Cast: Michitaro Mizushima

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Tomisaburô Wakayama · Go Kato · Yuko Hamada · Isao Yamagata

Synopsis Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) follows the relentless journey of Ogami Itto, a samurai seeking vengeance for his wife's death. In this installment, Itto finds himself in a dire situation when he volunteers to endure brutal...

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Tomisaburô Wakayama · Fumio Watanabe · Tomoko Mayama · Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Synopsis Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) introduces the epic tale of Ogami Itto, a once-respected executioner for the Shogunate, who finds himself betrayed and falsely accused of treachery by the cunning Yagyu clan. Stripped of his title and...

Direction Kiyoshi Saeki

Cast Ken Takakura · Ryo Ikebe · Yoshiko Mita · Shinjiro Ebara

Synopsis Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) unfolds in the aftermath of World War II, where a town lies in ruins. Gennosuke, the second-in-command of the Kamizu Group, maintains a code of honor by keeping illicit and black-market goods out of their...

Direction Eiichi Kudo

Cast Chiezô Kataoka · Kô Nishimura · Ryohei Uchida · Isao Natsuyagi

Synopsis The Thirteen Assassins (1963) follows a clandestine mission assigned by the Tokugawa Shogunate to a group of 13 skilled samurai. Their objective is to eliminate Matsudaira Nariaki, the ruthless and debauched leader of the Akashi clan. With a tight deadline...

Direction Seijun Suzuki

Cast Michitaro Mizushima · Mari Shiraki · Shinsuke Ashida · Toru Abe

Synopsis Underworld Beauty (1958) follows the gripping tale of Mari Shiraki, portrayed by Rajo To Kenju, as she becomes entangled in a dangerous world of crime. Initially, she is the girlfriend of a notorious gangster, but her life takes a dramatic...

Direction Seijun Suzuki

Cast Michitaro Mizushima · Mari Shiraki · Misako Watanabe · Shinsuke Ashida

Synopsis Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) follows the story of a dedicated and honest police officer, Tamon, who is suspended after a mysterious shooting incident results in the deaths of two prisoners in a police van. Driven by his...

Direction Hiroshi Noguchi

Cast Michitaro Mizushima · Ryoji Hayama · Sachiko Hidari · Mieko Hirooka

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Hideki Takahashi · Kyôsuke Machida · Minoru Oki · Bin Amatsu

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Ken Takakura · Ryo Ikebe · Sumiko Fuji · Yoshi Kato

Synopsis Brutal Tales of Chivalry 4: Dragon Tattoo, Full of Blood (1967) is the fourth installment in the "Shôwa Zankyô-den" series, which delves into the code of conduct, responsibilities, and regulations adhered to by criminals and outlaws during the pre-Shôwa period....

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi · Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Michitaro Mizushima · Ken Uehara · Haruo Tanaka · Noriko Honma

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Tatsuo Umemiya · Susumu Fujita · Nijiko Kiyokawa · Yôko Mihara

Synopsis Hokkai no Abare-Ryu (1966) follows the journey of Jiro, who comes back to his family's village after an extended absence of three years. Upon his return, he finds that his father has been brutally killed and the village's primary source...

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Kyôko Enami · Mikio Narita · Makoto Satô · Nobuo Kaneko

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Ryunosuke Tsukigata · Yuriko Hamada · Chizuru Kitagawa · Michitaro Mizushima

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Noboru Andô · Masahiko Tsugawa · Hiroyuki Nagato · Chiyonosuke Azuma

Direction Tatsuo Ôsone

Cast Shogoro Ichikawa · Kôkichi Takada · Osamu Takizawa · Koji Tsuruta

Direction Norifumi Suzuki

Cast Miki Sugimoto · Reiko Ike · Linda Kimoto · Emi Jo

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Hideo Murata · Koji Tsuruta · Hiroko Sakuramachi · Michitaro Mizushima

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Michitaro Mizushima · Kyôsuke Machida

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Kyôko Akemi · Shinobu Araki · Shinichi Himori · Wakako Kunitomo

Synopsis Asu wa nipponbare (1948) follows a group of travelers on a bus journey through a mountain pass during the autumn season, departing from a hot spring town. The narrative unfolds as the lively bus abruptly halts due to a breakdown,...

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Osamu Takizawa · Tadao Takashima · Ken Mitsuda · Akiko Tamura