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Rashomon
is a 1950 Japanese period drama (jidaigeki) film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest. The plot and characters are based upon Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's short story "In a Grove", with the title and framing story taken from Akutagawa's "Rashōmon". Every element is largely identical, from the murdered samurai speaking through a Shinto psychic to the bandit in the forest, the monk, the assault of the wife, an
Dersu Uzala
1975 film by Akira Kurosawa
Gate of Hell
1953 film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Ugetsu
Ugetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari, lit. "Rain-moon tales") is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "The Lust of the White Serpent" from Ueda Akinari's 1776 book Ugetsu Monogatari, combining elements of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre with a ghost story.
The Quiet Duel
1949 film by Akira Kurosawa
Floating Weeds
1959 film by Yasujiro Ozu
Shall We Dance?
1996 film by Masayuki Suo
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 film by Shūsuke Kaneko
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965 film by Noriaki Yuasa
Street of Shame
1956 film by Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasuzō Masumura
Odd Obsession
1959 film by Kon Ichikawa
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999 film by Shūsuke Kaneko
Gamera vs. Jiger
1970 film by Noriaki Yuasa, Bret Morrison
Gamera vs. Gyaos
1967 film by Noriaki Yuasa
Gamera vs. Barugon
1966 film by Shigeo Tanaka
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996 film by Shūsuke Kaneko
Miss Oyu
1951 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
Princess Yang Kwei-Fei
1955 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992 film by Masayuki Suo
The Crucified Lovers
1954 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 film by Kenji Misumi
Gamera: Super Monster
1980 film by Noriaki Yuasa
Gamera vs. Zigra
1971 film by Noriaki Yuasa
Gamera vs. Guiron
1969 film by Noriaki Yuasa
Dead or Alive
1999 film by Takashi Miike
Gamera vs. Viras
1968 film by Noriaki Yuasa
Daiei Film
Japanese film company
An Actor's Revenge
1963 Japanese film by Kon Ichikawa
Lightning
1952 film by Mikio Naruse
A Geisha
1953 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
Taira Clan Saga
1955 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962 film by Kazuo Mori
Warning from Space
1956 film directed by Koji Shima
Older Brother, Younger Sister
1953 film by Mikio Naruse
Daimajin
1966 film by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Hitokiri
1969 film by Hideo Gosha
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964 film by Kazuo Ikehiro
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 film by Kunio Watanabe
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963 film by Tokuzō Tanaka
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963 film by Tokuzō Tanaka
Ley Lines
1999 film by Takashi Miike
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman
1963 film
Her Brother
1960 film
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 film by Kon Ichikawa
Destiny's Son
1962 film directed by Kenji Misumi
Enjō
1958 film by Kon Ichikawa
Zatoichi on the Road
1963 film by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Blind Beast
1969 film by Yasuzō Masumura
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964 film by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
The Little Fugitive
1966 film by Eduard Bocharov
Nemuri Kyoshirō
series of jidaigeki novels written by Renzaburō Shibata
Nemuri Kyōshirō manji giri
1969 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
Benten Kozō
1958 film by Daisuke Itō
Satan's Sword
1960 film by Kenji Misumi
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965 film by Kenji Misumi
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964 film by Kenji Misumi
Night River
1956 film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Afraid to Die
1960 film by Yasuzō Masumura
An Osaka Story
1957 film by Kōzaburō Yoshimura