Screenshots
No screenshots available for this title yet.
Cinema Discovery Archive
Cinephilecentral
Curated movie catalog and metadata explorer
Continue to the security-verification page to unlock your download.
A short ad flow runs before your download starts.
IMDB ID: tt0186939
Loading TMDb metadata...

No screenshots available for this title yet.
Synopsis
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Tōru Abe
Cast
Mikijiro Hira
Cast
Yoshio Inaba
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Cast
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Cast
Nami Munakata
Cast
Kōtarō Satomi
Cast
Minoru Ōki
Cast
Shirō Ōsaka
Cast
Hideo Sunazuka
Cast
Eiichi Kudō
Director
Norimichi Matsudaira
Writer
Kaneo Ikegami
Writer

Revenge
1964An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
Popularity: 7.4

Harakiri
1962Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Popularity: 8.4

Born Under Crossed Stars
1965A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.
Popularity: 6.4

Electra
1962Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Popularity: 7.0

Class of 1984
1982Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
Popularity: 10.0

A Colt Is My Passport
1967A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
Popularity: 7.0

Revenge
1964An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
Popularity: 7.4

Harakiri
1962Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Popularity: 8.4

Born Under Crossed Stars
1965A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.
Popularity: 6.4

Electra
1962Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Popularity: 7.0

Class of 1984
1982Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
Popularity: 10.0

A Colt Is My Passport
1967A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
Popularity: 7.0

The Cursed Palace
1962The daughter of a wealthy man is tormented by visions of her father's death while a struggle over inheritance plays out.
Popularity: 5.5
The Ako Retainers
1961Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.
Popularity: 5.2

Oldboy
2003With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Popularity: 8.2