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Bored Hatamoto movie #12

Part 2 of Holiday in Japan

Writer Jippensha Ikku hears Tsutaya Juzaburo, a wholesaler of picture books, mutter on his deathbed, "Where has Sharaku gone?" He begins to figure...

A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friends try to seek out the person who reported it, and...

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will...

A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later with revenge on his mind.

The masked avenger Kurama Tengu is linked to a plot to bring down the Tokugawa shogunate, but is it really our hero, or an imposter?

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the...

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a...

A historical film that portrays the fervent and violent actions of young Army and Navy officers, such as the February 26 and May 15 incidents, in a...

A former samurai, whose lover had died while he was traveling, was returning to Edo when he met a woman at Shinagawa-juku.

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

A romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass