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51. Gô-hime (1992)
142 min | Drama, History
Chronicles the trials and tribulations of Oribe, the successor to tea-master Rikyu, Usu, his gardener, and Princess Goh, who attempt to balance artistic expression and duty amid political intrigue in feudal Japan.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Rie Miyazawa, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshiya Nagasawa, Kôshirô Matsumoto
Votes: 272
52. Gonza the Spearman (1986)
126 min | Drama
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Hiromi Gô, Shima Iwashita, Shohei Hino, Misako Tanaka
Votes: 425
53. Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
Not Rated | 78 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
The murder of an old man on sacred grounds provokes the intervention of vengeful yôkai (Japanese spirits.)
Directors: Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Pepe Hozumi, Masami Furukido, Mutsuhiro
Votes: 451
54. The Outcast (1962)
119 min | Drama
A young man struggles to come to terms with his true identity in a remote caste-based village in early 20th century Japan.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Hiroyuki Nagato, Rentarô Mikuni
Votes: 216
55. Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009)
140 min | Drama, History
An achievement-type of story: a builder/carpenter/architect goes through trials and tribulations to construct an impressive castle for his employer, the major Japanese historical figure, Oda Nobunaga.
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Saki Fukuda, Shôzô Endô, Mido Fukui
Votes: 140
56. Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Junichiro Yamashita, Tamao Nakamura, Ganjirô Nakamura
Votes: 191
57. The Geisha House (1998)
113 min | Drama
Young Tokiko works at a geisha house as a maid, waiting for her maiko practice (apprenticeship of geisha) to begin. The movie depicts detailed lifestyle of geishas at that time, showing their rules, loves, beauties and humanities.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Maki Miyamoto, Sumiko Fuji, Kaho Minami, Mai Kitajima
Votes: 257
58. Kaiidan: Ikiteiru Koheiji (1982)
78 min | Drama, History
The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro. To get her, he would even kill Takuro. In course of a fight on a boat on the water, Koheiji ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Fumihiko Fujima, Junko Miyashita, Shôji Ishibashi
Votes: 80
59. The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Satoko is a mistress by trade, or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi.
Director: Yûzô Kawashima | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Masao Mishima, Isao Kimura, Kuniichi Takami
Votes: 219
60. Dai yûkai (1991)
TV-PG | 120 min | Comedy, Crime
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place between captors ... See full summary »
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Tôru Kazama, Hiroshi Nishikawa, Katsuyasu Uchida, Shigeru Kôyama
Votes: 221
61. Audrey (2000–2001)
15 min | Drama
Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras,... See full summary »
Stars: Ichirô Yûki, Maika Kimura, Aya Okamoto, Jun Kunimura
62. The Wanderers (1973)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three wanderers who travel through feudal Japan selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Isao Bitô, Tadao Futami, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Reiko Inoue
Votes: 196
63. Utamaro: Yume to shiriseba (1977)
140 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the life of the famous classical printmaker, Utamaro Kitagawa, set during the time when Utamaro is commissioned to produce pornographic woodblocks.
Director: Akio Jissôji | Stars: Shin Kishida, Eiji Okada, Mikio Narita, Shingo Yamashiro
Votes: 108
64. Usugeshô (1985)
124 min | Crime, Drama
A man who is jailed for murdering his family after he confessed, escapes. His only chance at freedom is his new love interest, who tries to shield him from the authorities.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Ken Ogata, Atsuko Asano, Takuzô Kawatani, Kazuyo Asari
Votes: 213
65. The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)
104 min | Action, Drama
A warlords' retainer offers a farmer the chance to become a samurai, but he is instead forced to serve as a double of the warlord at expense of his freedom.
Director: Umetsugu Inoue | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Hizuru Takachiho, Masayo Banri, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Votes: 262
66. Kôshoku ichidai otoko (1961)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A mans' escapades concerning sex and love.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Tamao Nakamura, Michiko Ai
Votes: 169
67. It Is a Long Walk (2000)
115 min
Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) has since become a master samisen player and woman of great elegance. Though not especially rich, she doles out ... See full summary »
Director: Yukio Fukamachi | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Watari, Reiko Takashima, Shiho Fujimura
Votes: 63
68. Jittemai (1986)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action
After their executions are faked by the authorities, three criminals are forced to become assassins under the Shogun's command
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Mariko Ishihara, Masanori Sera, Mari Natsuki, Takuzô Kawatani
Votes: 254
69. Shirikurae Magoichi (1969)
95 min | Action
In 1570s Japan, charismatic Magoichi leads a force of 3000 Saika expert marksmen. His allegiance to Oda dono would ensure military dominance of the land. However, Magoichi seeks his true ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Komaki Kurihara, Kôjirô Hongô, Katsuo Nakamura
Votes: 49
70. Taikoki (1987 TV Movie)
History
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Kumiko Akiyoshi, Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Keiko Matsuzaka
Votes: 14
71. Jan Arima no shûgeki (1959)
114 min
Director: Daisuke Itô | Stars: Minosuke Bandô, Toshio Chiba, Yôichi Funaki, Seishirô Hara
Votes: 8
72. Bonchi (1960)
105 min | Drama
Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business,... See full summary »
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Mitsuko Kusabue, Machiko Kyô
Votes: 122
73. Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial killing occurs at a port town brothel.
