Released Date:
1965-02-04
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
103 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
(9674 Reviews)
Director:
Kaneto ShindèGenres:
HorrorAfter being forcefully inducted as a soldier into war in 14th century Japan, his wife and mother remain living in a swamp. They eke out their living by ambushing worn-out warriors, killing them and selling their belongings to a greedy merchant. The woman comes to mistrust her daughter-in-law who has coupled up with a deserter, and begins to wear a facial mask she has taken from a slain samurai. Soon the mask will not come off again. In this disguise she is at first taken for a demon by her daughter.
Released Date:
1971-12-08
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
117 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (920 Reviews)
Director:
Nagisa èshimaMichinori Fukao
Mamoru Sasaki
Tsutomu Tamura
Nagisa èshima
A Korean man is sentenced to death by hanging, but he survives the execution. For the following two hours, his executioners try to work out how to handle the situation in this black farce.
Released Date:
1974-04-15
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
88 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (482 Reviews)
Director:
Kimiyoshi YasudaYoshi Hattori (screenplay)
Kan Shimozawa (story)
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.
Released Date:
1968-02-24
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
99 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (3203 Reviews)
Director:
Kaneto ShindèGenres:
HorrorA woman and her daughter-in-law are raped and murdered by samurais during the time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero, to quell what is evidently a ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women, in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
Released Date:
1974-04-15
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
88 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (487 Reviews)
Director:
Kimiyoshi YasudaYoshi Hattori (screenplay)
Kan Shimozawa (story)
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.
Released Date:
1985-09-25
Languages:
English, Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
277 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (61 Reviews)
Director:
Masaki KobayashiJoin our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.