Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi

Shunnosuke Katagiri is a samurai and a bookworm. He receives a mission to help a daimyo move. With the assistance of Genemon Takamura and Oran, Shunnosuke Katagiri carries out his mission.

Runtime

2h

Cast

Gen Hoshino, Issey Takahashi, Mitsuki Takahata

Young Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to restore peace amidst disruption over an inheritance dispute. Warned by a fortune-teller that he would die by the sword, the young lord must courageously battle 30 or 40 men who attack without warning. Meanwhile, his love affair with Kocho, a sing...

Runtime

1h 26m

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hibari Misora, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Kozaburo Yoshimura

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Kyōko Kagawa

Set at the end of the Sengoku period to early Edo period, "Sanada Ten Braves" follows 10 members of a ninja group who all serve under samurai warrior Yukimura Sanada.

Runtime

2h 15m

Cast

Kantarô Nakamura, Kankuro Nakamura, Tori Matsuzaka

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious ...

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Kihachi Okamoto

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi