Cast: Michiko Ai

Direction Katsuhiko Tasaka

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Takeshi Hanayagi · Takashi Mita · Yataro Kurokawa

Synopsis The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954) chronicles the desperate final stand of the Aizu clan as they strive to halt the progress of Imperial forces following the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This narrative is a poignant reflection of one...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Raizô Ichikawa · Koichi Mizuhara · Sonosuke Sawamura

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Kaneko Iwasaki · Kumeko Urabe · Michiko Ai

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Michiko Ai · Kôichi Aihara · Ichirô Amano · Shinobu Araki

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Ken Utsui · Katsuhiko Kobayashi · Shiho Fujimura

Direction Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Cast Ayako Wakao · Jun Negami · Michiko Ai

Synopsis Maiko monogatari (1954) follows the journey of a young woman named Tomeko, who travels back to Kyoto to discover that her mother, a renowned geisha from the celebrated Gion district, is gravely ill. During her journey, Tomeko encounters a charming...

Direction Daisuke Itô

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Kyoko Aoyama · Michiko Ai · Shintarô Katsu

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Kojiro Hongo · Tamao Nakamura · Fujiko Yamamoto

Synopsis Satan's Sword (1960) delves into the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a samurai known for his lack of moral compass and exceptional swordsmanship. His unique and unconventional fighting style sets him apart, making him a formidable and intriguing figure in the...

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Jôji Tsurumi · Sachiko Hidari · Tamao Nakamura

Direction Katsuhiko Tasaka

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Takako Irie · Michiko Ai

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Tamao Nakamura · Katsuhiko Kobayashi · Kojiro Hongo

Synopsis Satan's Sword 3: The Final Chapter (1961) follows the journey of Ryunosuke, who, under the guise of a humble beggar monk, faces harassment from the unruly students of a rural fencing academy. These troublemakers, loitering outside their training hall, cause...

Direction Akira Inoue

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Yaeko Mizutani · Ichirô Nakatani · Michiko Ai

Synopsis Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess (1966) follows the tale of Princess Kiku, the daughter of a powerful Shogun, who seeks retribution against the skilled swordsman Nemuri Kyoshiro. Her desire for vengeance is fueled by the humiliation...

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Hitomi Nozoe · Yataro Kurokawa

Synopsis Shogun’s Holiday (1958) unfolds during the era of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, where the wise advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) assigns the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the care of a humble fishmonger, Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo...

Direction Ryohei Arai

Cast Yataro Kurokawa · Kazuko Fushimi · Michiko Ai · Takako Irie

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Chiezô Kataoka · Michiyo Kogure · Isuzu Yamada · Chie Ueki

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Sonosuke Sawamura · Raizô Ichikawa · Ryuuji Shinagawa · Michiko Ai

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Fujiko Yamamoto · Osamu Takizawa · Michiyo Kogure

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Jun Negami · Yoshiro Kitahara · Hisako Yamane · Bontarô Miake