Japanese Movies

53 Films
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1964 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Adventures of Zatoichi Series 9
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
With the New Year soon approaching, Zatoichi, the blind masseur and swordsman, is on his way to Kasama Town for the holi
2001 | Takashi Miike
Agitator
In this epic of Yakuza honor, betrayal and bloodshed, maverick director Takashi Miike creates uncompromisingly original
2005 | Yojiro Takita | Independent
Ashura the Demon Slayer
Somegorou Ichikawa, Rie Miyazawa, Kanako Higuchi
ichikawa Somegoro stars as Izumo a retired demon queller who now passes his time as a kabuli actor in nineteenth century
2003 | Ryuhei Kitamura | Independent
Azumi
Aya Okamoto, Aya Ueto, Hideo Sakaki
Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura of Versus fame this action packed movie is based on a highly popular manga serial by Yu Koya
2005 | Shusuke Kaneko | Independent
Azumi 2 Dead or Alive
The beautiful Ueto Aya returns for more blood-spurting ninja violence in Azumi 2: Death or Love, the much-anticipated se
2003 | Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku
Battle Royale II
After escaping the horrors of the first Battle Royale Nanahara Shuya and partner Noriko vow to get revenge on the adults
2007 | Shunichi Nagasaki
Black Belt
Naka Sensei, Akihito Yagi
Set in the early yaers of the Showa Era in Japan the story revolves around three men who aspire to receive the kuro obi
2012 | Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell
Brave
AIROTE nicknamed B is forced by the biggest mafia gang in Thailand to steal the mainframe client information data from W
2004 | Kazuaki Kiriya
Casshern
Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Akira Terao
An alternate world with an alternate history. The entire planet was divided between two opposing alliances. After fifty
2007 | Takashi Miike | Toho
Crows Zero
Tameo has to prove himself against a lower rank. For Crows has a rep as the Toughest Educational Insitution. Punk Gengi
2000 | Takashi Miike
Dead or Alive 2
Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa
Dead or Alive 2 certainly lived up to its ultra-violent billing. It contained some of the more revolting violent scenes
2002 | Takashi Miike
Dead or Alive Final
Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa
Saving the best for last is the final episode in Dead or Alive.
2000 | Gakuryû Ishii
Gojoe
Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase, Daisuke Ryu
A Sogo Ishii film. plot: Members of a warrior clan are being mysteriously beheaded at Gojoe Bridge. A former Buddhist mo
1983 | Kinji Fukasaku
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Sonny Chiba, Henry Sanada, Sue Shiomi
A princess and her band of eight samurai battle against a powerful witch and her army of warrior gosts.
2007 | Takashi Miike
Like a Dragon
Kitamura Kazuki Kishitani Goro
Former Yakuza underling Kiryu Kamzuma who has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is tr
1972 | Kenji Misumi | Toho
Lone Wolf and Cub Babycart at the River Styx
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub
Babycart at the River Styx is the second of the internationally renowned Lone Wolf and Cub productions. Ogami Itto is de
1972 | Buichi Saito | Toho
Lone Wolf and Cub Babycart in Peril
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub
Babycart in Peril is the fourth of the internationally renowned Lone Wolf and Cub productions. Lone Wolf (Ogami Itto) is
1973 | Kenji Misumi | Toho
Lone Wolf and Cub Babycart in the Land of Demons
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub
LONE WOLF AND CUB SERIES Babycart in the Land of Demons is the fifth of the internationally renowned Lone Wolf and Cub p
1972 | Kenji Misumi | Toho
Lone Wolf and Cub Babycart to Hades
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub
Babycart in Hades is the third of the internationally renowned Lone Wolf and Cub productions. [Child and expertise for r
1972 | Kenji Misumi | Toho
Lone Wolf and Cub Sword of Vengeance
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub
Sword of Vengeance is the first of the internationally reknowned Lone Wolf and Cub productions. Framed for treason the e
1974 | Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Toho
Lone Wolf and Cub White Heaven in Hell
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub
LONE WOLF AND CUB SERIES: White Heaven and Hell is the last of the internationally renowned Lone Wolf and Cub production
2006 | Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Nightmare Detective
Hitomi
Dective Keiko Kirishima (Japnaese pop singer Hitomi in her debut role) is a determined young woman. When a spate of suic
1999 | Masahiro Shinoda
Owls Castle
Nakaikhohi Chiubuta Mayu Kamikawa Takaya Nezu Zinya Yamanoto Satoru
Owls Castle is about a group of Ninja who watch their town get destroyed and ten years later seek revenge. SFX NO. 1 - J
1968 | Kenji Misumi | Daiei Film
Samaritan Zatoichi Series 19
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
In one of the most unusual films of the series, Zatoichi is hired to kill a man who owes a huge gambling debt to a yakuz
1973 | Norifumi Suzuki | Toei
Sex & Fury
Reiko Ike, Akemi Negishi, Christina Lindberg
Sex & Fury, one of the wildest, most violent, just-plain-entertaining Japanese sexploitation pictures from the 1970s sta
1976 | Chi-Hwa Chen
Shaolin Wooden Men
Jackie Chan, King Kang, Long Chin
The Original uncut version. Young Tigers Revenge. Witnessing the death of his father by a masked martial artist. Chan ta
1980 | Robert Houston | New World Pictures
Shogun Assassin
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Yuko Hamada, Go Kato, Shintaro Katsu
BANNED SINCE (1983) STRONG UNCUT VERSION! THE GREATEST MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE EVER MADE! HE WHIPS OUT HIS SWORD AND RELIEVES
1972 | Kenji Misumi | Toho
Shogun Assassin 2 Lightning Swords of Death
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Yuko Hamada, Go Kato, Shintaro Katsu
His profession was a decapitator to cut the disgraced nobles head off. He becomes an outlaw after he lost his post by ca
1972 | Kenji Misumi | Toho
Shogun Assassin 3
