Ken Ogata Movies

Die Bettlektüre

67/100

A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

79/100

A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.

The Ballad of Narayama

79/100

In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.

Vengeance Is Mine

79/100

Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.

Samurai Reincarnation

66/100

The villain is called Amakusa Shiro Tokaisada. He is actually based on a real christian samurai. The movie was one of the inspirations for the game called 'Samurai Shodown' (actual spelling)

The Demon

74/100

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.

Der Schatten des Shogun

72/100

Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. One day, he orders Takechiyo to an initiation rite in Yedo (today's Tokio).... See full summary »

Gonin 2

62/100

Thrown together by chance during the robbery of a jewelry store by a Yakuza gang, five women take advantage of the situation to make off with the heist's loot, while a man hunts the same ... See full summary »

The Last Samurai

75/100

Toranosuke Sugi, a brave and loyal Samurai, fights to practice and preserve his master's teachings amid a civil war. With friends on both side will he cave to temptation, or stand on principle and for freedom?

Edo Porn

67/100

The famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.

The Geisha

71/100

The loves and tragedies of a geisha in 1933 Japan.

Zegen

70/100

A Long Walk

72/100

Matsutaro Yasuda, a retired girl's High School Principal who has lost his wife to alcoholism and is forsaken by his Daughter...

Man Walking on Snow

69/100

Scene: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer...

Tracked

69/100

A man who is jailed for murdering his family after he confessed, escapes. His only chance at freedom is his new love interest that tries to shield him from the authorities.

House on Fire

70/100

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work...

O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan

74/100

Oar

74/100

The story of Iwago, a troubled Japanese man who has grave personal problems and strained relationships with his wife and step children.

My Soul Is Slashed

65/100

Prince Shotoku

86/100

Succession

74/100

A stockbroker turned yakuza has been ordered to ask the boss of another yakuza outfit to be the substitute emcee of a succession ceremony - the passing of the baton from the older to the younger yakuza generation.

Ruri no shima supesharu 2007: Hatsukoi

72/100

A Chaos of Flowers

73/100

Film Noir

59/100

Sex Check: The Second Sex

73/100