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February 1: Updated with 8 new titles, 8 Featured titles and 4 new Non-Subtitled lists (7-10). November 30: Updated with 9 new titles and added new sections under "Samurai".
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	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

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

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	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

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

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	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.

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.

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	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

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

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

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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	CREST OF BETRAYAL Chushingura Gaiden Yotsuya Kaiden - 1994 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras An awesome mixture of Japan's two greatest stories, the loyal 47 Ronin and the Ghost of Yotsuya. When former ronin Tamiya Iyemon joins the Asano clan, he brings with him a legacy of death and destruction. Aside from Horibe Yasubei, he is the only one with fighting experience and his past exploits with the sword should help in the group carrying out their long-awaited vendetta against Lord Kira. Meanwhile, his personal life takes a twist when the granddaughter of a wealthy clan official falls in love with him and tempts him to leave his wife Oiwa and marry her. Powerful and haunting, this combination of love and action will have you on the edge of your seat as the tension monuts before the great attack on the vile Lord Kira. Directed by: FUKASAKU Kinji Cast: SATO Koichi, SANADA Hiroyuki, ISHIBASHI Renji, TSUGAWA Masahiko

CREST OF BETRAYAL
Chushingura Gaiden Yotsuya Kaiden - 1994 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

An awesome mixture of Japan's two greatest stories, the loyal 47 Ronin and the Ghost of
Yotsuya. When former ronin Tamiya Iyemon joins the Asano clan, he brings with him a
legacy of death and destruction. Aside from Horibe Yasubei, he is the only one with
fighting experience and his past exploits with the sword should help in the group carrying
out their long-awaited vendetta against Lord Kira. Meanwhile, his personal life takes a
twist when the granddaughter of a wealthy clan official falls in love with him and tempts
him to leave his wife Oiwa and marry her. Powerful and haunting, this combination of love
and action will have you on the edge of your seat as the tension monuts before the great
attack on the vile Lord Kira.

Directed by: FUKASAKU Kinji
Cast: SATO Koichi, SANADA Hiroyuki, ISHIBASHI Renji, TSUGAWA Masahiko

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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

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

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

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

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

Volume 1, includes episodes 4-6
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Everything is subtitled in English, and comes with boxart unless otherwise noted.
Please note that A/V quality on the video clips is lower than that of the actual DVD.

	47 MASTERLESS SAMURAI Chushingura - 1959 - Color -16:9 Widescreen - Extras - 2 Discs Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version! While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there been an array of major motion picture stars to bring new life to this timeless tale. Starting with the corrup practices of Lord Kira and Yanagi-sawa, the Shogun's Secretary, which in essence led to the incident of Lord Asano's attacking Kira in the Pine Corridor of the Shogun's Palace, this is the definitive version. Asano Takumi no kami was a young lord with high scruples, who refused to join in the general corruption and bribery which ran rampant in the capital at that time. By not giving bribes, he angered Kira Kozuke no suke the elder lord in charge of protocol at the Palace. Refusing to teach the younger man, and giving him false instructions was only the beginning. Insults followed, and a man of honor had no choice but to draw his sword in anger. Forty seven masterless samurai are willing to give their lives to avenge their lord. Nothing could match the courage of these warriors as they show that truly the sword is the soul of the samurai, and the samurai is the soul of Japan. This massive story is told in two parts, with an amazing all-star cast, a must see! Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, NAKAMURA Kinnosuke, OTOMO Ryutaro, MISORA Hibari, ICHIKAWA Utaemon, AZUMA Chiyonosuke, SATOMI Kotaro, NAKAMURA Katsuo, KITAOJI Kinya, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke, KOGURE Michiyo etc. This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print! With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras (including "Who is Who?"). Click here for screen captures

47 MASTERLESS SAMURAI
Chushingura - 1959 - Color -16:9 Widescreen - Extras - 2 Discs

Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version!

