TAJOMARU
Tajomaru - 2009 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Based on Japanese classic novel "Yabu no Naka" written by AKUTAGAWA, which is original story of KUROSAWA Akira's "Rashomon." The story is set sometime in the late Muromachi period. The main protagonist Naomitsu, the second son of a noble family Hatakeyama, is entrapped and driven out of his home by his subordinate warrior Sakuramaru. He flee into the hills, where a robber attacks him. Naomitsu kills the baddie, which makes him end up to inherit the bandit's name, Tajomaru. Finally, Naomitsu comes back to his home as Tajomaru. And there the shocking truth reveals...

Directed by: NAKANO Hiroyuki
Cast: OGURI Shun, HONDA Hirotaro, MATSUKATA Hiroki

ABARENBO SHOGUN: FINALE SPECIAL
Abarenbo Shogun - 2003 - Color - Fullscreen - Extras

The incredible success of the Abarenbo Shogun series reaches its zenth with the final episode in the long-running show as Yoshimune finally signs off and we are left to pnder the past while enjoying one of the greatest shows ever filmed. After hundreds of episodes and so many years, we learn what the final outcome is and wish the best for the characters who gave us so much enjoyment over the years.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new superior print!
With removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: ISHIKAWA Ichiro
Cast: MATSUDAIRA Ken, TAMURA Ryo, ISHINO Yoko

NEW BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY 3: LAST DAYS OF THE BOSS
Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho saigo no hi - 1976 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars. A minor dispute between the Sakamoto family based in Osaka (the largest organization in Japan) and the Kawahara family of Amagasaki (subsidiary of the Genryu Group of Kyushu) turns into a conflict that leads to several deaths in both families. The incident happens just when the Genryu group has become wary of the Sakamoto family’s attempt to expand into Kyushu. Nozaki, the young manager of the Iwaki group, under the Genryu group, has his only sister, Asami, who is married to Nakamichi, the member of the Yonemoto family under the Sakamoto gamily, which puts him in a tight spot. But when the Yonemoto group sends an assassin to stab the family chief Iwaki to death, Nozaki takes his subordinates including Kangawa with him and confronts Osaka. Despite the brutal scar he receives on his face, Nozaki goes after the life of the chief of the gigantic organization relentlessly...

Directed by: FUKUSAKU Kinji
Cast: SUGAWARA Bunta, MATSUBARA Chieko, WADA Koji

TOKUGAWA SEX BAN
Tokugawa sekkusu kinshi-rei: shikijô daimyô - 1972 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

More Pinky Violence from the master maestro SUZUKI Norifumi. When the Tokugawa Shogun must marry off his 32nd daughter to a less than reputable character, he does the unthinkable. Ban his citizens from any sexual activity...

Directed by: SUZUKI Norifumi
Cast: SUGIMOTO Miki, WATANABE Fumio, Sandra JULIEN

SHADOW WARRIORS V - Volume 4 (finale)
Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen - 1985 - Color - Fullscreen

The great Jidaigeki Action series featuring Chiba Shinichi, Sanada Hiroyuki, Shihomi
Etsuko, Natsuyagi Isao and the Japan Action Club (JAC) draws to an exciting close as
the era of the Tokugawa Shogunate finally ends and a new era of peace and
prosperity dawns on Japan. After rescuing Katsu Rintaro (founder of the Japanese
Navy), a small group of Iga ninja known as the "Shadow Warriors" play a pivotal role in
the bloody civil war that has gripped Japan since the arrival of Perry's Black Ships in
1853. As the various factions strive to restore power to the emperor and end the
Shogunate they call into play not only the devious Koga ninja, but also must face the
'Wolves of Mibu', the dreaded Shinsengumi! Surrounded on all sides by enemies
from within the nation while the navies of the West look for an opportunity to take over
the Land of the Rising Sun, Hattori Hanzo's Shadow Warriors lead the way to a new
world.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from new superior prints!
With removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: --
Cast: CHIBA Shinichi, SANADA Hiroyuki, SHIHOMI Etsuko, NATSUYAGI Isao

To watch a preview, click here! (Windows Media Player)

LEGENDARY SWORDFIGHTS OF YAGYU JUBEI - Vol. 8
Yagyu Jubei Shichiban Shobu - 2005 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen

Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version!

