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overview : Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love …

overview : Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

overview : Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

overview : A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his entire …

overview : The boozy mercenary of the title, based on the actual historical figure of Naoyuki Ban (1567-1615), attempts to rid a …

overview : A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving …

overview : Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a …

overview : A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

overview : Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.

overview : A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks …

overview : A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).

overview : When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her …

overview : While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of servants and onlookers suddenly …

overview : Utaji heard that her ex-lover Seijirou would get married to Ochiyo a daughter of Ise-ya. She murdered Ochiyo and took …

overview : Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima clan, Hizen-no-kami. The …

overview : A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love …

overview : A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a …

overview : In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to …