While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before
has there been an array of major motion picture stars to bring new life to this timeless
tale. Starting with the corrup practices of Lord Kira and Yanagi-sawa, the Shogun's
Secretary, which in essence led to the incident of Lord Asano's attacking Kira in the
Pine Corridor of the Shogun's Palace, this is the definitive version. Asano Takumi no
kami was a young lord with high scruples, who refused to join in the general
corruption and bribery which ran rampant in the capital at that time. By not giving
bribes, he angered Kira Kozuke no suke the elder lord in charge of protocol at the
Palace. Refusing to teach the younger man, and giving him false instructions was
only the beginning. Insults followed, and a man of honor had no choice but to draw
his sword in anger. Forty seven masterless samurai are willing to give their lives to
avenge their lord. Nothing could match the courage of these warriors as they show
that truly the sword is the soul of the samurai, and the samurai is the soul of Japan.
This massive story is told in two parts, with an amazing all-star cast, a must see!

Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu
Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, NAKAMURA Kinnosuke, OTOMO Ryutaro, MISORA Hibari,
ICHIKAWA Utaemon, AZUMA Chiyonosuke, SATOMI Kotaro, NAKAMURA Katsuo,
KITAOJI Kinya, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke, KOGURE Michiyo etc.

This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print!
With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras (including "Who is Who?").

Click here for screen captures

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	AKO ROSHI Ako Roshi - 1959 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - DVD Extras - 2 Discs Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version! Toei's 10th anniversary film. While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta (Chushingura) has been told countless times, never before has there been a telling with a huge all-star cast of this calibre that brings new life to this timeless tale. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.The tale of 47 Ronin, a true event that has inspired countless film adaptions, captures the real courage and loyalty of the way of the samurai. At a time in japanese history when those qualitys were more myth than reality, these brave men avenged thier Lord showing tremendous patience and cunning to achieve the ultimate justice.Though they would later be executed for this plan and it's end results all of japan would remember these men as heroes. This DVD is Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, on 2 discs to preserve the stunning razor sharp video quality and brilliant colors, an amazing print of a Chushingura classic like you have never seen before. With a most unique pack of DVD Extras; Original Trailers, Movie Photo Gallery, Chushingura Movies Poster Gallery, and more, 70+ pages of info; "The 47 Ronin", "The Genroku Era", "Who is Who?" (now you can match a face with actor/actress names you've seen before), 11 Actor Bios, and 30 minutes of previews from other cool samurai and yakuza movies! A must have disc set! This is NOT the Hawaii TV recording! Remastered from a new amazing print! With removable English Subtitles and DVD Extras. Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu Cast: KATAOKA Cheizo, NAKAMURA Kinnosuke, SATOMI Kotaro, OKAWA Hashizo, ICHIKAWA Utaemon, KONOE Jushiro, SATOMI Kotaro, AZUMA Chiyonosuke, OTOMO Ryutaro, OKOCHI Denjiro, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke, OKA Satomi, OKAWA Keiko, KOGURE Michiyo, CHIHARA Shinobu, YAMAGATA Isao etc. To watch a preview, click here! (Windows Media Player)

AKO ROSHI
Ako Roshi - 1959 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - DVD Extras - 2 Discs

Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Version!

Toei's 10th anniversary film. While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta (Chushingura) has
been told countless times, never before has there been a telling with a huge all-star cast
of this calibre that brings new life to this timeless tale. When Lord Asano is unjustly
executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.The tale of 47 Ronin, a true event that
has inspired countless film adaptions, captures the real courage and loyalty of the way of
the samurai. At a time in japanese history when those qualitys were more myth than
reality, these brave men avenged thier Lord showing tremendous patience and cunning to
achieve the ultimate justice.Though they would later be executed for this plan and it's end
results all of japan would remember these men as heroes.

This DVD is Digitally Remastered, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, on 2 discs to preserve
the stunning razor sharp video quality and brilliant colors, an amazing print of a
Chushingura classic like you have never seen before. With a most unique pack of DVD
Extras; Original Trailers, Movie Photo Gallery, Chushingura Movies Poster Gallery, and
more, 70+ pages of info; "The 47 Ronin", "The Genroku Era", "Who is Who?" (now you can
match a face with actor/actress names you've seen before), 11 Actor Bios, and 30 minutes
of previews from other cool samurai and yakuza movies! A must have disc set!

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

Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu
Cast: KATAOKA Cheizo, NAKAMURA Kinnosuke, SATOMI Kotaro, OKAWA Hashizo,
ICHIKAWA Utaemon, KONOE Jushiro, SATOMI Kotaro, AZUMA Chiyonosuke, OTOMO
Ryutaro, OKOCHI Denjiro, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke, OKA Satomi, OKAWA Keiko, KOGURE
Michiyo, CHIHARA Shinobu, YAMAGATA Isao etc.

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	CHUSHINGURA - Taiga Drama Genroku Ryoran - 1999 - Color - Fullscreen - 49 Episodes The Forty-seven Loyal Samurai is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan’s history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke, chief councillor of the Ako Clan who leads his men through suffering and hardship to ultimately avenge their lord after he is unjustly forced to commit harakiri. NHK's Taiga Drama "Genroku Chushingura" is the ambitious remake of this classic epic and boasts a cast that reads like a Who’s Who in Japanese entertainment. Kabuki actor Nakamura Kankuro stars as Oishi Kuranosuke in this year-long blockbuster which also features fan favorites like Matsudaira Ken, Ishizaka Koji, Miyazawa Rie, Otake Shinobu, Kyo Machiko, and Yoshida Eisaku. (TV Broadcast quality) Cast: Kankuro Nakamura, Ken Matsudaira, Koji Ishizaka, Rie Miyazawa, Shinobu Otake, Machiko Kyo, Eisaku Yoshida

CHUSHINGURA - Taiga Drama
Genroku Ryoran - 1999 - Color - Fullscreen - 49 Episodes

The Forty-seven Loyal Samurai is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of
Japan’s history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke,
chief councillor of the Ako Clan who leads his men through suffering and hardship to
ultimately avenge their lord after he is unjustly forced to commit harakiri. NHK's Taiga
Drama "Genroku Chushingura" is the ambitious remake of this classic epic and boasts a
cast that reads like a Who’s Who in Japanese entertainment. Kabuki actor Nakamura
Kankuro stars as Oishi Kuranosuke in this year-long blockbuster which also features fan
favorites like Matsudaira Ken, Ishizaka Koji, Miyazawa Rie, Otake Shinobu, Kyo Machiko,
and Yoshida Eisaku. (TV Broadcast quality)

Cast: Kankuro Nakamura, Ken Matsudaira, Koji Ishizaka, Rie Miyazawa, Shinobu Otake,
Machiko Kyo, Eisaku Yoshida

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	YAGYU SECRET SCROLLS Yagyu Bugeicho - 1957 - Color - Fullscreen - Extras In the 17th century, three powerful families endeavor to keep three secret scrolls from ever being pieced together in one place, as they contain the necessary information to overthrow the Shogunate. While a number of power hungry warlords covet the scrolls, and will do anything to get them, one goes so far as to hire a master ninja (Mifune) to assure victory. Great performance by screen-legend Mifune Toshiro, a must see! (The original aspect ratio for this movie is 4:3 Fullscreen.) Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, TSURUTA Koji, KUGA Yoshiko, OKADA Mariko, OKOCHI Denjiro To watch a preview, click HERE! (Windows Media Player)

YAGYU SECRET SCROLLS
Yagyu Bugeicho - 1957 - Color - Fullscreen - Extras

In the 17th century, three powerful families endeavor to keep three secret scrolls from ever being pieced together in one place, as they contain the necessary information to overthrow the Shogunate. While a number of power hungry warlords covet the scrolls, and will do anything to get them, one goes so far as to hire a master ninja (Mifune) to assure victory. Great performance by screen-legend Mifune Toshiro, a must see!

(The original aspect ratio for this movie is 4:3 Fullscreen.)

Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, TSURUTA Koji, KUGA Yoshiko, OKADA Mariko, OKOCHI Denjiro

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

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	YAGYU SECRET SCROLLS 2: TWO SECRET SWORDS Yagyu Bugeicho Soryu Hiken - 1958 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras As the curtain rose on the second chapter of the story, the ninja master and his brother finally find one of the three scrolls their evil employer needs to overthrow the Shogunate. As each ninja brother wants the scroll for himself, they fight over it and tear it in half. Ashamed of themselves, the two separate, but find themselves pursued by angry members of the Yagyu clan. See the master ninja (Mifune) duel with Yagyu Jubei! Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, TSURUTA Koji, KUGA Yoshiko, OKADA Mariko, OKOCHI Denjiro To watch a preview, click HERE! (Windows Media Player)

YAGYU SECRET SCROLLS 2: TWO SECRET SWORDS
Yagyu Bugeicho Soryu Hiken - 1958 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

As the curtain rose on the second chapter of the story, the ninja master and his brother finally find one of the three scrolls their evil employer needs to overthrow the Shogunate. As each ninja brother wants the scroll for himself, they fight over it and tear it in half. Ashamed of themselves, the two separate, but find themselves pursued by angry members of the Yagyu clan. See the master ninja (Mifune) duel with Yagyu Jubei!

Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, TSURUTA Koji, KUGA Yoshiko, OKADA Mariko, OKOCHI Denjiro

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	WHIRLWIND Shikon Mado: Dai Tatsumaki - 1964 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras After the fall of Osaka Castle, trouble looms in the sky. A huge tornado approaches with devastating force!! Jubei, Shuri, and Hisanosuke were three loyal Samurai that escaped the blazing inferno of Osaka Castle, and each worked to restore the Toyotomi family to power by taking on a new identity. But as the victorious Tokugawa side frantically tries to find the remnants of Toyotomi warriors the tornado draws near. This is a Samurai spectacle that you cannot miss. 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles + DVD Extras! Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi Cast: ICHIKAWA Somegoro, MIFUNE Toshiro, NATSUKI Yosuke, SATO Makoto To watch a preview, click HERE! (Windows Media Player)

WHIRLWIND
Shikon Mado: Dai Tatsumaki - 1964 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

After the fall of Osaka Castle, trouble looms in the sky. A huge tornado
approaches with devastating force!! Jubei, Shuri, and Hisanosuke were three
loyal Samurai that escaped the blazing inferno of Osaka Castle, and each worked
to restore the Toyotomi family to power by taking on a new identity. But as the
victorious Tokugawa side frantically tries to find the remnants of Toyotomi
warriors the tornado draws near. This is a Samurai spectacle that you cannot
miss. 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, with removable English Subtitles + DVD
Extras!

Directed by: INAGAKI Hiroshi
Cast: ICHIKAWA Somegoro, MIFUNE Toshiro, NATSUKI Yosuke, SATO Makoto

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	BATTLE IN THE SEA OF JAPAN Nihonkai Dai-Kaisen - 1969 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Togo Heihachiro sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Mean- while, Major Akashi Genjiro makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand. Directed by: MARUYAMA Seiji Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, NAKADAI Tatsuya, KAYAMA Yuzo

BATTLE IN THE SEA OF JAPAN
Nihonkai Dai-Kaisen - 1969 - Color - Anamorphic Widscreen

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese
War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a
Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Togo Heihachiro sends
his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Mean-
while, Major Akashi Genjiro makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik
revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the
conflict at hand.

Directed by: MARUYAMA Seiji
Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, NAKADAI Tatsuya, KAYAMA Yuzo

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	GODFATHER OF JAPAN: FINAL CHAPTER Nihon no Don - Kanketsu Hen - 1978 - Color - 16:9 Anamorphic Widscreen Doublecrosses and backstabbings while the biggest yakuza bosses battle for the title of "Godfather of Japan"! Violent story and an all-star cast, a must see! Directed by: NAKAJIMA Sadao Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, SUGAWARA Bunta, KATAOKA Chiezo

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We all know what happened to BCI. All of their titles are now "out of print" but I was able to pick up quite
a few of them and am now offering them at discount prices. These are the official BCI released DVDs.
Since these are all box sets, international shipping will be a little bit more expensive. Remember, I only
have a little number of these DVDs. When they're gone, they're gone. If you order one of them and I no
longer have it in stock, you will be refunded.

