Cast: Shigeru Kôyama

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Yôko Tsukasa · Go Kato · Tatsuya Nakadai

Synopsis In 1725, during a peaceful period in Japan, Isaburo, a veteran samurai, lives placidly with his wife and his son. One day, his honor and moral principles will be at odds with his clan's. The conflict is inevitable and it...

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Tatsuya Nakadai · Shin Kishida · Yôsuke Kondô

Synopsis The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of...

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Etsushi Takahashi · Shigeru Kôyama · Akira Kubo

Synopsis Tatsuya Nakadai stars as Genta, a former samurai who became disillusioned with the samurai lifestyle and left it behind to become a wandering yakuza (gang) member. He meets Hanjiro Tabata (Etsushi Takahashi) a farmer who wants to become a samurai...

Direction Koreyoshi Kurahara

Cast Ken Takakura · Tsunehiko Watase · Eiji Okada · Keiko Oginome

Synopsis Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Ushioda and Ochi eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Shima Iwashita · Etsushi Takahashi · Minori Terada

Synopsis Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials and businessmen.

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Toshirô Mifune · Ayako Wakao · Osamu Takizawa

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Harold Conway · Masumi Harukawa · Tonpei Hidari

Direction Ridley Scott

Cast Michael Douglas · Andy García · Ken Takakura · Kate Capshaw

Synopsis Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) and Charlie Vincent (Andy García) are two New York cops whose job to escort a vicious assassin back to his native Japan leads the two Americans into Osaka's exotic underworld and straight into the center of...

Direction Yoshishige Yoshida

Cast Mariko Okada · Hiroyuki Nagato · Sumiko Hidaka · Asao Koike

Synopsis A young woman working at a hot springs saves a suicidal student who has lost the will to live. He falls in love with her and finds meaning in his life but he decides to leave...

Direction Takeshi Kitano

Cast Takeshi Kitano · Toshiyuki Nishida · Tomokazu Miura · Ryo Kase

Synopsis The Sanno crime family has grown into a huge organization, expanding its power into politics and legitimate big business. The Sanno’s upper ranks are now dominated by young executives, and the old-guard members are penting up resentment while being pushed...

Direction Shusuke Kaneko

Cast Aya Ueto · Yûma Ishigaki · Chiaki Kuriyama · Shun Oguri

Synopsis Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance...

Direction Masahiro Shinoda

Cast Yusuke Kawazu · Shima Iwashita · Ichiro Sugai · Kô Nishimura

Direction Hiroyuki Nakano

Cast Masanobu Ando · Megumi Okina · Kumiko Aso · Jun Murakami

Synopsis Aka Kage, Aoi Kage and Asuka are trio of ninjas sent to perform dangerous secret missions for their master. Although Aka and Aoi are both in love with Asuka, the friendship built from their years of training together prevents any...

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Shima Iwashita · Rino Katase · Kinya Kitaoji · Masao Kusakari

Direction Kentaro Horikirizono · Tsuyoshi Inoue · Keishi Ohtomo

Cast Ian Moore · Cynthia Cheston · Manami Fuji · Seiichi Kanise

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Jun Fujimaki · Kyôko Enami · Kenji Oyama · Mitsuko Mito

Direction Satoshi Isaka

Cast Kazushige Nagashima · Mayu Tsuruta · Mitsuro Fukikoshi · Isao Hashizume

Direction Tooru Dobashi

Cast Yukiyo Toake · Rino Katase · Hiroaki Murakami · Ako

Direction Tadashi Imai

Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Takahiro Tamura · Tetsurô Tanba · Yoshi Kato

Synopsis Shinpachi, a poor samurai with no prospects, gets in an argument with Magodayu, a high-ranking officer, resulting in an illegal duel and Magodayu's death. To save face for both familes, both participants are declared insane, and Shinpachi is exiled to...

Direction Kei Kumai

Cast Eiji Okuda · Ken Watanabe · Takahiro Tamura · Kyôko Kishida

Synopsis Downed American fliers in World War II are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in medical experiments.