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Taira Clan Saga / Tales of the Taira clan / Shin Heike Monogatari
Raizo Ichikawa, Yoshiko Kuga

NYFA film Archives, 2007

Mizoguchi's last color film was this rich and spectacular epic which examined the conflict between the ruling courts, the powerful monks and the exploited warrior class at the end of the twelfth century. The samurai leaders of the Taira Clan return victorious from fighting for their Emperor. Instead of recognition and reward, they are cheated and dishonored by the high courtiers who do not want to see the samurai warriors empowered. The samurai ...

Shinobi No Mono
Raizo Ichikawa, Yunosuke Ito

Animeigo, 2007

Ishikawa Goemon, a talented young ninja becomes embedded in a twisted scheme to assassinate ODA Nobunaga, an evil warlord bent on ruling feudal Japan with an iron fist. Deceit, treachery and loads of ninjas lurk around every corner as Goemon travels the countryside to complete his task of winning back his honor, and ultimately his life.

Legend of the Taira Clan [Region 2]
Ichirô Sugai, Narutoshi Hayashi

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Films Sans Frontiers

France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Biographies, Collectors Edition, Documentary, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of ...

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Collector's Set, Vol. 1
Raizo Ichikawa

Animeigo, 2009

Edo, the capital of Japan, has degenerated into a tangled web of political intrigue and personal vice. Nemuri Kyoshiro, the half-breed son of a Japanese noblewoman raped by a Christian missionary, lives only for the moment amused by the chaos that surrounds him. But those who decide to use him for their own ends soon discover that they have made a fatal error! Kyoshiro wields the fabled Musou-Masamune blade and is master of the most subtle and ...

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarô Katsu

Animeigo, 2009

A timeless tale of honor and revenge, THE LOYAL 47 RONIN is the true story of a group of samurai who became ronin (masterless samurai) after their Lord was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official. After patiently waiting and planning for over a year, they execute a daring assault on Lord Kira's estate, and exact their revenge, knowing that they would themselves be forced to commit seppuku to atone for their ...

Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege
Raizo Ichikawa, Yunosuke Ito

Animeigo, 2009

Tokogawa Ieyasu is the ruler of Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete — the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now besieged in Osaka castle. Ieyasu's ninjas are the only ones who can penetrate the fortress, but unfortunately for Ieyasu, Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa) and his fellow Toyotomi ninja can just as easily get out. As armies of samurai maneuver for battle, the fate of the nation will be ...

Shinobi No Mono Collector's Set, Vol. 1
Raizo Ichikawa

Animeigo, 2009

Considered by many critics to be the best and most realistic films about the ninja, the Shinobi no Mono saga spans the turbulent years of 1573-1615 and tells the story of the ninja who lurked behind the scenes while warlords strived for power. In one of his most famous performances, the iconic Raizo ICHIKAWA portrays two famous ninja (ISHIKAWA Goemon and KIRIGAKURE Saizo), each one with his own agenda, each one with a dark past and no certain ...

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection
Raizo Ichikawa, Masao Mishima

Animeigo, 2009

When last we saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill, and with the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his sights on bringing down the warlord who tried to turn him into soup, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As always, in the background, the subtle hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu is pulling strings as he plots ...

Revenge of a Kabuki Actor
Eiji Funakoshi, Jun Hamamura

Animeigo, 2008

While performing in a touring kabuki troop, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across the three men who drove his parents to suicide twenty years earlier, and plans his revenge on them.

Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance
Raizo Ichikawa, Mikiko Tsubouchi

Animeigo, 2008

"The cold-blooded conqueror Nobunaga Oda has wiped out the Iga Ninjas... or so he thinks. The last surviving Iga Ninja, Goemon Ishikawa, wishes only to live in peace with his wife and child. But fate has other plans for Goemon, and he must use every trick in his arsenal to vanquish the evil warlord who will stop at nothing in his quest to rule all of Japan! DVD Features: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Presented in Anamorphic Widescreen Japanese ...

The Taira Clan Saga: A Film By Kenji Mizoguchi (Shin Heike Monogatari) [VHS]
Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa

New York Film Annex

Mizoguchi's last color film was this rich and spectacular epic which examined the conflict between the decadent ruling courts and the exploited warrior class at the end of the twelfth century.

Sleepy Eyes of Death - The Chinese Jade [VHS]
Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura

E1 Entertainment, 1997

The Chinese Jade holds the key to the mystery surrounding the rivalry between two bitter clans, but young Nemuri Kyoshiro must interview a dead man to find it! First in the SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH series. Includes graphic violence and nudity.

Sleepy Eyes of Death - Sword of Adventure [VHS]
Raizô Ichikawa, Kôichi Aihara

E1 Entertainment, 1997

Witness the return of outlaw Samurai warrior Nemuri Kyoshiro, who directs the titular sleepy eyes--and the "Full Moon Cut" sword stroke--at a series of demented villains out to murder an old man Nemuri befriended. Contains graphic violence and nudity.

Sleepy Eyes of Death - Full Circle Killing [VHS]
Raizô Ichikawa, Kyooko Azuma

E1 Entertainment, 1997

Master swordsman Nemuri Kyoshiro, aka "The Sleepy Eyes of Death," finds himself in yet another sticky wicket following a mysterious street corner decapitation.

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Sleepy Eyes of Death - Sword of Seduction [VHS]
Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Ai

Animeigo, 1998

While Nemuri Kyoshiro squares off against the Shogun's drug-addled, dangerous daughter and her legion of henchmen, secrets from his clouded past return to haunt him. Another entry in Animeigo's wonderfully graphic, perverse, and violent Samurai Cinema series.