Yagyu Jubei, the oldest son of the Shogunate Superintendent Officer Tajima-no-kami
Yagyu Munenori, the best swordsman on earth!

The time is the 11th year of Kanei (1634) when the third Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa ruled
Japan. Jubei's father Munenori suddenly asks him to come home while Jubei is on a
samurai training journey. After not seeing his son for ten years, Munenori tells Jubei about
the conspiracy of overturning the present Shogunate plotted by the warriors of Suruga
Dainagon Tadanaga, who competed with Iemitsu for the Shogun position and was forced to
commit seppuku. The ringleader of the conspiracy is a fearful swordsman and the
ex-advisor of Tadanaga, Kageyu Toda. Jubei's secret trip has begun in order to erase the
root of all possible conspiracies plotted all over the country...

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print!
With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras.

Directed by: ---
Cast: MURAKAMI Hiroaki, NATSUYAGI Isao, FUJI Sumiko (Junko)

CONSPIRATOR, THE
Hangyakuji - 1961 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

This is the chronicle of the tragic life and anguish of a young lord in the Warring Clans’ era.
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to
Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness.
His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant interference and
attempts at defeating the Oda family. A true classic in the historical sense, this is a superb
film with deep insight into the culture of old Japan. At that time it was common for erstwhile
enemies to form alliances through marriage. While it might seem a good idea at the time,
the result is often tragic.

Remastered from a new DVD print!
Now 16:9 Anamorphic with removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: ITO Daisuke
Cast: NAKAMURA Kinnosuke, AZUMA Chiyonosuke, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke

TALES OF GENJI KURO 2
Genji Kuro Sassoki Byakko Nitoryu - 1958 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

More amazing two swords fighting by Nakamura Kinnosuke! The saga continues,
master swordsman Kuro must defend Lord Yoshi-tune's secret treasures from the
treacherous pirates and villains.

Remastered from a new DVD print!
Now 16:9 Anamorphic with removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu
Cast: OTOMO Ryutaro, HASEGAWA Yumiko, NAKAHARA Hitomi, KAGA Kunio

TATTOOED OFFICIAL, THE
Gozonji Irezumi Hangan - 1960 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

After intervening to save a defenseless woman from a band of drunken rogue
samurai, the famed Toyama no Kinsan is confronted with the news that his father, a
clan lord, has been wrongfully accused of a crime and may have to commit seppuku.
While pride will not allow the elder to ask for his son's help in clearing his name,
Kinsan must set out on a private mission in order to solve the mystery and save his
father from a terrible fate! (TV Broadcast quality)

Remastered from a new DVD print!
Now 16:9 Anamorphic with removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: SASAKI Yasushi
Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, OKA Satomi, KOGURE Michiyo, YAMAGATA Isao,
TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke, SHINDO Eitaro

NEW BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY
Jingi Naki Tatakai VI - 1974 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - DVD Extras

The sixth chapter of Jingi Naki Tatakai series With the endless power struggle.
The extraordinary combination of Kinji Fukasaku and Bunta Sugawara, along with new
ideas and a strong touch of realism, created the sixth movie of the series that describes
‘The War of Hiroshima Gangsters’ which had lasted almost 30 years after World War II.
It can be called the Japanese secret post WWII history. It focuses on the ugly, violent
inside struggle of the Yamamori Group of 1959 in Kure City, Hiroshima. Director Kinji
Fukasaku, the master of portraying violence and humanity, said "Having making the
five previous movies, I found those characters very interesting. So I took a deeper look
into them this time." He made this shocking movie with high enthusiasm and revealed
the core of gangster’s struggle which has never been touched before.