	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.

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.

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	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

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

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	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

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

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	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

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

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	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

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

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	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

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

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	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

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Everything is subtitled in English, and comes with boxart unless otherwise noted.
Please note that A/V quality on the video clips is lower than that of the actual DVD.

	RONIN GAI Ronin Gai - 1957 - B/W - Fullscreen - Extras Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic. Directed by: MAKINO Masahiro Cast: KONOE Jushiro, KAWADU Seizaburo, FUJITA Susumu, TAKAMINE Meiko

RONIN GAI
Ronin Gai - 1957 - B/W - Fullscreen - Extras

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin
living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe
Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social
outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are
masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and
disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve
a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino
Masahiro and is considered a true classic.

Directed by: MAKINO Masahiro
Cast: KONOE Jushiro, KAWADU Seizaburo, FUJITA Susumu, TAKAMINE Meiko

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	SARUTOBI SASUKE AND THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 4 Sarutobi Sasuke Yami no Gundan 4 - 2005 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras Chiba Shinichi returns as Yagyu Jubei! As the final battle between the Tokugawa and the Toyotomi draws closer, Sarutobi sends his ninja army to locate the magical Muramasa sword to give the Toyotomi the upper hand. Meanwhile, the Tokugawa are doing the same. As two ninja armies clash, Sarutobi faces his greatest challenge - Yagyu Jubei... Directed by: MIYASAKA Takeshi Cast: MATSUKATA Hiroki, CHIBA Shinichi, YOSHIOKA Takeshi, ANDO Nozomi

SARUTOBI SASUKE AND THE ARMY OF DARKNESS 4
Sarutobi Sasuke Yami no Gundan 4 - 2005 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Chiba Shinichi returns as Yagyu Jubei!

As the final battle between the Tokugawa and the Toyotomi draws closer, Sarutobi
sends his ninja army to locate the magical Muramasa sword to give the Toyotomi the
upper hand. Meanwhile, the Tokugawa are doing the same. As two ninja armies
clash, Sarutobi faces his greatest challenge - Yagyu Jubei...

Directed by: MIYASAKA Takeshi
Cast: MATSUKATA Hiroki, CHIBA Shinichi, YOSHIOKA Takeshi, ANDO Nozomi

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YAKUZA LAW: LYNCHING!
Yakuza keibatsu-shi: Rinchi - Shikei! - 1969 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Spanning several centuries, starting in feudal japan and ending in the present day,
Yakuza's Law:Lynching consists of three stories all dealing with strict yakuza laws
and the gruesome consequences of breaking them. Three grim tales of punishment,
torture and bloodshed only Ishiii Teruo could tell.

Directed by: Ishii Teruo
Cast: OTOMO Ryutaro, SUGAWARA Bunta, OKI Minoru, MIYAUCHI Hiroshi

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GIRL BOSS: ESCAPE FROM THE REFORM SCHOOL
Sukeban: Kankain Dasso - 1973 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen - Extras

Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's
more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each
having their own reasons for escaping, they go their seperate ways. With the help of a
young mechanic, who's also on the lam, Ruriko tries to realize her dream of leaving
the island of Japan behind. But the authorities are always one step behind her...

Directed by: NAKAJIMA Sadao
Cast: SUGIMOTO Miki, KANAE Yuko, SUNAGA Katsuyo, WATASE Tsunehiko

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MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE
Minamoto no Yoshitsune - 1990 - Color - Fullscreen - Extras - 2 Discs

One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword
number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and
fragile stature passed by. He wore a nice sword and played the flute. It was an
unequal fight, but the outcome was different than one would have expected. Not the
physically superior Benkei won, but the agile Yoshitsune. He defeated the crude giant
with his swift and skillful movements and superior fighting techniques. Legend has it
that Shanao had received his sword training by the Tengu. They are mythological
creatures, half-human/half-bird, and first-class fighters in martial art. After this
remarkable "mother of all sword fights", Benkei vowed eternal loyalty to Shanao. His
life took a complete turn. From now on he accompanied his new lord through
numerous adventures and battles as the faithful vassal and second banana. It was
the time of the Genpei wars, when the Minamato clan finally defeated their arch-rivals,
the Taira clan in fierce fighting. Yoshitsune was the brilliant military leader of the
Minamato. Japanese history and legend books and Kabuki plays are full of
Yoshitsune's audacious and clever moves. And on his side, his faithful vassal Benkei,
feared by the enemy and revered by book readers and movie and theater spectators.

