6 Movies Starring Kei Satè

Onibaba

Onibaba

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-02-04

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(9674 Reviews)

Director:

Kaneto Shindè

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

After 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.

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-12-08

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

117 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (920 Reviews)

Director:

Nagisa èshima

Cast:

Writer:

Michinori Fukao

Mamoru Sasaki

Tsutomu Tamura

Nagisa èshima

Fullplot:

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.

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-04-15

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (482 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Yoshi Hattori (screenplay)

Kan Shimozawa (story)

Fullplot:

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.

Kuroneko

Kuroneko

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-02-24

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (3203 Reviews)

Director:

Kaneto Shindè

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

A 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.

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-04-15

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (487 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Yoshi Hattori (screenplay)

Kan Shimozawa (story)

Fullplot:

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.

Tokyo Trial

Tokyo Trial

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-09-25

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

277 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (61 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Shun Inagaki (story)

Masaki Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Ogasawara

Fullplot:

Become a Movie Insider

Join our mailing list and get access to expert analysis, trivia, and recommendations that will elevate your movie-watching experience.

View our privacy policy.