Tetsurô Tanba Movies

You Only Live Twice

69/100

Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked.

Harakiri

87/100

An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn.

Three Outlaw Samurai

77/100

When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing taxes, a wandering ronin and two renegades from the magistrate's guard take up the fight for them.

Goyokin

78/100

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

Pigs and Battleships

76/100

A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.

The Castle of Sand

76/100

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.

Silence

72/100

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

67/100

After a politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, a brutal policewoman is released from jail and sent after them.

Unter dem Banner der aufgehenden Sonne

80/100

One woman's search to find the truth about her husband's death in World War II.

Die Brücke zur Sonne

72/100

Based on a true story, this compelling drama relates the difficulties of a young woman married to a Japanese diplomat during World War II, victim of suspicion and animosity from her husband's government.

Assassination

73/100

In 1863, when Americans warships approach Japan, a enigmatic ronin becomes a important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.

The 7th Dawn

65/100

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.

Poruno jidaigeki: Bôhachi bushidô

70/100

A nihilistic ronin joins the immoral Bohachi clan, which intends to take control over the local prostitution industry.

Die Steuerfahnderin schlägt wieder zu

69/100

Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher.

Hunter in the Dark

72/100

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan ... See full summary »

Kamikaze Okinawa Zero

71/100

Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

Weltkatastrophe 1999?

61/100

Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late.... See full summary »

Revenge

75/100

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.

The Depths

68/100

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur ... See full summary »

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

67/100

The second live-action film about the adventures of three ronin: Jubei, Sunlight, and Moonlight, who dedicate their lives to hunt down "shadows", the ninja spies of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Dokufu Takahashi Oden

72/100

Atmospheric and full of great performances.

Samurai from Nowhere

73/100

The adventures of a ronin, a samurai without a feudal lord, trying to achieve safety in a neighbouring domain.

Pacific Inferno

66/100

Favorable portrayal of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who approved of the bombardment of Pearl Harbor, as a patriot. The film is a jingoistic defense of Japanese imperialism.

Die Herausforderung

50/100

Female Slave Ship

63/100

Towards the end of World War Two Lt. Sugawa is flying to Tokyo with top secret blueprints when his plane is shot out of the sky over the Pacific Seas. He is plucked from the ocean onto a ... See full summary »