Shogun (1980)
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan
High and Low (1963)
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeurs son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom
Red Sun (1971)
In 1870, a gang robs a train and steals a ceremonial Japanese sword meant as a gift for the U S President, prompting a manhunt to retrieve it
Samurai Banners (1969)
A shrewd 16th Century samurai helps a daimyo expand his realm
Grand Prix (1966)
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they
Princess from the Moon (1987)
Based on a centuries old traditional Japanese fairy tale, a country couple finds a baby girl in some bamboo and raises her as their own daughter Not the same as the original tale, though, in which the girl was a fairy from the mo
The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
Sukezaemon, a pirate, is shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world With his companion, a wizard named Sennin, Sukezaemon becomes entangled in a plot by the evil premier to succeed the dying King Raksha
Drunken Angel (1948)
A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond
Attack Squadron! (1963)
Lt Col Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots int
The Three Treasures (1959)
A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest
Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (1965)
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska, Alaska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most da
Battle Anthem (1983)
The story of Japans victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Mohei is a wandering swordsman He arrives in the city of Osaka, where the Toyotomi clan accepts him and comes to depend upon his courage and his battlefield skills Those skills are sorely tested when Osaka Castle is besieged by the
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka The Shark, a rough and tumble horse trader in Japans rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo always ready to drink, fight, gamble and
The Idiot (1951)
A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman
Shubun (1950)
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer
The Quiet Duel (1949)
A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation The doctors life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesnt destroy others along with him
Safari 5000 (1969)
An international group of racers compete at a Safari Rally
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the womans husband dies suddenly
Kiganjo no boken (1966)
Osami, a soldier of fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo Japanese War An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leaders bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the masters death
Wedding Ring (1950)
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husbands illness via Hulu
500,000 (1963)
During the Second World War, Takeichi Matsuo had participated in hiding a huge cache of gold in the Phillippine mountains Years after the war, he is kidnapped by Mitsura and Keigo Gunji, brothers who want Matsuo to lead them to t
Shinsengumi Assassins of Honor (1969)
Feudal Japan Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code of action and behavior Kondo leads the