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HOKURIKU PROXY WAR (1977)

A Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the snowy Hokuriku region, sparking a bloody turf war with local gangs.

by Remy Dean 21st February 202521st February 2025
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LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1983)

Only eight legendary warriors can protect a cursed princess from an ancient supernatural clan...

by Remy Dean 11th February 202511th February 2025
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JAPAN ORGANIZED CRIME BOSS (1969)

A gangster, released from prison, seeks a quiet life... but after his boss dies, he's forced to lead his gang.

by Remy Dean 15th November 202416th November 2024
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WOLVES, PIGS, AND MEN (1964)

A lonely gangster tries recruiting men to plunder a respected and powerful gang.

by Remy Dean 18th August 202418th August 2024
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MESSAGE FROM SPACE (1978)

An embattled planet, on the edge of doom, sends an SOS, and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.

by Remy Dean 19th July 202420th July 2024
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SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG (1971)

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. So they relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

by Remy Dean 26th June 202427th June 2024
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THE FALL OF AKO CASTLE (1978)

Based on Japanese 18th-century events, this is the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.

by Remy Dean 1st December 20231st December 2023
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SAMURAI REINCARNATION (1981)

Amakusa Shiro resurrects other dead historical figures to overthrow the Shogunate, while Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi rises to fight him and his warriors of the dead.

by Remy Dean 16th June 202316th June 2023
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BATTLE ROYALE (2000)

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary 'Battle Royale' act.

by Jono Simpson 23rd April 202128th April 2021
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