Digitally Remastered from a new amazing print! With removable English subtitles.
Running time: 240 mins! DVD Extras: "The Making of..." with English subtitles!

Directed by: MASUDA Toshio
Cast: HIGASHIYAMA Noriyuki, MATSUKATA Hiroki, SHIMADA Yoko, KATASE Rino,
TSUGAWA Masahiko, TAKAHASHI Hideki, CHIBA Shinichi, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo

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SHINSENGUMI
Shinsengumi - 1987 - Color - Fullscreen - 2 Discs

On June 5, 1864 the Shinsengumi raided anti-Shogunate activists at Kyoto's Ikedaya
Inn. This act not only saved the city from the planned fires which were being used to
cover up the kidnapping of the Emperor, but also elevated the group to fame and a
place in history. Nearly 300 years of the Tokugawa's rule would be torn apart by
extremists bent on restoring Imperial power. As the alliance of atsume-Choshu-Tosa
Clans progressed, only the Shinsengumi was able to stand up to them, and delayed
the eventual fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This is the story of that famous group,
led by Kondo Isami, who is portrayed to per-fection by motion picture star Matsukata
Hiroki in one of the most thrilling versions of this exciting story. From their birth as a
small group of ronin attached to the Aizu Clan, until their eventual fall with the
government's collapse.

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

Directed by: HARADA Yuichi & MASUDA Toshio
Cast: MATSUKATA Hiroki, TOYAMA Noriyuki, MATSUBARA Chiaki, KATAHIRA Nagisa

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SHADOW WARRIORS V - Volume 1
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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Volume 1, includes episodes 1-3
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ZIPANG
Zipang - 1990 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen

THIS IS THE UNCUT ANAMORPHIC 122 MINUTE VERSION!

Veteran director Kaizo Hayashi made this post-modern samurai action adventure
saga. The film centers on Jigoku-gokuraku-maru, a samurai on the lam. One bounty
hunter hoping to collect the sizeable reward is Teppo Oyuri, a comely lass who is an
ace shot with her pearl-laden pistol. Before she can set her sights on
Jigoku-gokuraku-maru, he is attacked by a hoard of sword-wielding thugs also
hoping to collect the reward. He dispatches them with bloody aplomb. Later,
Jigoku-gokuraku-maru and Teppo Oyuri -- who has fallen for the master swordsman
in spite of herself -- ventures to Zipingu -- the Land of Gold -- in search of a magical
gold sword.

Directed by: HAYASHI Kaizo
Cast: TAKASHIMA Masahiro, YASUDA Narumi, HIRA Mikijiro

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TENCHIJIN TAIGA DRAMA - Volume 3
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.

Volume 3, includes episodes 24-35
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Volume 3, includes episodes 24-35
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LADY SAZEN AND
THE DRENCHED SHALLOW SWORD
Onna Sazen: Nuretsubame Katate Giri - 1969 - Color - Widescreen

Tange Sazen, the one-armed one-eyed swordsman, one of most beloved characters
in Japanese literature, has gotten a make-over. Meet O’Kin the one-armed one-eyed
swordswoman, aka Lady Sazen. As a child, she was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu,
who was after her family’s most treasured possession, the famed Drenched Swallow
sword. As an adult, she has become a skilled swordswoman and lives a carefree life
with her adopted family. One day, O’Kin saves a girl from a group of yakuza, and in
doing so, gets involved in a grand conspiracy involving religious leaders, government
officials, the yakuza and Lord Daizen-day, the man who killed her father and destroyed
her body...

