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XVIIth century, two Jesuit priests go to Japan to find their mentor, father Ferreira, missing person while he tried to spread the teachings of the Catholicism. In the term of a dangerous journey, they discover a country where the Christianity is decreed illegal and his persecuted believers. They will have to lead in the underground this precarious quest which will confront their faith with the worst events.

In the 1980s, the first three movies of ninja stamped Cannon Group Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination) fill rooms and arouse the curiosity of the loving cinema enthusiasts of genre cinema.
Birth of a cult around B-movies that action scenes choreographed by stuntmen justify a unique stamp of realization the mythology of the warrior murderer from Japan, that nothing stops, delirious scripts, constant visual finds…

In the 1980s, the first three movies of ninja stamped Cannon Group Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination) fill rooms and arouse the curiosity of the loving cinema enthusiasts of genre cinema.
Birth of a cult around B-movies that action scenes choreographed by stuntmen justify a unique stamp of realization the mythology of the warrior murderer from Japan, that nothing stops, delirious scripts, constant visual finds…

In the 1980s, the first three movies of ninja stamped Cannon Group Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination) fill rooms and arouse the curiosity of the loving cinema enthusiasts of genre cinema.
Birth of a cult around B-movies that action scenes choreographed by stuntmen justify a unique stamp of realization the mythology of the warrior murderer from Japan, that nothing stops, delirious scripts, constant visual finds…

Trained by their Master Goken in the mountains deserted and isolated from Japan, Ryu and Ken are the last practitioners of the old style of combat known under the name of “Ansatsuken” (fist assassin). Whereas their formation touches at his end, they learn some more on the mysterious past of their Master and heritage attached to the style “Ansatsuken”. Ryu and Ken will remain friendly or become terrible rivals?

In the 1980s, the first three movies of ninja stamped Cannon Group Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination) fill rooms and arouse the curiosity of the loving cinema enthusiasts of genre cinema.
Birth of a cult around B-movies that action scenes choreographed by stuntmen justify a unique stamp of realization the mythology of the warrior murderer from Japan, that nothing stops, delirious scripts, constant visual finds…

In the 1980s, the first three movies of ninja stamped Cannon Group Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination) fill rooms and arouse the curiosity of the loving cinema enthusiasts of genre cinema.
Birth of a cult around B-movies that action scenes choreographed by stuntmen justify a unique stamp of realization the mythology of the warrior murderer from Japan, that nothing stops, delirious scripts, constant visual finds…

1978 - Toei Company - Colour - 125 min - VOSTF - Metropolitan Filmexport - DVD

Japan, 1624. Poisoned, the old man shogun Hidetada leaves his succession with the competitions fraticides of two heirs: Iemitsu, affublé of a stammering and a mark of disgracieuse birth, and Tadanaga, the favourite of their mother and very influential Owari.

1984 - Toei Company - Colour - 130 min - VOSTF - Metropolitan Video - DVD

The Shizu princess survived the massacre of her family. She meets a warrior who tells him the ancestral competition of the two clans and the legend according to which the surviving one of Satomi could put an end to it thanks to eight samurai.

1989 - Toei Company - Colour - 108 min - VOSTF - HK Vidéo / Metropolitan Filmexport - K7V Secam / DVD

In the 1980s, the first three movies of ninja stamped Cannon Group Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination) fill rooms and arouse the curiosity of the loving cinema enthusiasts of genre cinema.
Birth of a cult around B-movies that action scenes choreographed by stuntmen justify a unique stamp of realization the mythology of the warrior murderer from Japan, that nothing stops, delirious scripts, constant visual finds…

1964 - Shochiku - Black & White - 89 min - VOSTF - Metropolitan Filmexport - DVD

Three ronin come to assistance of a group of desperate peasants who took as an hostage the girl of the shogun’s administrator in the hope to obtain a fall of taxes.

1964 - Shochiku - Black & White - 97 min - VOSTF - HK Video - DVD

On the run to escape a codamnation with death, continued by his former brother-in-arms and his men, Gennosuke runs away in the mountain where the discovery of a rich golden vein instigates all the greeds.

