Showdown at Lightning Pass

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he ...

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Cast

Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Yoji Yamada

Cast

Takuya Kimura, Rei Dan, Takashi Sasano

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the i...

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his...

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Cast

Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano

When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.

Runtime

1h 24m

Director

Shinya Tsukamoto

Cast

Masahiro Motoki, Ryo, Shiho Fujimura