3 Movies Starring Kenji Sawada

Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-06-06

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

122 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (575 Reviews)

Director:

Kinji Fukasaku

Cast:

Writer:

Kinji Fukasaku

Tatsuo Nogami

Fètarè Yamada (novel)

Fullplot:

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage. He is Shito: he brings to life a woman who was abused by her husband, two swordsmen who want to prove their skill, and a young man yearning for love. Shito leads them in attacks on people powerless in the face of such spirits. It's up to Jubei, the son of one of the resurrected swordsmen, to seek out a maker of swords who can fashion him with a weapon that will kill the undead. Showdowns loom.

Yumeji

Yumeji

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-05-31

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

128 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (206 Reviews)

Director:

Seijun Suzuki

Fullplot:

The Happiness of the Katakuris

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-02-23

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6321 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Cast:

Writer:

Ai Kennedy (translation)

Kikumi Yamagishi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A pioneer of a man convinces his family to take advantage of news of a road soon to be built through an area of the country that can be had for next to nothing. He, his aging, but wise father, his loving and loyal wife, along with a slow-to-persuade son and a divorced daughter with toddler in hand who also happens to be the narrator, bravely move out to this new space and open a bed and breakfast. They make the place everything anyone could want, as they have so much time to work on it, since no one is making reservations to stay there. Eventually, the customers come...but each one dies while in their room and the family is trying to get rid of the evidence a.s.a.p so as not to ruin their reputation before they even get up and running. One thing leads to another and the bodies have to be moved.

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