Ten years after a mission during which it lost an eye and an arm, Tange Sazen, become a monstrous vagrant, decides to use an invaluable earthenware jar to denounce the corruption and the injustice of the feudal capacity.

1969 - Fuji Telecasting & Tokyo Eiga - Colours - 120 min - VOSTF - Panda Films - VK7 SECAM / WildSide Films - DVD

1969 - Shochiku - Colour - 135 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Film - DVD

Iszo, put into debt farmer, is recruited by Takeshi to kill all setting them against these ambitions. But become the "cutter of man" the most dreaded by the country, Takeshi stops not worrying about the ardour of its faithful dog...

1978 - Shochiku - Colour - 156 min - VOSTF - Metropolitan Filmexport - DVD

A unit of the imperial police force is made up to fight against the crime and in particular against Nizaemon Kumokiri which burglarizes the residences of the commercial rich person. This one announces to its men that it intends to dissolve its band after a last blow.

1979 - Shochiku - Colour - 132 min - VOSTF - HK Video - DVD

Tanigawa is an amnesic ronin become a dreaded killer. But what terrible secret contains its past? In a universe of generalized plot, masks will not fall without bloodsheds...

2004 - Toei Compagny - Colour - 105 min - VOSTF - M6 Video - DVD

Shiro, large priest, has a magic fate prohibited for ressusciter deaths. It constitutes an army of most famous the samurai. But the courageous young person Jubei draws up himself against Shiro.

A samurai wandering in the search of his parent is confronted with the ill will of a disfigured aristocrat.

Sixth film of the saga of Zatoichi (among 26 films made on this character), blind sabror and masseur, Ichi is involved this time in the business of a disappeared gold loading.

In a lost village, any 70 years old person must achieve a pilgrimage towards the mountain of Narayama and finish her days there. Buoy rope is 69 years old and must find a woman for her son before climbing the mountain.

Musashi to the turning of its life, when it understands that its violence generates the violence which surrounds him . (Oscar of the Best Film Foreigner 1956).

The third and last shutter of the life of Miyamoto Musashi in his search of the "Perfect Light". (Oscar of the Best Film Foreigner 1956).

1974 - Tôhô Company - Colour - 80 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

The inspector Hanzo puts the hand on a false phantom which hides a villainous network in which the intendant with finances of the castles is implied.

2005 - Komakino - Colour - 110 min - VOSTF - CTV - DVD

Azumi continues its search to release the country of the warrior assassins and to bring back peace.

To repurchase the involuntary death of a hurdy-gurdy woman, Zatoichi undertakes to give his daughter prostitute in the right way with an insistence which will make it deaf to the cries populations persecuted by the men of the procurer.

1960 - Shochiku - B&W and Colour - 113 min - VOSTF - mk2 - DVD

In medieval Japan, the elder son of farmer's family puts himself, against the opinion of his parents, in the service of a powerful war chief. His sons will also make a commitment...

During the Genpei era, a superb married woman, Kesa, are used to divert the attention of the rebels of the imperial family. (Great Price of the Festival of Cannes 1954 - Great Price of film most artistic Locarno - American Oscar of best foreign film).

Orphan involved since its childhood by a former warrior with nine other children, it must assassinate a chief of clan which is likely to prevent the catch from being able of Tokugawa.

Blind traveller, earning his living as masseur, Zatoichi is a frightening enthusiast sabror of justice. The myth of Zatoichi is revisited in this film by Kitano Takeshi (Lion of silver of the Festival of Venice in 2003).

When a father seeks justice for his son reduced to poverty. (Great Special Price of the Jury of the Festival of Cannes 1963).

Four tales of fantasies adapted by Mizuki Yoko of the work of Lafcadio Hearn. (Special Price of the Jury of the Festival of Cannes 1965).

1967 - Tôhô Company - Colour - 124 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Films - DVD

Whereas it is on the point of taking its retirement, a samourai will choose the revolt and will make tremble the entire clan.

Blocked by the rising of a river, a ronin intervene in a duel. It is noticed by the lord of the stronghold which proposes to him to become its Master of Arms (Film made by the assistant of KUROSAWA which had written script and had prepared turning of it before its death).