Directed by: FUKASAKU Kinji
Cast: SUGAWARA Bunta, MATSUKATA Hiroki, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo, TANAKA Kunie

NEW BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR OR HUMANITY 2
Jingi Naki Tatakai VII - 1975 - Color - 16:9 - DVD Extras

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the
true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this
continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups
are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man,
Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and
riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released,
he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada.
Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes natters into his own hands and becomes an
unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the
Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...

Click here for Video Clip (MS Media Player)

Directed by: FUKASAKU Kinji
Cast: SUGAWARA Bunta, KAJI Meiko, WATASE Tsunehiko, NARITA Mikio

SHADOW WARRIORS - COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Kage no Gundan - 1980 - Color - Fullscreen - 27 Episodes - English Subtitles

Power struggles never end no matter what the era. While the country is in discord, the
'Kage' (Shadows) rise up to defeat the darkness. An historical action TV series which
portrays the battles between the Iga and Koga clans when the political situation fell into
chaos not long after Tokugawa Ietsuna succeeded to the position of the forth Shogun. This
series was filmed around the same time director Kudo Eiichi shot his movie "Shadow
Warriors - Hattori Hanzo". The Japan Action Club (JAC) led by Chiba Shinichi displayed
dynamic action in every episode of the series.

Directed by: various
Cast: CHIBA Shinichi, NARITA Mikio, JAC (Japan Action Club) etc.

SAMURAI COLLECTION BOX SET

includes
LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (Satomi Hakkenden)
1984 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitles
YAKUSHIMARU Hiroko, SANADA Hiroyuki, SHIHOMI Etsuko, CHIBA Shinichi
Dir: FUKASAKU Kinji

NINJA WARS (Iga Ninpocho)
1982 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
SANADA Hiroyuki, WATANABE Noriko, CHIBA Shinichi
Dir: SATO Kosei

GI SAMURAI (Sengoku Jietai)
1979 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitles
CHIBA Shinichi, NATSUKI Isao, WATASE Tsunehiko

MASUTATSU OYAMA TRILOGY BOX SET

includes
KARATE BULL FIGHTER (Kenka Karate Kyokushin Ken)
1975 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
CHIBA Shinichi, NARITA Mikio, CHIBA Jiro
Dir: YAMAGUCHI Kazuhiko

KARATE BEAR FIGHTER (Kenka Karate Kyokushin Buraiken)
1975 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
CHIBA Shinichi, NAKAJIMA Yutaka, TAKIGAWA Yumi
Dir: YAMAGUCHI Kazuhiko

KARATE FOR LIFE (Karate Baka-Ichidai)
1975 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
CHIBA Shinichi, NATSUKI Yoko, MUROTA Hideo
Dir: YAMAGUCHI Kazuhiko

LETHAL CHIBA BOX SET

includes
KILLING MACHINE (Shorinji Kenpo)
1975 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
CHIBA Shinichi, SATO Makoto, KOIKE Asao
Dir: SUZUKI Noribumi

THE EXECUTIONER (Shokugeki! Jigoku-ken)
1974 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
CHIBA Shinichi, NAKAJIMA Yutaka, IKEBE Ryo
Dir: ISHII Teruo

KARATE INFERNO: THE EXECUTIONER II (Chokugeki! Jigoku-ken Dai Gyakuten)
1974 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
CHIBA Shinichi, NAKAJIMA Yutaka, SHIHOMI Etsuko
Dir: TERUO Ichii

SONNY CHIBA COLLECTION 6 MOVIE BOX SET

Includes:
Bullet Train
1975 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled & Dubbed
Golgo 13
1977 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled & Dubbed
Karate Warriors
1976 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Dubbed
The Bodyguard
1976 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Dubbed
Dragon Princess
1976 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Dubbed
Sister Street Fighter
1974 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Dubbed

FIGHTING FIST / SOUL OF SONNY CHIBA - (Double Feature)

Fighting Fist
The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal
activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police
team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their agents
always seem to wind up dead. As a last resort they have a female detective (Sibelle Hu)
infiltrate the organization in order to bring them down. This is one of the rarest Sonny Chiba
films and available on DVD for the first time.

