Peril 1972 Fourth film in the Lone Wolf and Cub series Ogami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogamis son, and sees his chance for revenge
Cobra Woman (1944)
Cobra Woman (1944) Upon discovering his fiancée Tollea has been kidnaped, Ramu and his friend Kado set out for a Pacific isle where all strangers are to be killed on arrival and the inhabitants, who are frequently sacrificed to an angry volcano god, worship the cobra. The island is ruled over by To
Miss Zombie (2013)
Miss Zombie 2013 A Japanese family acquires an undead domestic servant whose presence begins to effect their daily lives
White Savage (1943)
White Savage 1943 A shark hunter falls in love with the beautiful ruler of a tropical island
Poem (1972)
Poem (1972) As a faithful young houseboy fully devotes himself to his spiritual duty, his teacher plans turning over his grandfather's mountain property to realtors for profit.
Kudakechiru tokoro o misete ageru (2020)
Kudakechiru tokoro o misete ageru (2020) Hamada is seemingly a regular high school, junior student. He is indeed ordinary except he has a passion for righteousness and justice. His trait comes to the fore when he notices that his junior school-mate Hari is being bullied. He does not abide by it and
Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshû (1974)
Masayuki Ueda is sent to prison for murder, but is unable to be contained for long
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Red Peony Gambler (1968) Oryu (Fuji Junko) is invited to stay with a local yakuza boss of a silk farming town. When a rival gang murders the boss Oryu takes it upon herself to protect his business and family.
Elephant Boy (1937)
Elephant Boy (1937) This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), 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 ...
Shodo satsujin: Musuko yo (1979)
Shodo satsujin: Musuko yo (1979) A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.
Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968)
Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968) A female acrobat and a thief plans to steal the gold from the mint. The evil manager have his own plans.
Japan Organized Crime Boss (2000)
Japan Organized Crime Boss (2000) Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza...
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) Takeo, a capricious wife from Tokyo high-society, is bored by her dull husband, a quiet and reliable company executive raised in the country (Shin Saburi) After a crisis, she understands better his true value. A parallel sub-plot shows her niece rebelling aga
Hibotan bakuto: Oryû sanjô (1970)
Hibotan bakuto: Oryû sanjô (1970) Oryu searches for a blind girl she left behind but gets involved in a Yakuza turf war.
The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe (1984)
The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe 1984 In Okinawa, a Japanese Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him
There Was a Father (1942)
There Was a Father (1942) A father and his son, a son and his father. Horikawa is a widower, a teacher, and a good father to Ryohei, who's about 10. After a tragedy, Horikawa resigns from teaching and takes Ryohei from Tokyo to the town of Ueno, enrolling him in junior high; to the lad's sorrow, he
Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement goes, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
Around India with a Movie Camera (2018)
Around India with a Movie Camera 2018 Drawn exclusively from the BFI National Archive, Around India with a Movie Camera features some of the earliest surviving film from India as well as gorgeous travelogues, intimate home movies and newsreels from British, French and Indian filmmakers Taking in Mah
Hibotan bakuto: Isshuku ippan (1968)
Hibotan bakuto: Isshuku ippan (1968) A local Yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence.
Tangier (1946)
Tangier (1946) A war-weary newsman (Robert Paige) joins a Spanish dancer (Maria Montez) hunting down a Nazi puppet in North Africa.
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
Sympathy for the Underdog 1971 A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over
Lone Wolf and Cub Sword of Vengeance (1972)
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Chasukes Journey (2015)
Chasukes Journey 2015 A fantasy love story that drifts between this world and heaven Chasuke Kenichi Matsuyama is in charge of making tea in heaven He has feelings for a human woman named Yuri Ito Ohno whom he has seen from a writer who is scripting her life from heaven He knows that Yuri is condemn
Bakuchiuci Socho Tobaku (1968)
Bakuchiuci Socho Tobaku 1968 Tokyo, 1934 The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer and suggests they choose Matsuda, who is in prison
Man Eater of Kumaon (1948)
Man Eater of Kumaon 1948 A doctor hunts a vicious, man eating tiger that terrorizes a native jungle village In time the doctor experiences a personal change when he accepts their native customs and beliefs
Equinox Flower (1958)
Equinox Flower 1958 A business man is often approached by friends for advice and help regarding marriage as well as family and romantic relationships He is always very calmly and objectively able to give great insight and assistance to these particular situations However, when it comes time for him
Oedo gonin otoko (1951)
Oedo gonin otoko 1951 During the 17th Century bands of hatamoto, samurai vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate, were causing havoc in the new capital city of Edo Opposing them was Banzui in Chobei,whose sole aim was to save Edo from the hatamoto as their violent behavior threatened to pull apart the ver
Hi no tori (1978)
Hi no tori 1978 This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the phoenix so that Queen Himiko, sister