Akira Shiga

Kanto Woman Yakuza (1968)

A Killer's Key (1967)

A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to influential figures in the political establishment. ...

The Hoodlum Priest (1967)

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twist ...

Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)

When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free. ...

A Certain Killer (1967)

A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with. ...

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (1966)

The Front Line Showdown (1966)

Daimajin (1966)

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. ...

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)

[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo's son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ni ...

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (1965)

Bloody Shuriken (1965)

Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love with the beautiful horse stable owner but like all heroes, cannot stay. ...

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)

Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The en ...

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)

[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his ...

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963)

Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate ...

The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lo ...

An Actor's Revenge (1963)

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago. ...

Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict. ...

New Bad Reputation Continues (1962)

Hell's Assassin (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love. ...

Ken ni kakeru (1962)

Destiny's Son (1962)

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord's concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the ...

Ame no Kudan-zaka (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Sōran wataridori (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Sabakareru Echizen no kami (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Keshin (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Oniisan to oneesan (1961)

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. ...

Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya (1961)

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch. ...

Karate, the Hand of Death (1961)

An American karate student in Japan searches for the sister of his friend and mentor. ...

Three Young Samurai (1961)

During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle. When they next meet they have all joined opposing sides. ...

Gonpachi (1956)

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi. ...

Asataro the Crow (1956)

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi. ...

Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)

This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs as a hostage, and try to take a Buddhist saint from the temple by force. ...

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho. ...

Izayoi kaidō (1951)

Judge of the Ashuras (1951)

The Invisible Man Appears (1949)

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. ...