Cast: Yoshio Inaba

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Rentarô Mikuni · Akira Ishihama · Shima Iwashita

Synopsis Harakiri (1962) follows the tale of a wandering samurai, bereft of his lord, who seeks consent to perform a ritualistic act of self-sacrifice within the residence of a formidable and cruel daimyo. The daimyo is hesitant to grant this request,...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Takashi Shimura · Yoshio Inaba · Seiji Miyaguchi

Synopsis Seven Samurai (1954) is set in 16th Century Japan and chronicles the struggle of a vulnerable farming community perpetually threatened by roving bandits. The villagers, aware that their harvests will inevitably attract the bandits, send four representatives to a nearby...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Isuzu Yamada · Takashi Shimura · Akira Kubo

Synopsis Throne of Blood (1957) presents a unique retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," set in the world of feudal Japan. The narrative follows Taketoki Washizu (Toshiro Mifune), a brave and loyal samurai whose destiny takes a dramatic turn after an eerie encounter...

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

Cast Hiroko Kawasaki · Yasuko Miyazaki · Keiko Sawamura · Yoichi Numata

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yôko Tsukasa · Eitarô Ozawa · Daisuke Kato

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Shigeru Amachi · Shiho Fujimura · Mayumi Nagisa

Direction Eiichi Kudo

Cast Toru Abe · Mikijiro Hira · Yoshio Inaba · Choichiro Kawarazaki

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Shima Iwashita · Takashi Yamaguchi · Shogoro Ichikawa

Direction Kazuo Ikehiro

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Michiyo Aratama · Takashi Shimura · Haruko Sugimura

Synopsis The Gambler's Code (1961) follows the story of a yakuza member who is compelled to assist in the assault of an individual due to a sense of duty. However, as the narrative unfolds, he discovers that his boss orchestrated the...

Direction Rokuro Sugimura

Cast Tetsuya Takeda · Wakako Sakai · Yoshi Tamano · Midori Sono

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Yûko Mochizuki · Rentarô Mikuni · Sachiko Hidari · Yoshio Inaba

Direction Kazuo Ikehiro

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Saburo Date · Shinjirô Asano · Jun Hamamura

Direction Hideo Suzuki

Cast Akira Takarada · Yôko Tsukasa · Kumi Mizuno · Chisako Hara

Synopsis Sono basho ni onna arite (1962) unfolds a tale of love and competition between two advertising agencies, each determined to secure a lucrative contract with a prominent pharmaceutical company. The narrative delves into the intricate dynamics of professional rivalry and...

Direction Toshiya Fujita

Cast Meiko Kaji · Tatsuya Fuji · Yoshio Harada · Takeo Chii

Synopsis Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71 (1971) marks the concluding chapter of the series, where the protagonist, Kaji, finds herself in a dire situation. After being falsely accused and imprisoned by her boyfriend's father, Kaji seeks solace and assistance from a...

Direction Kazuo Ikehiro

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Nobuo Kaneko · Toshio Kimura · Haruko Wanibuchi

Direction Tokuzo Tanaka

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Kayo Matsuo · Daisuke Kato · Michiyo Oguso

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Ichirô Nakatani · Mayumi Ogawa · Gaku Yamamoto

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Chishu Ryu · Kinuyo Tanaka · Daisuke Kato · Akira Kubo

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Kichijiro Ueda · Jun Tazaki · Mariko Okada

Direction Miyoji Ieki

Cast Yûsuke Satô · Mieko Harada · Kumi Mizuno · Shin Ezaki

Synopsis Love Is in the Green Wind (1974) follows the tender tale of Junichi, a young man who finds himself captivated by the enchanting Yukiko during the carefree days of summer vacation. As their bond deepens, the narrative explores the complexities...