After being wounded in a fight, Zatoichi is nursed to health by a young woman and her father. Now indebted to the family, he works to protect their ferry business from local thugs.
A charismatic ronin gets snared into a conflict between officials at a waystation, and gains the enmity of a group of thugs.
A nihilistic ronin joins the immoral Bohachi clan, which intends to take control over the local prostitution industry.
A debt collector visits a gambling den in search of a gambler - the gambler's wife and daughter are sick; unknown to the debt collector he kills the gambler. He learns more about his wife ...
It is hard to think of another ninkyô yakuza film that leaves the main protagonist - a chivalrous female at that - in so much pain and sorrow, such an emotional abyss of desolation at the ...
A well-written saga of two gang bosses.
The historical drama follows the wartime experiences of the respected admiral who attempted to force America into considering a negotiated peace during World War Two.