Soul of Chiba (a.k.a. Soul of Bruce Lee)
Sonny Chiba is a student of Thai Fighting and witnesses the murder of his master. He vows
to find the killer at all cost. The search leads him into the heart of Thailand's drug empire
where along with Interpol agect Tadashi Yamashita he busts, breaks, batters and bruises
anybody who stands in the way of his vengeance. This is considered by many to be the
ultimate Chiba action film. His fight against the possessed monkey men stands as one of
the best action segments ever put on film.

Starring: SHINICHI Chiba

KADOKAWA HORROR COLLECTION BOX SET

Includes:
INUGAMI
2001 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtited
SHIKOKU
1999 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
SHADOW OF THE WRAITH
2001- 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled
ISOLA
2000 - 16:9 Anamorphic - English Subtitled

GHOST OF OIWA
Kaiden Oiwa no Borei - 1961 - B/W - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Based on the kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya, one of the most popular Japanese ghost stories of all time, Ghost of Oiwa tells a story of betrayal, murder and ghostly revenge. Iemon, a samurai, thought he married the woman that he loved. But after time, he grew sick of Oiwa and plots to disfigure her and finally kill her. But Oiwa would return from the grave to seek revenge…

Directed by: KATO Tai
Cast: WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo, KONOE Jushiro, FUSHIMI Sentaro

DOUBLE SUICIDE IN SONEZAKI
Sonezaki Shinji - 1978 - Color - Fullscreen

Based on the play by "Chikamatsu Monzaemon", Double Suicide in Sonezaki is the classic tale of the Japanese Romeo and Juilette. Tokubei, who works for his uncle in a shop, and Ohatsu, a prostitute, are star-crossed lovers, who dream of one day paying off their obligations and marry. But when Tokubei’s uncle wants him to marry someone else, and one of Ohatsu’s rich customers wants to marry her, they realize their dream will never come true. So they decide if they can’t live together, then they will die together…

Directed by: MASUMURA Yasuzo
Cast: KAJI Meiko, UZAKI Ryudo, IGAWA Hisashi

LADY KASUGA
Jotei Kasuga no Tsubone - 1990 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters, at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the future 3rd Shogun is chronicled in this historical drama. Intrigue and suspicion abound as the two brothers Iemitsu and Tadanaga vie for the post of Shogun, while behind the scenes the remnants of the defeated Toyotomi faction, lead by Lord Ishida Mitsunari attempt to discredit the Tokugawa Shogunate and regain their former position as rulers of the nation. The hidden battles between Shogun Hidetada's wife and mistresses of the 'Ooku' come to light as they force the two brothers into a life or death struggle. Co-starring screen-legend Wakayama Tomisaburo as Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu, the retired Shogun in one of his very last roles.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print!
With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras.

Directed by: NAKAJIMA Sadao
Cast: TOAKI Yukiyo, WAKAYAMA Tobisaburo, KUSABUE Mitsuko, KANEDA Kenichi

To watch a preview, click here

BLOODSTAINED GANG HONOR
Chizome no Daimon - 1970 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

In 1965, the post-war age of yakuza prosperity came to an end. Police crackdowns, infighting and legitimate business cause many yakuza gangs to disband. For the Hamayasu gang, based in Yokohama, there was a promising young shining star boss that could lead the gang to greatness. But there is a rival gang standing in his way…

Directed by: FUKASAKU Kinji
Cast: SUGAWARA Bunta, TSURUTA Koji, UMEMIYA Tatsuo, WATANABE Fumio

AGE OF ASSASSINS
Satsujin Kyo Jidai - 1967 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Twenty years after the end of World War II, international agents try to apprehend the world's largest diamond in this offbeat spy comedy. An eight year-old boy had the diamond sewn inside him during the war to smuggle the bauble out of the country. A mad scientists tortures one of the former Nazi guards to learn the identity of the now-adult diamond carrier. When one agent dies, a female spy uses her feminine wiles to seduce the scientist and locate the missing treasure.

