3494 results found for: Samurai Fiction
Blood and Guts
Taiwanese Movie - 1971
Risking his own life, a young swordsman must match his strength, courage, and fighting skills to slay the Devil Knight. This is no easy task as he must battle untold assassins and dastardly kung fu experts. (Source:…
Dojo Yaburi
Japanese Movie - 19647.0
Misawa Ihei is traveling with his wife Tae who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan’s chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan…
Hissatsu Shiokinin
Japanese Drama - 1973, 26 episodes8.0
When the rich, powerful, and corrupt of feudal Japan seem to be above the law, dedicated civil servants like Mondo Nakamura cuts them down to size while moonlighting as an assassin with his partners Jo and Tetsu! (Source:…
The Lost Swordship
Taiwanese Movie - 19777.2
A golden-masked clan master, who had killed many top fighters, was determined to acquire an invincible sword manual so as to rule the martial world. Hence, he pursued a swordsman who possessed the manual, but the latter…
Kawaite Soro
Japanese Special - 1993, 1 episodes
A rare grouping of the three Tamura brothers, Masakazu, Takahiro, and Ryu highlight this exciting tale of a series of attempts on the life of Shogun Yoshimune. The Owari have longed for the post of shogun, and are…
Kurui Musashi
Japanese Movie - 20205.6
Chusuke is a samurai who is deeply sad and mournful when his best friend Kiyojuro Yoshioka was struck by Musashi in this work. Tadasuke leads a total of 400 people, one from Yoshioka Kazumon and 300 from Nobushi, and…
Neko Zamurai
Japanese Movie - 20147.2
Kyutaro was once a fearsome samurai but has fallen on hard times and tries to keep a low profile. When a man named Sakichi sees an example of Kyutaro’s swordsmanship, he hires the samurai to kill a white cat named…
Saya Zamurai
Japanese Movie - 20117.3
A samurai named Kanjuro is decided to give up his sword after a certain incident. He wanders aimlessly with his daughter, but because he abandoned his position as a samurai without permission, a price is put on his…
Fujiwara Kamatari
Fujiwara got his start in the Asakusa Opera Company at the age of 15 and continued pursuing music until the Great Kanto Earthquake. He transitioned into theater, performing in comedy with fellow actor Enomoto Kenichi. Fujiwara began appearing in comedies for PCL in the 30s; after the merger with Toho,…
Mitsutake Kurando
Originally from Tokyo, Japan. Graduated with an MFA from California Institute of the Arts. A member of the Directors Guild of Japan and Screen Actors Guild. Mitsutake made his feature film directorial debut with MONSTERS DON’T GET TO CRY in 2004. In 2008, Mitsutake produced, wrote, and directed his…
Ichikawa Utaemon
Ichikawa Utaemon was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Makino Shozo. Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Bando…
Onishi Yasumasa
Although the exact time is unknown, he has been an actor since before the war, became an exclusive actor of Toho from around the 1950s, and has appeared in many movies regardless of the genre since then. He often plays the role of a foreigner because of his deeply carved Japanese features. In 1971,…
Shinoda Masahiro
Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied theater and also participated in the Hakone Ekiden long distance race. He joined the Shōchiku Studio in 1953 as an assistant director, where he worked on films by such directors as Yasujirō Ozu. He debuted as a director in 1960 with One-Way Ticket…
Kuze Ryu
Kuze left his Uncle's Weaving shop "because of something unpleasant" around age 14 or 15 even Kuze does not recall the exact age and went to Kyoto. He watched Matsunosuke Onoe 's ninjutsu movies and photos of the activities of foreign series every time he took a break and decided to "become an actor."…
Ito Minoru
Frequent supporting actor across a number of genres, usually in minor roles. In special effects films he appears most frequently as a reporter. He had slightly more prominent roles in television, appearing in episodes of Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultra Seven. In 1952 (Showa 27), he signed an exclusive…
Hayasaka Fumio
Hayasaka Fumio is a Japanese composer born in the city of Sendai on the main Japanese island of Honshū. In 1918, Hayasaka and his family moved to Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaidō. In 1933, Hayasaka and Akira Ifukube organized the New Music League, which held a new music festival the year…
Tsushima Toshiaki
Tsushima Toshiaki was a Japanese composer born in Okayama, Japan. He graduated from Ehime Prefectural Imabari Technical High School, Electrical Engineering Department. He moved to Tokyo and attempted to enter the Tokyo Institute of Technology, but was unsuccessful. Instead, he enrolled in the Music…
Masuda Kiiton
Masuda Kiiton, born Kimura Hajime (木村一) in Aoyanagi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, was a Japanese actor and comedian, also known by the name Masuda Kiiton (益田キートン). His family, originally samurai from the Aizu domain, relocated to Hakodate after losing a battle in Niigata. They initially…
