Kinnosuke Nakamura Movies

The Shogun's Samurai

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Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and ... See full summary »

Samurai Banners

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Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces ... See full summary »

Akô-jô danzetsu

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This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701 -- 1702, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the ... See full synopsis »

Der Tod eines Teemeisters

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Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death. Years before: Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who ... See full summary »

Revenge

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After killing a high-ranking officer in an illegal duel, a low-ranking samurai is declared insane and challenged to a fixed duel by the vengeful clan to which his dead opponent belonged to.

Miyamoto Musashi

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The film begins when the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is still named Shinmen Takezo. After being on the losing side of the Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo and his friend manage to escape and come across a young woman and her mother.

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji

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Bakumatsu

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The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was ... See full summary »

Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki

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Sanada fûunroku

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Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a ... See full summary »

Fuunji Oda Nobunaga

69/100

Hawk of the North

61/100

During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After crushing almost all of his enemies, Date Masamune aka the "Hawk of the North" sets his ... See full summary »

Isshin Tasuke: The Man of Men

Bushido

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After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he remembers his gruesome family history, which sees his ancestors sacrificing themselves for the sake of their cruel lords, and realizes that he's about to repeat their mistakes.

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

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Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô

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Two-Sword Fencing Is Born

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Miyamoto Musashi VI

68/100

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

74/100

Sword in the Moonlight

69/100

In Search of Mother

67/100

The protagonist Chujiro, who possesses many attractive qualities, is a victim of unkind circumstances: his mother abandoned him as a child...

Lady Sen and Hideyori

70/100

The tale of Princess Sen, daughter to Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and wife of Toyotomi Hideyori.

Shirikurae Magoichi

69/100

Conspirator

70/100

Two hostile clans had reached an artificial reconciliation which involves the marriage of a person from each family...

Hiya-meshi to Osan to Chan

71/100