Directed by: YASUDA Kimiyoshi
Cast: YASUDA Michiyo, HONGO Kojiro, NAGATO Isamu

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BLIND SWORDSWOMAN: HELLISH SKIN
Mekura no Oichi Jigokuhada - 1969 - Color - Widescreen

The second film in this series has O'Ichi the Blind facing off against a woman who is
an expert with the bullwhip! Terrific action and a great story make this one of the top
films in the series. O'Ichi may have met her match as she vies with the evil beauty that
has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other challenges
before confronting her greatest rival. While longing to live and love like other women,
she is compelled to remain a desperado. This is one of the best samurai era films
from Japan and has received high praise in Alain Silver's "The Samurai Film" the
critical standard for the genre.

Directed by: MATSUDA Teiji
Cast: MATSUYAMA Yoko, Konoe Jushiro, IRIE Yasunori, MATSUOKA Kikko

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EDO DRAGNET featuring SHIHOMI Etsuko - Vol. 1
Omitsu Doshin Oedo Sosamo - 1979 - Color - Fullscreen

Onmitsu Doshin, undercover agents who entrust their lives to Hatamoto Chief
Magistrate Naito Kageyu, and voluntarily entered into a life fated to walk the unknown
back-alleys of life. They sometimes help, sometimes encourage, and sometimes
secretly supported the people of Greater Edo who were harassed by heinous evils
and suffered under cold laws. For these undercover agents, there is no tomorrow.
This volume contains the first 2 episodes that feature Shihomi Etsuko in this long
lasting series.

Directed by: Various
Cast: SHIHOMI Etsuko , SATOMI Kotaro, SAGAWA Tetsuro, TSUCHIDA Sanae

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LADY GAMBLER
Showa Onna Bakuto - 1972 - Color - Widescreen

Fujiko wanders aimlessly through the country, seeking vengence on the man she
onced loved, who betrayed her, and destroying her family and her life. When she
discovers that man had already died, she loses her will to live. But in a twist of fate,
she meets Tatsumi, a raising star in the Horikawa Family. She quickly falls in love
with him and his yakuza lifstyle. But when Tatsumi is chosen to but the next Boss of
the family, his jealous sworn brother Morito kills him with the help of a mysterious
man behind the scenes. Now Fujiko becomes a Bakuto, a wandering yakuza
gambler, and once again, walks the bloody path of vengence...

Directed by: KATO Tai
Cast: ENAMI Kyoko, MATSUKATA Hiroki, MATSUDAIRA Junko, AMACHI Shigeru

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RED SILK GAMBLER
Hijirimen Bakuto - 1972 - Color - Widescreen

With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword
and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from
gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone
gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a
tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a
prostitute to a gambling family.

Directed by: ISHII Teruo
Cast: NAKAMURA Eiko, IKE Reiko, MATSUDAIRA Junko, SUGAWARA Bunta

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YAGYU ABARETABI vol. 9-10: eps. 23-26 FINALE!
Yagyu Abaretabi - 1980-1981 - Color - Fullscreen - Extras

Yagyu Abaretabi is a samurai television series from the JAC (Japan Action Club)
which followed the successful Yagyu Conspiracy series with new and exciting
stories. Unlike the first series, which was basically set in and around the Shogun's
Palace in Edo, Yagyu Abaretabi is the tale of members of the Yagyu Clan and
their travels all around the nation seeking to fight injustice and corruption. With
outstanding performances by such stalwarts as Sanada Hiroyuki (playing Jubei's
half-brother Matahei) and Katsuno Hiroshi as Matajuro, not to mention powerful
appearances by Chiba Shinichi (aka Sonny Chiba) himself (as Yagyu Jubei,
the one-eyed swordsman of legendary prowess), this is a series not to be missed.
There are plenty of surprises along the way, as this highly entertaining series is
guaranteed to bring joy to those who watch it.

This is NOT the Hawaii Tv recording! Remastered from a new superior print!

Directed by: MATSUOKA Akinori etc.
Cast: KATSUNO Hiroshi, CHIBA Shinichi, SANADA Hiroyuki, YAMAMURA So,
KATAHIRA Nagisa, FUJIKI Yuu

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