Shogun Assassin (1980)
When the wife of the Shoguns Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four year old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death
Mr. Long (2017)
Professional hitman Long takes on an assignment in Japan When things go awry, he has to flee Badly injured, he takes refuge in a deserted part of a small town
The Tale of Genji (1987)
An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobt
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
A crime boss searching for the worlds best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down
Arabian Nights (1942)
The caliph of Baghdad must go into hiding with a group of traveling performers when his brother usurps the throne Both brothers desire a beautiful dancing girl, who is torn between power and true love
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
Japan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves
Demon Pond (1979)
Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love A classical tale which translates wonderfully to film
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
A small time hustler takes the pint sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the countrys best Little League baseball team, sparking off a series of adventures and mishaps
Jigen Daisuke (2023)
The legendary gunman Daisuke Jigen comes to Japan to have his pistol examined
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Trailed by a clan of female ninja, Ogami is paid to assassinate a clan traitor accompanied by three killers known as the Gods of Death
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by the yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain
Cobra Woman (1944)
A beautiful woman is abducted from her peaceful South Seas home and taken to Cobra Island, where her grandmother Queen wants her to displace her evil twin sister and vengeance against her priest and corrupt advisor
Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini (1996)
Lupin comes into the possession of half a diamond containing half a map, and goes in search of the other half so that he can obtain the maps treasure
Rampage (1963)
In colonial Malaysia, British big game hunter Otto Abbot and American trapper Harry Stanton clash over the ethics of catching versus killing animals and over Abbots mistress, Anna
Anatahan (1953)
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan
Poem (1972)
As a faithful young houseboy fully devotes himself to his spiritual duty, his teacher plans turning over his grandfathers mountain property to realtors for profit
Lady Kasuga (1990)
Kasuga no Tsubone was a Japanese noble, one of the best politicians in the Edo period A prominent samurai family during that period She negotiated with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shog
Jungle Book 1942
A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Oryu Fuji Junko is invited to stay with a local yakuza boss of a silk farming town When a rival gang murders the boss Oryu takes it upon herself to protect his business and family
Japan Organized Crime Boss (2000)
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo a
Hibotan bakuto: Oryû sanjô (1970)
Oryu searches for a blind girl she left behind but gets involved in a Yakuza turf war
Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968)
A female acrobat and a thief plans to steal the gold from the mint The evil manager have his own plans
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over
The Invisible Man Appears (1949)
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
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon Raizo Ichikawa, he was about to be boiled alive But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to s
Kudakechiru tokoro o misete ageru (2020)
Hamada is seemingly a regular high school, junior student He is indeed ordinary except he has a passion for righteousness and justice His trait comes to the fore when he notices that his junior school mate Hari is being bullied
Hibotan bakuto: Isshuku ippan (1968)
A local Yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence
Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a samurai However, as his involvement goes, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict
Miss Zombie (2013)
A Japanese family acquires an undead domestic servant whose presence begins to effect their daily lives
Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshû (1974)
Masayuki Ueda is sent to prison for murder, but is unable to be contained for long
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
A childless middle aged couple faces a marital crisis
Yakuza senso Nihon no Don (1977)
A supposedly true to life story of one of the biggest rightists yakuza bosses in 1950s 60s Japan
Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri (1964)
The shoguns illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword fighting adventures when hes blamed for the beheading
White Savage (1943)
A shark hunter falls in love with the beautiful ruler of a tropical island
There Was a Father (1942)
A schoolteacher struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, having neither money nor future prospects
Kenji Miyazawas Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train
Elephant Boy (1937)
This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kiplings Toomai, of the Elephants, in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes
Tangier (1946)
A war weary newsman Robert Paige joins a Spanish dancer Maria Montez hunting down a Nazi puppet in North Africa
Lone Wolf and Cub Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Ogami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogamis son, and sees his chance for revenge
Shodo satsujin: Musuko yo (1979)
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims families
Lone Wolf and Cub Sword of Vengeance (1972)
The story of a Ronin i e a masterless samurai who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures
The Life of Guskou Budori (2012)
The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusuko is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewh
Lone Wolf and Cub White Heaven in Hell (1974)
In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out
The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe (1984)
In Okinawa, a Japanese Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father He meets Yoko,
Chasukes Journey (2015)
A fantasy love story that drifts between this world and heaven Chasuke Kenichi Matsuyama is in charge of making tea in heaven He has feelings for a human woman named Yuri Ito Ohno whom he has seen from a writer who is scrip