(JAP) MISUMI KENJI
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1. Amigasa Gompachi (1956)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Mieko Kondô, Tokiko Mita, Rieko Sumi
2. Asa Tarô garasu (1956)
85 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yatarô Kurokawa, Shôsaku Sugiyama
3. The Demon Crusader (1957)
87 min | Adventure, Drama
A young ronin seeking to kill all evil doers get by accident involved in a big clan conspiracy and have to use the best of his wits to help and stay alive.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yôko Uraji, Seizaburô Kawazu, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 75
4. The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)
88 min | Horror
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Chieko Murata, Mieko Kondô, Akio Kobori
Votes: 20
5. Mito Kômon man'yûki (1958)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shinobu Araki, Toshio Chiba, Saburô Date, Yôichi Funaki
Votes: 6
6. Kagerô-gasa (1959)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Michiyo Aratama, Ganjirô Nakamura
7. Senbazuru hichô (1959)
87 min | Action, Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Jôji Tsurumi, Sachiko Hidari, Tamao Nakamura
8. Yotsuya kaidan (1959)
84 min | Horror
Kenji MISUMI's YOTSUYA KWAIDAN is presumed to be the first colored film version of the famous play. Deviating heavily from the original source, Fuji YAHIRO depicts cold blooded protagonist ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Yasuko Nakada, Yôko Uraji, Mieko Kondô
Votes: 83
9. Machibugyô nikki: Tekka botan (1959)
Action, Crime
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Osamu Abe, Michiyo Ai, Shinobu Araki
10. Joyô (1960)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Tatsuo Hanabu, Yosuke Irie, Kôichi Itô
11. Shirakoya Komako (1960)
92 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Mieko Kondô, Ryûzô Shimada
Votes: 7
12. Satan's Sword (1960)
106 min | Action, Drama
The story follows the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, an amoral samurai and a master swordsman with an unorthodox style.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto
Votes: 281
13. Satan's Sword II (1960)
90 min | Drama, Action
Ryunosuke awakens in the forest having no more idea what happened that previous night, as he'd been drunk & hallucinatory. He is surrounded by corpses & can surmise it's his own handiwork.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto
Votes: 191
14. Sen-hime goten (1960)
97 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Kôjirô Hongô, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Tamao Nakamura
Votes: 10
15. Buddha (1961)
139 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Charito Solis, Shintarô Katsu, Machiko Kyô
Votes: 95
16. Onnakeizu (1962)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Michiyo Kogure, Masayo Banri, Eiji Funakoshi
Votes: 27
17. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Masayo Banri, Ryûzô Shimada, Hajime Mitamura
Votes: 5,906
18. Destiny's Son (1962)
71 min | Action, Drama
A samurai seeks revenge and redemption after his family is executed by a rival clan.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Mayumi Nagisa, Masayo Banri
Votes: 524
19. Aobajô no oni (1962)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Miwa Takada, Shiho Fujimura, Ken Utsui
20. Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu (1963)
Action
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Ken Utsui, Kôjirô Hongô, Jun Fujimaki, Eiji Funakoshi
21. Shinsengumi shimatsuki (1963)
93 min | Action, Drama
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.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shigeru Amachi
Votes: 211
22. Nyokei kazoku (1963)
111 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Machiko Kyô, Jirô Tamiya, Miwa Takada
Votes: 49
23. Maiko to ansatsusha (1963)
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Michiyo Ai, Shinobu Araki, Saburô Date, Hiroshi Dômoto
24. On the Road Forever (1964)
89 min | Action
A wandering yakuza in search for the man responsible for slicing up his father and an amateur samurai searching for the whereabouts of his own father are thrown together on the outskirts of a mob infested seaside village.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Eiko Takashiro, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Jun Fujimaki
Votes: 88
25. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Drama
The orphan swordsman wanders into a town and stumbles upon the opportunity to do righteous deeds. He finds a larger plot is afoot with a corrupt court system, a well meaning public servant and lots of danger for all involved.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Kôichi Aihara, San'emon Arashi, Shinjirô Asano
Votes: 295
26. Ken (1964)
94 min | Drama
Kokubu Jiro is the captain of his university's Kendo team. Often standoffish, mild, stoic and minimalist, Kokubu is a mystery to those who know him. Kagawa wants to understand Kokubu, but ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yûsuke Kawazu, Hisaya Morishige, Akio Hasegawa
Votes: 354
27. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Zatoichi witnesses the murder of a young mother he promises to deliver the baby to the father. Along the way he gains the help of a reluctant criminal.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Saburô Date, Kôji Fujiyama, Chikara Hashimoto
Votes: 1,886
28. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Fire (1965)
83 min | Action, Drama
This film of the sleepy-eyed ronin series has the red-haired swordsman on his way to the city of Edo when he comes across the scene of a woman in the midst of a knife fight with a man. When... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Michiko Sugata, Sanae Nakahara
Votes: 188
29. Muhômatsu no isshô (1965)
96 min | Drama
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Ineko Arima, Ken Utsui, Tôru Abe
Votes: 23
30. Ken ki (1965)
83 min | Action, Drama
A man of questionable birth peacefully raises flowers, but after he masters a special sword-fighting technique, his life takes a dark turn.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satô, Ryûtarô Gomi
Votes: 371
31. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Mikio Narita, Chizu Hayashi, Kaneko Iwasaki
Votes: 1,597
32. The Virgin Witness (1966)
84 min | Drama, Mystery
A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of discipline, she ends up falling in love with the nun who is in charge of her.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Yasuda, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Gô Amaha
Votes: 14
33. Dynamite Doctor (1966)
82 min | Action, Crime
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Kazue Tamaki, Kyôko Enami, Jun Hamamura
Votes: 5
34. Return of Daimajin (1966)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Fantasy
Giant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Shiho Fujimura, Tarô Marui, Takashi Kanda
Votes: 976
35. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy (1966)
79 min | Action, Drama
The hero avenges a band of samurai whose master was unceremoniously assassinated for seeking justice and better conditions for the citizens. The city shall burn for the elite's greed.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura, Kentarô Kudô
Votes: 147
36. Yuki no mosho (1967)
92 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Toyoto Fukuda, Tamao Nakamura, Chiaki Tsukioka
Votes: 19
37. Koto yûshû: Ane imôto (1967)
90 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shiho Fujimura, Takuya Fujioka, Eiji Funakoshi, Tatsuo Hananuno
38. Namida gawa (1967)
79 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shiho Fujimura, Kiku Wakayagi, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Rokkô Toura
Votes: 29
39. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Adventure, Action
After an artist is threatened by the yakuza into creating valuable but highly illegal pornography, the law aims to execute him. Zatoichi, having been honor bound to protect the man and his family, must now run against the law.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Jûshirô Konoe, Miwa Takada, Yukiji Asaoka
Votes: 1,510
40. Nihiki no yojimbo (1968)
81 min
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tôru Abe, Miyoko Akaza, Hiroko Hasegawa, Kôjirô Hongô
Votes: 15
41. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yoshiko Mita, Makoto Satô, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 1,309
42. Tomuraishi tachi (1968)
89 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yûnosuke Itô, Arihiro Fujimura, Takuya Fujioka
Votes: 21
43. Devil's Temple (1969)
76 min | Drama
An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Hideko Takamine, Michiyo Aratama, Kei Satô
Votes: 173
44. 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
45. Wandering Fugitive Sword (1970)
83 min | Action, Crime
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Hiroki Matsukata, Yûsuke Kawazu, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Saori Maki
46. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Adventure, Action
Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Reiko Ôhara, Pîtâ, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Votes: 1,554
47. Kitsune no kureta akanbô (1971)
89 min | Action, Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Naoko Ôtani, Ichirô Nakatani, Shin Kishida
Votes: 14
49. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Adventure
The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Gô Katô, Tomoko Mayama
Votes: 8,888
50. 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: 6,861
51. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
R | 89 min | Action, Drama
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by the yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Gô Katô, Yûko Hama, Isao Yamagata
Votes: 5,610
52. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
94 min | Action
Hanzo Itami is an incorruptible Edo officer who learns that an infamous killer has fled from his island prison. Hanzo begins tracking him down using his unorthodox interrogation techniques.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 1,887
53. Sakura no daimon (1973)
88 min | Action, Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Michi Higashi, Tomoko Mayama
Votes: 47
54. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Michiyo Yasuda, Akihiro Tomikawa, Shingo Yamashiro
Votes: 4,629
55. The Last Samurai (1974)
159 min | Action, Drama
Toranosuke Sugi, a brave and loyal Samurai, fights to practice and preserve his master's teachings amid a civil war. With friends on both side will he cave to temptation, or stand on principle and for freedom?
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Hideki Takahashi, Ken Ogata, Takahiro Tamura, Teruhiko Saigô
Votes: 393
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