1963 - Toeï - Black & White - 125 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

A minister secretly gives the order to his faithful vasal to kill the lord Matsudaira, younger brother of Shogun, which makes reign terror in its stronghold and the regions that it crosses each time it goes to Edo.

1964 - Toeï - Black & White - 113 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

Mingled in spite of him with a revolutionary group, Jinbo, decides to marry their cause after the assassination of its wife.

1966 - Toeï - Black & White - 95 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

Eleven samourai of the Oshi lord decide to avenge the murder for their Master by the lord Nariatsu, son of old Shogun.

The sixth and last episode of the adventures of the "solitary Wolf" to the child confronted with the killers of lord YAGYU Retsudo.

- LA GUERRE DES YOKAI - version 1968 - VOST - DVD

In all Japan, the children disappear while hordes of watches attack the populations. Vis-a-vis the threat, a handle of facetious creatures makes team with a young boy to protect humanity thanks to a legendary sword which has the capacity to transform it into valorous warrior.

Birth of the judo revisited by the KUROSAWA Master who in produced a remake in 1965 carried out by UCHIKAWA.

1945 - Tôhô Company - Black & White - 83 min - VOSTF - Arte Video - DVD

1887. Sugata Sanshiro, become an achieved judoka, must face an American boxer then the two young brothers karate expert of Higaki.

The same event told by four witnesses taken refuge under the ruins of the gate Rash-O-Mon of Tokyo. (Gold Lion of the Festival of Venice 1951 - Oscar of the Best Film Foreigner 1951).

To defend their village, of the peasants recruit seven samurai … Most traditional of films of samurai. (Silver Lion of the Festival of Venice 1953).

The novel of Gorki adapted to bottoms melt of medieval Tokyo by the KUROSAWA Master.

In XVIth century, the escape of the Yuki princess with a treasure which pokes many covetousness.

A soldier of fortune offers his services to two clans which share a city located at the north of old Tokyo.

A vagrant comes to assistance of a group of young samurai to fight a horde of cruel conspirators.

To avoid the bursting of a clan, a General, with his death, is replaced by a double - a kagemusha. (Gold Palm of the Festival of Cannes 1980).

The tragedy destiny of a head of clan which resembles that of King Lear in Japan of XVIth century.

The novel of James CLAVELL who reports the life of the pilot John BLACKTHORNE transposed for the TV (3 K7 or 5 DVD).

2009 - Warner Bros. - Colour - 94 min - VOSTF - Studio Canal - DVD

Raizo, a young person ninja orphan led to kill by the clan Ozunu, turns around against the organization which trained him to avenge the death of one of his close relations... Only against all, his vengeance is going to turn to the blood bath.

The world of the geisha drawn from the book of Arthur Golden delicious and filmed by Hollywood but rewarded by 3 Oscars (Better decorations - Better photography and better costumes).

1973 - Tôhô Company - Colour - 85 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

The inspector Hanzo carries out his survey in a mysterious convent which shelters a traffic covered by a dignitary of the castle of Edo.

Successful resumption of the very big movie of KOBAYASHI of 1962. A samurai without resource faces the men of the bursar Kageyu to denounce the nonsense and the cruelty that they showed in front of young person Motome.

In Japan the myth of Ryonosuke Tsukue is as strong as that of Musashi. It describes the search of the hero in his research of the perfection of the handling of the sabre.

The epic of Zatoichi, the first film on this character who counts among most popular in Japan, blind, masseur, player of dice out-pars, but especially frightening swashbuckler.

After the assassination in its place of a young woman crossed in way, Zatoichi decides to protect and convoy the child of the young woman to her father.

Zatoichi faces a player of failures psychopath who has bearing to help it to get a remedy to look after a young girl wounded at the time of the elimination of a band of yakusas players of dice.

Hanpei is small vassal, gardener of its state. Kikuba, large vassal of the castle, also notices its talents of swashbuckler. Become assassin "to save his Master", Hanpei will go at the end of its Destiny.

Zatoichi achieves the last wills of a hurdy-gurdy woman, to find and save her son mixed against his liking with traffic with erotic works of art.

