2 Movies Starring Kaoru Yachigusa

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1955-11-18

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (5502 Reviews)

Director:

Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast:

Writer:

Hideji Hèjè (play)

Hiroshi Inagaki

Tokuhei Wakao

Eiji Yoshikawa (novel)

Fullplot:

With his closest friend, Matahachi, Takezo (the town's wild, orphan kid) leaves his village to join an army on its way to battle. After their side loses, they seek shelter in the isolated home of a widow, Oko, and her daughter, Akemi. Oko seduces Matahachi, who forgets his betrothal to the virtuous Otsu. Oko, Matahachi, and Akemi go to Kyoto, but Takezo returns to the village. Matahachi's family rejects Takezo's report and has him arrested for treason. A monk rescues him from death and sentences him to the study of the samurai code. Otsu and Takezo fall in love, and she promises to wait for him when he sets off on the road as a knight errant.

Hachi-ko

Hachi-ko

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-08-01

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (2523 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Kaneto Shindè (screenplay)

Kaneto Shindè (story)

Fullplot:

The true story about a dog's loyalty to its master, even after his death.

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