Snow White and the 7 Samurai

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Jacques Demy

Cast

Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

Runtime

2h

Director

Ryuhei Kitamura

Cast

Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Kenji Matsuda

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Kihachi Okamoto

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama, Michiyo Aratama

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

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