Zatoichi is lodged by a godfather before opposed with him and its entire band to protect the sister from a bad debtor whom it had to carry out.

Zatoichi is found in a meeting which brings together all the chiefs yakusa area under the aegis of a cruel and démoniaque godfather called the "Shogun of the shade".

Itto Ogami, torturer of Shogun, is the only man to authorize to decapitate Daimyo. Shown to plot against its lord and refusing to be made seppuku, it escapes with sounds wire in a truffé pram of weapons, decided to be avenged.

Second shutter of the saga Ogami which defines the codes of the series. Always tracked by the Yagyu clan, Itto Ogami is seen proposing to assassinate the agent of the trade secrets of the clan of the dyers that Shogun discharged.

To free a teenager sold by her father to the mysterious clan from the "lapses of memory", Itto Ogami agrees to kill for their account the governor of the area which is to protect by Kambé, a deposed samourai that Ogami had refused to face.

Itto Ogami - the "Solitary Wolf" - is defied by five members of the Kuroda clan and must steal a letter written by Daimyo of the clan.

1941 - Black & White - 107 min - VOSTF - MK2 - DVD

Veracious history of 47 samourai which decide to avenge their Lord obliged to commit suicide to wash the affront made to the Kira lord.

1942 - Black & White - 107 min - VOSTF - MK2 - DVD

Become ronin, 47 samourai of the Asano lord, assassinate the Kira lord, by being perfectly aware of the price which they will have to pay for their act.

The destiny of two ambitious men adapted of traditional of the Japanese literature (Silver Lion of the Festival of Venice 1953).

1954 - Black & White - 100 min - VOSTF - Films Sans Frontières - DVD

The husband of Osan surprises this one at the side of Mohei, the preferred employee of her husband, from whom it requested a loan to help his family. Osan, however irreproachable, then prefers to leave its hearth to flee with Mohei which will be brought to him declared its love.

1954 - Black & White - 120 min - VOSTF - Films Sans Frontières - DVD

The woman and the girls of a governor of province are kidnapped while seeking to join it. The girls are sent in a camp of slaves directed by the Sansho intendant. Ten years later, they prepare an escape to join their mother off-set on an island (Silver Lion of the Festival of Venice 1954).

Okou, young woman of a ninja clan which lives in the mountain, sees confiding as secret mission to discover if the inhabitants of nearby the village intend to eliminate their ninjas neighbors. She is going to have to use her talents of spy and fighter but cannot avoid the confrontation between both communities.

1964 - Tôhô Company - Colour - 116 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Films - DVD

1860 - The men of the Mito clan prepare an attack against the Prime Minister, too favourable in their eyes with the opening of Japan the abroad; but two members of the groups could be spies with the pay of the shogun.

A wandering yakusa takes the party of a group of young people samourai who await the verdict of Shogun after an attack made against a corrupted daimyo. It will have to explain to a peasant, travelling companion, his origins to try to connect it to its cause.

The intrigue of Yojimbo adapted to the style cocasse and disillusioned of Zatoichi.

After a lord without honour assassinated their Master and banished them of their village, 47 deposed ronin make the wish be avenged to return its dignity to their people. Dispersed with the four corners of the known grounds, this tribe of ronin share in the search of Kaï, only man with being able to help them in a world wild, populated mythological creatures, malefic witches and appalling dangers.

The "Solitary Wolf" is engaged to kill bretteuse which uses the beauty of its body entirely tattooed to surprise its adversaries.

XVIIth century, two Jesuit priests go to Japan to find their mentor, father Ferreira, missing person while he tried to spread the teachings of the Catholicism. In the term of a dangerous journey, they discover a country where the Christianity is decreed illegal and his persecuted believers. They will have to lead in the underground this precarious quest which will confront their faith with the worst events.

Driven out of their village by the war, a mother and her daughter-in-law find refuge in a marsh. They assasinent and strip the soldiers mislaid to exchange their weapons against food.

Japan, on 1863: the civil war mutters since both established powers, Shogunat and imperial Court, oppose violently on the politics to be adopted in front of the American threat. Matsudaira, Minister of the Shogun, meets one day Hachiro Kiyokawa, samurai of peasant origin, among whom the intelligence and the talent in the sabre subject him. He decides to confide him a special brigade of safety. But Kiyokawa uses his charisma to raise a real army; and his ambitions begin to worry Matsudaira...