Tomisaburo Wakayama As Lone Wolf And Cub, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Yuko Hamada, Go Kato, Shintaro Katsu
His profession was a decapitator to cut the disgraced nobles head off. He becomes an outlaw after he lost his post by ca
1974 | Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Toei
Sister Street Fighter
When Kung-Fu champion and undercover cop Lee Long disappears while trying to bust a major drug cartel its up to his litt
2003 | Gen Takahashi
Songshan Shaolin Temple
Songshan Shaolin Temple Henan province in China is the world reowned home of the Shaolin school of kung fu and the birth
1975 | Norifumi Suzuki
The Killing Machine
Sonny Chiba
Sonny Streetfighter Chiba stars as Doshin the dynamic champion of justice in this Karate saga of good versus evil. Doshi
1971 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda
The One Armed Swordsman
Jimmy Wang Yu
-you made me a cripple so ill make you a cripple too- sneers charismatic swordplay superstar wang yu clutching his sever
1974 | Shigehiro Ozawa | Toei Company
The Street Fighter
Sonny Chiba ; Angel Cordero, Waichi Yamada, Tony Cetera
Terry Tsuguri (Sonny Chiba) is a tough, mercenary, master of martial arts who is hired by the mob to spring a convicted
2000 | Ryûhei Kitamura
Versus
The only thing known about the man is that prisoner KSC2-303 has no name. Now he is on the run. With the help of one of
2003 | Takeshi Kitano | Shochiku
Zatoichi [2003]
Takeshi Kitano (beat Takeshi), Tadenobu Asano, Akira Emoto
Zatoichi is a blind wanderer who makes a living by gambling and giving massages. Behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a
1965 | Kenji Misumi | Daiei Film
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert Series 12
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
RARE TITLE. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a visual feast of swordplay and relentless action. The blind swordsman befr
1964 | Kazuo Ikehiro | Daiei Film
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold the Blind Swordsman Series 6
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
Episode 6: Accused of stealing Zatoichi is pursued by friend and foe alike. In this installment of the Blind Swordsman s
1965 | Kazuo Mori | Daiei Film
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man Series 11
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
Paired with a witty, harmless con man, Shintaro Katsu mixes intoxicating swordplay and side-splitting slapstick in a tal
1968 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Daiei Film
Zatoichi and the Fugitives Series 18
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
RARE TITLE.Zatoichi falls in with a group of bandits in a small village. From their hiding place, the criminals control
1967 | Kenji Misumi | Daiei Film
Zatoichi Challenged Series 17
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
A dying woman begs Zatoichi to reunite her son with his father, who is working ina small town. But when the son and fath
1964 | Kenji Misumi | Daiei Film
Zatoichi Fight Zatoichi Fight the Blind Swordsman Series 8
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
Episode Eight: In a cruel twist of fate an innocent woman is cut down in an ambush intended for the blind swordsman orph
1964 | Kazuo Ikehiro | Daiei Film
Zatoichi Flashing Sword the Blind Swordsman Series 7
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
Episode seven: As the fireworks explode overhead the blood runs underfoot. Zatoichi is provoked into a fury of sword sli
1972 | Shintaro Katsu | Daiei Film
Zatoichi in Desparation
Shintaro Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Yoshizawa
RARE TITLE.On his neverending journey, Zatoichi crosses paths with an old woman on an ancient bridge. Unintentionally ca
1971 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Daiei Film
Zatoichi Meets the One-armed Swordsman
Katsu Shintaro As Zatoichi, Jimmy Wang As The One-armed Swordsman, Hama Yuko
RARE TITLE. On the outskirts of the town of Furukawa blind masseur and master blade-slinger Zatoichi encounters one arme
1970 | Kihachi Okamoto | Daiei Film
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
Toshiro Mifune recreates his famous role as the mercenary bodyguard, Yojimbo, whose amazing swordsmanship has been unmat
1963 | Tokuzo Tanaka | Daiei Film
Zatoichi New Tale of Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman Series 3
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
RARE TITLE. Zatoichi finds himself embroiled in a struggle between Oyabun or gangland bosses. While the peasants starve
1963 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Daiei Film
Zatoichi On the Road the Blind Swordsman Series 5
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
Episode Five: On the Road (Kenka Tabi). Zatoichi helps a girl escape a lascivious feudal lord and two deadly yakuza gang
1967 | Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Daiei Film
Zatoichi S Cane Sword Series 15
Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu, Mikio Narita
ZATOICHI S CANE SWORD Ep. 15 In this adventure, Zatoichi, hitches a ride with an acting troupe on their way to the town
1963 | Tokuzo Tanaka | Daiei Film
Zatoichi the Fugitive the Blind Swordsman Series 4
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
RARE TITLE. Zatoichi finds himself embroiled in a struggle between Oyabun or gangland bosses. While the peasants starve
1967 | Satsuo Yamamoto | Daiei Film
Zatoichi the Outlaw/the Blindswordsman
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
RARE TITLE. Zatoichi finds himself embroiled in a struggle between Oyabun or gangland bosses. While the peasants starve
1962 | Kazuo Mori | Daiei Film
Zatoichi the Tale of Zatoichi Continues the Blind Swordsman Series 2
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
Episode Two: Non-stop action; a deadly love triangle and a mysterious one armed samurai round out the second installment
1962 | Kenji Misumi | Daiei Film
Zatoichi the Tale of Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman Series 1
Zatoichi, Satsuo Yamamoto, Shintaro Katsu
RARE TITLE. Zatoichi finds himself embroiled in a struggle between Oyabun or gangland bosses. While the peasants starve