Soroban Samurai Kaze no Ichibei

7.6

It is the Bunsei era (1818 – 1830). While the finances of samurai families were tight, people would entrust their household budget on a half-yearly basis to a roving steward who is the modern-day accountant and management…

The Samurai I Loved

6.7

Young swordsman, Bunshiro, is shunned by his village after his father, a highly respected samurai, is embroiled in a clan conspiracy and ordered to commit ritual suicide. Even during this time, his neighbour's daughter,…

Neko Samurai 2: A Tropical Adventure

7.2

Everyone’s favorite grumpy samurai and cute white cat are back! Once feared as “Madara the Devil,” master swordsman Kyutaro Madarame returns home from Edo a lowly ronin, living with his mother-in-law. When she…

Samurai Wolf

7.2

A charismatic ronin gets snared into a conflict between officials at a waystation, and gains the enmity of a group of thugs.

Samurai Hustle II

7.2

Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows…

Samurai Reincarnation

7.0

"After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a Samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a…

The Haunted Samurai

6.9

A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which…

Soroban Samurai Kaze no Ichibei SP

6.9

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: The Light Samurai's Surprise Transformation

7.2

A special DVD that is used to show some of the items in the series. Taking place after Act 35, Genta finds a starved member of the Nanashi Company who tells Genta that he has run away from the Rokumon Junk after being…

Samurai Swordfish

7.4

“Samurai Swordfish” begins the story in the time of Edo, 1863. Eisuke Kajiki, a young blind swordsman, is entrusted with the son of his best friend, Toramaru Sakakibara, who is about to join the Shogun's Samurai…

Ono Daisuke

Born in Chiba in 1988, Daisuke graduated from The Film School of Tokyo in the narrative program. His first film, Sainara, BAD SAMURAI (2016) won the Grand Prix at the Kanazawa Film Festival. His second film, Wolf na Sissy (2005) won the Grand Prix and Best Actor at the 18th TAMA NEW WAVE. (Source: Chicago…

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…

Shibasaki Ko

Shibasaki Ko is a Japanese actress and singer who started her career at the age of 14 when she was discovered by a star agent. She became known for her performance in the controversial 2000 film, Battle Royale, which has brought her fame not only in Japan but all over East Asia. She also won critical…

Sato Eriko

Sato Eriko is a Japanese actress, television personality, model, and former gravure idol born in Kitasenju, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Ladybird agency. From the age of 2 to 7, she lived in Sendai, Japan. From the second grade of elementary school to the first year of junior high school,…

Tanaka Min

Tanaka Min is a Japanese actor and dancer. He was trained in ballet and modern dance, but in 1974, turned his back on these forms. He began his solo career with a series of nearly-naked primarily outdoor improvisational dances that took place throughout Japan, often dancing up to five times a day. For…

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis (born Michael Brian Curtis) is a Japanese actor, singer, and media personality. He was born to English-Japanese parents. A pivotal figure in Japanese popular music, Mickey is considered one of the three big Japanese names in rock music, helping to popularize the genre in the 1950s where…

HOTEI

Hotei Tomoyasu, known as HOTEI, is an acclaimed Japanese guitarist, songwriter, composer, performer and record producer, who currently resides in London. HOTEI has sold more than 40 million records in a 35 year career to date, and is best known internationally for the song “Battle Without Honor or…

Chiba Reiko

Chiba Reiko is a Japanese businesswoman, yoga instructor, voice actress, and former actress, gravure idol, and occasional J-Pop singer. She started her career as a model in 1991 before making her acting debut in the 1992 Super Sentai series "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" as Mei/Ptera Ranger. When the series…

Iwashiro Taro

Iwashiro Taro is a Japanese composer, arranger, pianist, and music producer born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he entered the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, Department…

Watanabe Ken

Ken Watanabe is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award…