7.9
The Sword of Doom
IMDb: 7.9 1966 122 min
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. ...
7.6
Intentions of Murder
IMDb: 7.6 1964 150 min
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the ...
8
The Bad Sleep Well
IMDb: 8 1960 150 min
In this loose adaptation of “Hamlet,” illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and ...
6.7
The Sleeping Beast Within
IMDb: 6.7 1960 86 min
When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive ...
6.9
Stolen Desire
IMDb: 6.9 1958 92 min
A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.
7.8
The Ballad of Narayama
IMDb: 7.8 1958 98 min
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced ...
8
The Burmese Harp
IMDb: 8 1956 117 min
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment ...