Directed by: OKAMOTO Kihachi
Cast: NAKADAI Tatsuya, SUNAZUKA Hideo, AMAMOTO Eisei, DAN Reiko

ORGIES OF EDO
Zankoku ijo Gyauktai Monogatari - 1969 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

In the tradition of Joy of Torture, Ishii Teruo presents three stores of sadism and perversion taking place in Edo during the Warring States Era. The first story is about doomed lovers, the second is about a noblewoman who likes to do it with hairy midgets and imported black slaves because of a certain incident in her past and finally the third story is about the marvel of caesarean section.

Directed by: ISHII Teruo
Cast: AOI Mitsuko, ISHIHAMA Akira, KAGAWA Yuki, KOIKE Asao

THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI TV - Volume 1
Shin Sanbiki no Samurai - 1970 - Color - Fullscreen

This series was created from “Three Outlaw Samurai”, the film that gave director Gosha Hideo a rise to fame, with all new cast except NAGATO Isamu. The realistic combat choreography and the outlaw-type personalities as main characters are considered to have influenced later period dramas such as “Kogarashi Monjiro”. Sakura Kyojuro is a spear master, Nagare Ukon is an Iai master, and Kaede Genzaburo is a master of double swords. The three ronin with exceptional fighting skills wander from region to region, crushes the evil that plagues the world and save the helpless.

Directed by: GOSHA Hideo
Cast: ANDO Noboru, TAKAMORI Gen, NAGATO Isamu, KIKU Hiroko

SHADOW WARRIORS V - Volume 3
Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen - 1985 - Color - Fullscreen

The great Jidaigeki Action series featuring Chiba Shinichi, Sanada Hiroyuki, Shihomi
Etsuko, Natsuyagi Isao and the Japan Action Club (JAC) draws to an exciting close as
the era of the Tokugawa Shogunate finally ends and a new era of peace and
prosperity dawns on Japan. After rescuing Katsu Rintaro (founder of the Japanese
Navy), a small group of Iga ninja known as the "Shadow Warriors" play a pivotal role in
the bloody civil war that has gripped Japan since the arrival of Perry's Black Ships in
1853. As the various factions strive to restore power to the emperor and end the
Shogunate they call into play not only the devious Koga ninja, but also must face the
'Wolves of Mibu', the dreaded Shinsengumi! Surrounded on all sides by enemies
from within the nation while the navies of the West look for an opportunity to take over
the Land of the Rising Sun, Hattori Hanzo's Shadow Warriors lead the way to a new
world.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from new superior prints!
With removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: --
Cast: CHIBA Shinichi, SANADA Hiroyuki, SHIHOMI Etsuko, NATSUYAGI Isao

To watch a preview, click here! (Windows Media Player)

LEGENDARY SWORDFIGHTS OF YAGYU JUBEI - Vol. 7
Yagyu Jubei Shichiban Shobu - 2005 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen

Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version!

Yagyu Jubei, the oldest son of the Shogunate Superintendent Officer Tajima-no-kami
Yagyu Munenori, the best swordsman on earth!

The time is the 11th year of Kanei (1634) when the third Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa ruled
Japan. Jubei's father Munenori suddenly asks him to come home while Jubei is on a
samurai training journey. After not seeing his son for ten years, Munenori tells Jubei about
the conspiracy of overturning the present Shogunate plotted by the warriors of Suruga
Dainagon Tadanaga, who competed with Iemitsu for the Shogun position and was forced to
commit seppuku. The ringleader of the conspiracy is a fearful swordsman and the
ex-advisor of Tadanaga, Kageyu Toda. Jubei's secret trip has begun in order to erase the
root of all possible conspiracies plotted all over the country...