1965 - Shochiku - B&W - 96 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

While Hideyoshi and Tokugawa is in confrontation for the control of the country, the Lord Sanada delays. He asks a group of ninja to observe the situation before choosing his camp. These are then to be involved with the merciless war of the spies that are engaged both historic rivals.

2000 - Suncent Cinemaworks - Colour - 101 min - VOSTF - Wild Side Video - DVD

In medieval Japan, the monk Benkei goes to Kyoto to face terrible devils who behead every night by tens of the fighters Heike on the bridge of Gojoe.

In medieval Japan, Ichi is a young orphan, born blind, who earns her living by playing the music of village in village. But behind her fragile airs, the girl hides an exceptional talent in the art to handle the sabre. She is in search of old master who taught her the martial arts. One day, she saves the life of a young samurai roaming battling against the Banki clan. From then on, she becomes in sound every enemy of the redoubtable clan.....

1980 - Toei Company - Colour - 112 min - VOSTF - Metropolitan Filmexport - DVD

Shiranui Shogen, ninja without scruple, seek to put the hand on the two scraping-knives which, pointed together, reveal the hiding-place of an immense treasure. It succeeds in seizing the first by decimating the Momochi clan. But second is held by Takamaru, a young Master of martial arts who does not intend to let himself make...

2005 - Kadokawa Pictures - Colour - 88 min - VOSTF - Edito Films - DVD

When an experience of the army sends an unit in 1549 ... we obtain a film of series B among which sets and suits were outdone to the festival Asia-Pacific on 2005.

Jirozaemon, rich and fair craftsman, looks for a wife. But its extreme ugliness makes the women run away . His customers to Edo arrange him a meeting, but in vain. We decide then to distract the unfortunate to Yoshiwara, the district of the pleasures. Over there, only a second-rate prostitute accepts the company of the “monster”, which is moved. She promises him even the marriage if he helps him to become a big geisha girl. Jirozaemon ruins himself for her before realizing that all Yoshiwara laughed at him...

The young person Shojuro makes to Edo (Tokyo) together with his two faithful servants, Genta the carrier and Gompachi the lancer. This last one worries about its master: he knows that his gentleness is only visible and what she hides a man from the bad wine which lives badly its samurai's condition. The road is long up to the capital and the opportunities to drink do not miss...

The remake of the Legend of the Great Judo, filmed by UCHIKAWA and assembled by KUROSAWA Akira.

Widower and father of two young girls, a samourai of low caste must overcome a samourai very dangerous rebel for the honour of its clan after having triumphed in a duel epic over the ex-husband over his love over youth.

2004 - Shochiku - Colour - 130 min - VOSTF - CTV - DVD

A samurai, secretly in love with its former Kie maidservant, is seen ordering to kill his former friend. It is then torn between its duty, its impossible love for Kie and its fidelity with his companion of sabre.

Zatoichi is mingled with its knowledge in a war between clan of yakusa. It decides then to restore the injustice that it contributed to cause.

After having eliminated two brigands who had attacked it, and being initially simple observer, Zatoichi will intervene in a war between clan of yakusa.

Zatoichi returns in its native village which it has left for twenty years. It will have all the sorrows of the world to explain to the peasants the true intentions of Shinbei, a friend of childhood which returns to the village for country the debts of the ruined peasants but with the intention to control the country with a clan yakusa and a corrupted governor.

Zatoichi collects a young Chinese boy that guards of a daimio try to kill whereas a mysterious swashbuckler penguin intervenes to save it.

- LA GUERRE DES YOKAI - version 1968 - VOST - DVD

In all Japan, the children disappear while hordes of watches attack the populations. Vis-a-vis the threat, a handle of facetious creatures makes team with a young boy to protect humanity thanks to a legendary sword which has the capacity to transform it into valorous warrior.

Behind the large Hollywood cavalry, a vision of the period which rang the knell of the caste of the samurai of feudal Japan. For, landscapes and costumes.