Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
Samurai from Nowhere (1964) The adventures of a ronin, a samurai without a feudal lord, trying to achieve safety in a neighbouring domain.
The 7th Dawn (1964)
The 7th Dawn (1964) The end of WW2 finds Major Ferris fighting alongside guerrilla groups in the jungles of Malaysia. Major Ferris is an American who was attached to the Australian 8th Army and stayed behind to co-ordinate native guerrilla groups. When the Japanese unconditionally surrender, everyon
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974) Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Age
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
Hunter in the Dark 1979 Yataro Tanigawa, a one eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter clan conflict Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his bosss enemies almost ov
Silence (1971)
Silence (1971) Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo.
Goyokin (1969)
Goyokin (1969) Tatsuya Nakadai plays a samurai who is an eyewitness to a massacre of a small village by men of his own clan. Even though he did not participate, and did his best to prevent it, he realizes with guilt that he had been manipulated to enable the massacre. He quits and becomes a ronin; w
Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen (1974)
Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen (1974) Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind's tampering of the earth - radioactive smog clouds
Kobe Kokusai Gang (1975)
I was excited to see a Japanese crime flick starring Bunta Sugawara and Takakura Ken the best known Japanese actor outside his own country, all over the world, with of course Toshiro Mifune Both play here some low rate hoods who try to survive after the war by selling stolen goods sugar to some Chin
An Outlaw (1964)
An Outlaw 1964 A killer who only hits people who deserve it is tricked into killing an innocent man He then seeks revenge against the people who employed him
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun 1972 Twenty six years after the execution of her soldier husband on the dying days of World War II the widow is still searching for the truth by meeting with, questioning and interviewing the dead mans comrades, companions and executioner The stories retold are one p
Revenge (1964)
Revenge 1964 Shinpachi, a poor samurai with no prospects, gets in an argument with Magodayu, a high ranking officer, resulting in an illegal duel and Magodayus death To save face for both familes, both participants are declared insane, and Shinapachi is exiled to a remote temple