For a Moment Alive

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations...

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a...

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Ky...

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal...

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force...

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four fol...

Baian Fujieda, an assassin for hire, got an unusual job from his usual fixer to end up with an unexp...

Okawa Hashizo as 'Young Lord', the unlikely sleuth sets out to untangle the riddle of what went on a...

A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed...

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogu...

All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening a...

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has be...

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the...

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century....

Haunted by bad luck, two friends learn to trust in the world again and take their destiny into their...

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander...

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro s...

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro s...