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春秋一刀流 (1939)
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After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by Sasagawa Shigezo, and became embroiled in a gamblers' feud known as the "Tenpo Suikoden.
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薩摩飛脚 剣光愛欲篇 (1933)
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A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke Ito in 1932
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海を渡る祭礼 (1941)
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There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before the festival, trouble arises with some horses.
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Asagiri gunka (1943)
Character: Kôdayû Muramatsu
At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.
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堀部安兵衛 (1936)
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Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios
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栗山大膳 (1936)
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Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
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盤嶽の一生 (1933)
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Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku
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白夜の饗宴 (1932)
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In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.
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Sunae Shibari (1927)
Character: Kanzo Toba
The Ryueis and the Tenmokus fight over gold bullion secretly stored away in Osaka Castle. A dramatization of a popular novel - three competing studios also produced their own versions of the story.
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出世太閤記 (1938)
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Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from a farmer's son.
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赤垣源蔵 (1938)
Character: Riemon Torii
Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo.
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鞍馬天狗 恐怖時代 (1928)
Character: Kichinosuke Saigô
The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Teppei Yamaguchi. It is part of the Kurama Tengu series and features the battle between the title character, Kurama Tengu, and his impostor. The last scene, featuring sword fights of exhilarating speed, is one reason this series was very popular, especially with children.
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放浪三昧 (1928)
Character: Date Kanemon
Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of living. His frined, Ando Kichinosuke, is alarmed at Mosui's despondency and invites him to his house as his little sister Tsuyu and he try to cheer him up.
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