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overview : Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son …

overview : The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army …

overview : Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers …

overview : The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold …

overview : Ginga is a simple—yet energetic—country girl, living with her father far from the capital city of the empire in ancient …

overview : A blind man seeks revenge against the psychopath who took away his sight and slaughtered his wife and daughter. Eight …

overview : Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he …

overview : A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the …

overview : A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, …

overview : The critically acclaimed all-woman Japanese acting revue Takarazuka brings Rurouni Kenshin to life, creating a new twist on a globally …

overview : Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his …

overview : During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas …

overview : Edo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed …

overview : A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and …

overview : After being betrayed by his peers and lost both his father and his right arm, legendary craftsman "Jingoro Hidari" is …

overview : Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When …

overview : In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.

overview : Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging …