Oiran

Japan, 1983
Director: Tetsuji Takechi
Starring: Kyoko Asuka, Takeshi Ito, Saeda Kawaguchi, Midori Yuzaki

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The 47 Ronin

Genroku Chûshingura
Japan: 1941
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring: Chojuro Kawarasaki, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa

Poster for the 1979 release

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Miyamoto Musashi Pentalogy

Miyamoto Musashi
Japan, 1961-1965
Director: Tomu Uchida
Starring: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie, Rentaro Mikuni, Isao Kimura, Ken Takakura

A 1976 screening of all 5 films - featuring Zen and Sword (1961), Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962), Two-Sword Fencing Is Born (1963), The Duel at Ichijoji (1964), and Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)

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Matatabi

Japan, 1973
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Isao Bito, Tadao Futami, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Reiko Inoue

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Hunter in the Dark

Yami no karyudo
Japan, 1979
Director: Hideo Gosha
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsuro Tanba, Yoshio Harada, Keiko Kishi, Mikio Narita

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Blind Woman's Curse

Kaidan nobori ryu
aka The Tattooed Swordswoman

Japan, 1970
Director: Teruo Ishii
Starring: Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Sato

Lone Wolf & Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Kozure ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru
Japan, 1972
Director: Kenji Misumi
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama

Ran (A)

Japan, 1985
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Mieko Harada

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Ran (B)

Japan, 1985
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Mieko Harada

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Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess

Japan, 2008
Director: Shinji Higuchi
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, Jun Matsumoto, Daisuke Miyagawa, Kippei Shiina, Arata Furata, Jun Kunimura

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Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (C)

Yagyû ichizoku no inbô
Japan, 1978
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsuro Tanba, Yoshio Harada

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Rashomon

Rashômon
Japan, 1950
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori

Deluxe chirashi printed with silver inks for the 2008 release.

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The Great Shogunate Battle

Edo-jo tairan
Japan, 1991
Director: Toshio Masuda
Starring: Hiroki Matsukata, Yukiyo Toake, Shinobu Sakagami

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47 Ronin

Japan, 1994
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa, Renji Ishibashi

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Seven Samurai

Japan, 1954
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima

Awesome poster for the 1991 release of this classic.

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