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print!
With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras.

Directed by: ---
Cast: MURAKAMI Hiroaki, NATSUYAGI Isao, OZAWA Maju

TENCHIJIN - TAIGA DRAMA
Tenchijin - 2009 - Color - Widescreen

The 48th NHK Taiga drama is Tenchijin, based on Hisaka Masashi's novel of the
same name. The story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in
Echigo Province in the 16th century. Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by
Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, served Kenshin's adopted son Kagekatsu and is
known for his extreme loyalty to the Uesugi family. He also made every effort to protect
the people of Echigo with a strong sense of justice and genuine sympathy toward
commoners. (Each volume includes 4 discs / TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: KATAOKA Keiji etc.
Cast: TSUMABUKI Satoshi, MATSUKATA Hiroki, MATSUDA Ryuhei etc.

SENSITIVE SAMURAI, THE - Season 2
Ude ni Oboe Ari - 1992 - Color - Fullscreen - 4 discs

A classic samurai drama, set in the 18th century; tragedy, honor, revenge, love, tears,
laughter and swordsmanship extraordinary. The hero Matahachiro flees to Edo after
becoming embroiled in a feud and killing his sweetheart's father. He finds work as a
bodyguard, but spends a good deal of his time defending himself. He even crosses
paths with the real-life ”forty-seven ronin”, who are seeking revenge for the forced
suicide of their lord. Meanwhile, Matahachiro cannot forget his sweetheart back
home... (TV Broadcast quality)

Directed by: ---
Cast: MURAKAMI Hiroaki etc.

VAGABONDS IN A COUNTRY AT WAR
Sengoku Burai - 1952 - B/W - Fullscreen - Extras

Mifune Toshiro!  Inagaki Hiroshi!  Kurosawa Akira!

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate
has leftbehind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by
O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker,
he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in
love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and
becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the
opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has
developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by
another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.
(aka "Sword for Hire") Screenplay by Inagaki Hiroshi and Kurosawa Akira!

Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, MIKUNI Rentaro, Takashi Shimura, ASAJI Shinobu

RICKSHAW MAN
Muhomatsu no Issho - 1958 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Tough and ready Mitsu, the rickshaw man, goes in for anything rough and tumble.
His life changes, however, when he crosses paths with Toshio, a young boy who
hasinjured himself. As thanks for helping the boy to the doctor, Toshio's parents,
the Yoshioka, invite Mitsu to dinner and he gladly accepts their offer. They become
close and when Mr. Yoshioka dies from an illness, the family asks Mitsu to serve
as the young boy's tutor. Mitsu does an exemplary job readying Toshio for school,
instilling in him the honesty and honor which are so much a part of his own character.
After Toshio leaves for school, Mitsu evidences an interest in Mrs. Yoshioka, but their
difference in station keeps him from expressing his desire. The Rickshaw Man is a
sentimental favorite of Japanese cinema.

Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, TAKAMINE Hideko, AKUTAGAWA Hiroshi, RYU Chishu

RONIN OF THE WASTELANDS - Volume 3
Koya no Suronin - 1972 - Color - Fullscreen

Continuing the tradition of the Yojimbo movies, Mifune Toshiro stars as Toge Kujuro,
a wandering ronin searching for his own fame and happiness. With a sense of
justice, he travels the countryside, with his motley collection of outcasts - a pistol-
carrying ronin, a two-bit con artist and woman seeking revenge, following close
behind, unwittingly righting wrongs and protectin the common man.

Directed by: --
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, KAJI Meiko, IZU Sugeru, SAGAMI Jiro etc.