Director: Shun'ya Itô | Stars: Yôko Shimada, Yûya Uchida, Yûki Kudô, Hitomi Kuroki
Votes: 42
74. Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977–1978)
54 min | Mystery
Stars: Isamu Nagato, Ikkô Furuya, Akiko Nomura, Tamotsu Hayakawa
Votes: 11
75. Kaoyaku (1971)
98 min | Action, Crime
Director: Shintarô Katsu | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Takuya Fujioka, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Votes: 36
76. Kinagashi bugyo (1981 TV Movie)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Kodaira Mochizuki, the Magistrate Who Dresses Informally, is an unorthodox yet light-hearted government official who fights to protect a forgotten urban neighborhood known for its crime and... See full summary »
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Hideyo Amamoto, Yôko Asaji, Yasumori Hikita, Yukio Horikita
Votes: 9
77. Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki (1956)
108 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyô, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao
Votes: 16
78. Kutsukake Tokijirô (1961)
87 min | Drama, History
A yakuza man helps attacking a man out of obligation but also promise to take care of his family a he finds out the boss killed the man to get his wife.
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Michiyo Aratama, Takashi Shimura, Haruko Sugimura
Votes: 29
79. Shin Genji monogatari (1961)
102 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hanayo Sumi, Tamao Nakamura
Votes: 31
80. Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô (1964)
91 min | Action, Drama
In part five of the 8-part Shinobi No Mono Ninja film series the heroic ninja Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa, of Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) serves the daimyo Sanada, played by Lone Wolf ... See full synopsis »
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Shiho Fujimura, Saburô Date
Votes: 151
81. Kagerô II (1996)
92 min | Crime
Director: Izô Hashimoto | Stars: Reiko Takashima, Rumiko Koyanagi, Eriko Tamura, Seiichi Tanabe
Votes: 9
82. Benten kozô (1958)
85 min | Drama
Director: Daisuke Itô | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shintarô Katsu, Kyôko Aoyama, Michiko Ai
Votes: 27
83. This Way, That Way (1952)
92 min | Comedy
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Yoshiko Kuga, Masayuki Mori, Mitsuko Mito, Chiharu Ôtomo
Votes: 22
84. Another New Bad Reputation Story (1962)
99 min | Action, Crime
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Jirô Tamiya, Reiko Fujiwara, Mieko Kondô
Votes: 14
85. Akai shuriken (1965)
87 min | Action, Drama, History
Action packed and rewardingly strange.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kôji Nanbara, Masumi Harukawa, Chitose Kobayashi
Votes: 72
86. Kinkakuji (1976)
109 min | Drama
"Temple of the Golden Pavillion" - About the psychological decline of a novice Buddhist monk. After the death of his father, the stammering Goichi Mizoguchi seeks succour and loftier ... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Takabayashi | Stars: Saburô Shinoda, Toshio Shiba, Katsuhiko Yokomitsu, Yoshie Shimamura
Votes: 67
87. Itoshiki hibiyo (1984)
116 min | Drama
Director: Nobuhiko Hosaka | Stars: Yoshinori Monta, Rino Katase, Kyôko Enami, Haruko Wanibuchi
88. Kagerô ezu (1959)
117 min | Mystery
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Osamu Takizawa, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 11
89. The Old Temple Well (1961)
78 min | Horror
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Yasuko Nakada, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Bonta Maru
Votes: 15
90. Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri (1964)
86 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The shogun's illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kyôko Azuma, Ryônosuke Azuma, Saburô Date
Votes: 207
91. Homeless Dog (1964)
91 min | Action, Crime
First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzo Tanaka.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Jirô Tamiya, Shigeru Amachi, Kyôko Enami, Mikio Narita
Votes: 14
92. Hito goroshi (1976)
82 min | Crime
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.
Director: Hitoshi Ôzu | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Yôko Takahashi, Tetsurô Tanba, Shin Kishida
Votes: 57
93. Kah-chan (2001)
96 min | Comedy
Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times ... See full summary »
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Keiko Kishi, Ryûji Harada, Shôichi Ozawa, Kanae Katsuno
Votes: 45
94. Teppô denraiki (1968)
109 min | Drama
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Rick Jason, Ayako Wakao, Eijirô Tôno, Shiho Fujimura
Votes: 18
95. Kura (1995)
130 min | Drama
In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Yûko Asano, Sae Isshiki, Yui Natsukawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima
Votes: 30
96. Kirare Yosaburô (1960)
94 min | Action, Drama
The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo (Raizo Ichikawa) at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss.
Director: Daisuke Itô | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Eitarô Ozawa
Votes: 28
97. Number One Bad Reputation (1963)
91 min
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Jirô Tamiya, Kyôko Enami, Reiko Fujiwara
Votes: 10
98. Make-Up (1984)
137 min | Drama
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Keiko Matsuzaka, Kimiko Ikegami, Machiko Kyô, Yuko Kazu
Votes: 7
99. Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei (1967)
88 min | Action, Mystery
Director: Akira Inoue | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Miwa Takada, Daisuke Katô, Isao Yamagata
Votes: 15
100. Zangiku monogatari (1956)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Kôji Shima | Stars: Michiko Ai, Kôichi Aihara, Ichirô Amano, Shinobu Araki
Votes: 6