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1. Shogun Assassin (1980)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure
When the wife of the Shogun's 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.
Directors: Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Shôgen Nitta
Votes: 11,257
2. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Akiji Kobayashi
Votes: 6,863
3. Hitokiri (1969)
140 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima, Yûjirô Ishihara
Votes: 1,229
4. Black Sun (1964)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Music, Thriller
One is a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and other is a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws and the movie depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash.
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara | Stars: Tamio Kawaji, Chico Lourant, Yuko Chishiro, Hideji Ôtaki
Votes: 485
5. Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1974–1979)
45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Renji Ishibashi, Keizô Kanie, Shintarô Akatsuki
Votes: 257
6. Bakumatsu (1970)
120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was ... See full summary »
Director: Daisuke Itô | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai
Votes: 142
7. Hitori okami (1968)
84 min | Action, Drama
Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of Yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling.
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Mayumi Ogawa, Kaneko Iwasaki, Isamu Nagato
Votes: 123
8. Willful Murder (1981)
132 min | Drama
In 1949, Mr. Shimoyama, governor of Japan National Railroads, was found dead, run by train, after a mysterious disappearance. Officially it was considered suicide, but many suspected he was killed for some political conspiracy.
Director: Kei Kumai | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Ichirô Nakatani, Yôko Asaji, Takashi Ebata
Votes: 84
9. Kaikyô (1982)
142 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1954, Go Akuzu (Ken Takakura) travels to the Tsuruga Straits that separate Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido from the island of Honshu, to investigate the tragic loss of a passenger ship in the treacherous waters of the straits.
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomokazu Miura, Naoko Ôtani
Votes: 54
10. Shônin no isu (1965)
Drama
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Tomoko Naraoka, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Toyoto Fukuda, Shôgen Nitta
Votes: 17
11. Hissatsu shikakenin (1972–1973)
46 min | Action
"Shikakenin", they have a double life and live inconspicuously in Edo. Baian Fujieda is an acupuncturist. Sanai Nishimura is a masterless samurai. They believe that Otowaya-Han'emon who is ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken Ogata, Gorô Mutsumi, Sô Yamamura, Yoichi Hayashi
Votes: 8
12.
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1974–1979)
Episode:
Yearning for a Father
(1976)
Action, Adventure, Drama
A dying mother leaves her child in Zatoichi's care. Some shady characters are also interested in this child. Meanwhile, there's conflict between a brother, a sister, and an old man.
Director: Akikazu Ota | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shin Kishida, Makoto Miyajima, Shôgen Nitta
Votes: 7
13. Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978)
54 min | Mystery
The Japanese adaptations of Georges Simenon's Maigret novels relocating the plots to 1978 Tokyo.
Stars: Kin'ya Aikawa, Nobuo Kaneko, Atsuo Nakamura, Fujio Tokita
14. Yakuza sensei (1960)
106 min | Action, Crime
Director: Akinori Matsuo | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Jûkichi Uno, Mie Kitahara, Tanie Kitabayashi
15. Shutsugeki (1964)
100 min | War
Director: Eisuke Takizawa | Stars: Takao Itô, Daisaburô Hirata, Shinji Kanai, Hisayoshi Yamane
16. Ojisan arigatô (1961)
47 min
Director: Mitsuo Wakasugi | Stars: Shôgen Nitta, Jûkichi Uno, Tanie Kitabayashi, Akira Yamanouchi
17. Tobe! Hissatsu ura goroshi (1978–1979)
46 min | Drama
Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Akiko Wada, Shohei Hino, Izumi Ayukawa
18. Machi ni kikyû ga agaru toki (1961)
Director: Motomu Ida | Stars: Hiroyuki Nagato, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Etsuko Takeuchi, Shin Morikawa
19. Seishun no kane (1968)
82 min | Drama
Director: Noboru Kaji | Stars: Kazuo Funaki, Chieko Matsubara, Tsugiaki Yoshida, Ryûji Kita
20. Miseinen - Zoku cupola no aru machi (1965)
Drama
Director: Takashi Nomura | Stars: Kensuke Akaji, Yoshio Doi, Mitsuo Hamada, Tomoko Hamakawa
21. Ame wa shitteita (1971)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Michio Yamamoto | Stars: Keiko Torii, Toshio Kurosawa, Yôko Minakaze, Akira Yamanouchi
22. Otona to kodomo no ainoko dai (1961)
70 min
Director: Mitsuo Wakasugi | Stars: Mitsuo Hamada, Chieko Matsubara, Jûkichi Uno, Toshie Takada
23. Futari no Ginza (1967)
Director: Noboru Kaji | Stars: Kyosuke Aihara, Isao Bitô, The Blue Comets, Michiko Hagi
24.
Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978)
Episode:
Keishi to kôen no onna
(1978)
Mystery
Director: Shinya Hashimoto | Stars: Kin'ya Aikawa, Miyoko Akaza, Kyô Hanaki, Etsuko Ichihara
25.
Tobe! Hissatsu ura goroshi (1978–1979)
Episode:
Totsujo okugata to geisha no jinkaku ga irekawatta
(1978)
Drama
Director: Azuma Morisaki | Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Akiko Wada, Shohei Hino, Izumi Ayukawa
26.
Hissatsu shikakenin (1972–1973)
Episode:
Shikakenin okite ni chôsen!
(1973)
Action
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Yoichi Hayashi, Ken Ogata, Hiroyuki Ôta, Rumi Matsumoto