RED SUN
Soleil Rouge - 1971 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Link, a rough-riding gunslinger, teams up with Kuroda, an honoraboe samurai warrior,
in a grisly tale of revenge set in the lawless southwest of the 1870s. A gruesome train
robbery involving a priceless samurai sword throws the two bitter enemies together.
As victims of the same desperado, they are forced to unite to capture the killer and
restore the sword to its rightful owner. They have one week to complete their mission
or the warrior must commit 'hara-kiri' (suicide)! The action heats up when they kidnap
the killer's beautiful girlfriend Cristina, a prostitute working in a seedy bordello. Link
and Kuroda are determinded to get their man... and nothing can stop them! Follow the
burning tale of revenge as the action explodes under the scorching Red Sun.
In English language (no subtitles). 

Directed by: Terrance Young
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, Charles Bronson, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress

CHUSHINGURA: VENDETTA OF OBLIGATION
Chushingura - 1985 - Color - Fullscreen - 2 Discs

Japan's greatest story is told in a new and exciting way. This is the story of the 47 ronin of
the Ako clan who rose up to avenge the brutal death of their beloved master Asano Takumi-
no-kami after his failed attack on the vile Lord Kira led to his being ordered to commit ritual
suicide in a garden on the grounds of the shogun's palace. The story has been told many
times, but never like this. Powerful swordfighting highlights the carrying out of the Vendetta
of Obligation against a snowy backdrop of death!

Directed by: Masuda Toshio
Cast: SATOMI Kotaro, TANBA Tetsuro, SAIGO Teruhiko, NATSUYAGI Isao

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GOEMON
Goemon - 2009 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

The year is 1582, and the most miserly warlord in Japan, Oda Nobunaga, promptly falls
prey to an assassin's blade and is succeeded by his own right-hand-man, Toyotomi
Hideyoshi. Unfortunately, all is far from well on the sociological front: a huge chasm exists
between rich and poor, and evening things out is super-thief Goemon, who spends his
day redistributing wealth to the lower economic classes. Fate takes an intriguing turn
when Goemon acquires a small, ornate, handcrafted box of foreign design that he swipes
from a merchant and hands to a homeless kid. Also after the box is the Administrator of
Hideyoshi, who sends a vicious ninja out to take care of Goemon and retrieve the item;
Goemon recovers it first, however, while saving the young homeless boy from a bellicose
swordsman. In no time at all, Goemon finds himself being pursued by everyone under the
sun including Mitsunari, re-encounters a lost love from his past, Cha Cha and realizes
that the box will play an integral role in the nation's future.

Directed by: KIRIYA Kazuaki
Cast: EGUSHI Yosuke, OKUDA Eiji, FUKASAWA Arashi

SHADOW WARRIORS V - Volume 2
Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen - 1985 - Color - Fullscreen

The great Jidaigeki Action series featuring Chiba Shinichi, Sanada Hiroyuki, Shihomi
Etsuko, Natsuyagi Isao and the Japan Action Club (JAC) draws to an exciting close as
the era of the Tokugawa Shogunate finally ends and a new era of peace and
prosperity dawns on Japan. After rescuing Katsu Rintaro (founder of the Japanese
Navy), a small group of Iga ninja known as the "Shadow Warriors" play a pivotal role in
the bloody civil war that has gripped Japan since the arrival of Perry's Black Ships in
1853. As the various factions strive to restore power to the emperor and end the
Shogunate they call into play not only the devious Koga ninja, but also must face the
'Wolves of Mibu', the dreaded Shinsengumi! Surrounded on all sides by enemies
from within the nation while the navies of the West look for an opportunity to take over
the Land of the Rising Sun, Hattori Hanzo's Shadow Warriors lead the way to a new
world.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from new superior prints!
With removable English Subtitles.

Directed by: --
Cast: CHIBA Shinichi, SANADA Hiroyuki, SHIHOMI Etsuko, NATSUYAGI Isao

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