Movies:

  • 1953
    Ugetsu

    Ugetsu (1953)

    Ugetsu

    7.91953HD

    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysteriou...

    Ugetsu
  • 1953
    Gate of Hell

    Gate of Hell (1953)

    Gate of Hell

    7.11953HD

    Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married....

    Gate of Hell
  • 1954
    Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

    Sansho the Bailiff

    8.01954HD

    In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before....

    Sansho the Bailiff
  • 1962
    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    71962HD

    Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love....

    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
  • 1966
    The Betrayal

    The Betrayal (1966)

    The Betrayal

    6.41966HD

    A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the blame for the misdeeds of others, with the unders...

    The Betrayal
  • 1962
    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son (1962)

    Destiny's Son

    6.61962HD

    In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks o...

    Destiny's Son
  • 1963
    The Third Shadow Warrior

    The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)

    The Third Shadow Warrior

    7.11963HD

    In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when ...

    The Third Shadow Warrior
  • 1963
    New Tale of Zatoichi

    New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

    New Tale of Zatoichi

    6.91963HD

    Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home....

    New Tale of Zatoichi
  • 1955
    Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga (1955)

    Taira Clan Saga

    7.11955HD

    Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of e...

    Taira Clan Saga
  • 1966
    Irezumi

    Irezumi (1966)

    Irezumi

    71966HD

    Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect ca...

    Irezumi
  • 1959
    Odd Obsession

    Odd Obsession (1959)

    Odd Obsession

    6.31959HD

    A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife....

    Odd Obsession
  • 1960
    Satan's Sword

    Satan's Sword (1960)

    Satan's Sword

    6.41960HD

    The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue , a nihilistic sw...

    Satan's Sword
  • 1956
    Warning from Space

    Warning from Space (1956)

    Warning from Space

    5.11956HD

    Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer....

    Warning from Space
  • 1951
    Miss Oyu

    Miss Oyu (1951)

    Miss Oyu

    7.21951HD

    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and ...

    Miss Oyu
  • 1961
    Buddha

    Buddha (1961)

    Buddha

    01961HD

    An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals ...

    Buddha
  • 1972
    Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

    Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)

    Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

    6.31972HD

    Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of havin...

    Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
  • 1958
    Shogun's Holiday

    Shogun's Holiday (1958)

    Shogun's Holiday

    01958HD

    During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the worl...

    Shogun's Holiday
  • 1963
    Bronze Magician

    Bronze Magician (1963)

    Bronze Magician

    6.91963HD

    Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1952) & the milestone silent surrealist masterpiece A Page of Madness (Kurutta I...

    Bronze Magician
  • 1968
    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    6.91968HD

    Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official....

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives
  • 1949
    The Invisible Man Appears

    The Invisible Man Appears (1949)

    The Invisible Man Appears

    61949HD

    Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour."...

    The Invisible Man Appears