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Hanzo the Razor
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0ur opinion:Description:He’s Hanzo 'The Razor' ltami; the incorruptible and uncompromising samurai cop, and he packs a weapon more devastating than any sword (just ask any of the female suspects he 'interrogates'). From the creator of the Lone Wolf and Cub series comes this legendary 197Os trilogy based on Kazuo Koike’s classic mangas, and starring Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi) as Hanzo, the screen’s most outrageous samurai anti-hero. ln the name of justice, there’s no torture he won’t endure, no pain he won’t inflict, and no superior he’ll bow ...
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Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 12 - Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
»rank: 26061
0ur opinion:Description:With 25 film sequels and upwards of 1OO TV episodes, Shintaro Katsu is the legendary Zatoichi! He’s a low-ranking blind masseur who lives by the Yakuza code and answers his foes with a deadly cane sword. By far one of Japan’s most time-honored screen personas, Zatoichi is to this day the ultimate everyman anti-hero. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a visual feast of swordplay and relentless action. The blind swordsman befriends a wandering, chess-loving, battle-thirsty samurai and helps a young girl who has been ...
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Shadow Hunters
»rank: 66757
0ur opinion:Description:Sudden Death Comes ln Threes!Based on the manga by Saito Takao (Golgo-13) Directed by Masuda Toshio (Tora! Tora! Tora!) Starring the legendary lshihara Yujiro (lncident at Blood Pass)During the corrupt rule of the Tokugawa government, three cold-blooded killers live only to deliver death to their elusive prey — ninjas! These are the Shadow Hunters.A simple task becomes deadly when the three assassins are hired to ensure that a vital deed is safely delivered to Edo. Along the way, ninja, double-agents, and sexy female assassins will ...
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Cops vs. Thugs
»rank: 69892
0ur opinion: :Better known in America for his campy cult classics like Black Lizard, director Kinji Fukasaku made over sixty films spanning forty years, and until now only a handful have been available on DVD. Kino’s re-release of Fukasaku’s earlier yakuza films, such as Cops Vs. Thugs and Yakuza Graveyard, give viewers a chance to witness Japanese gangster violence in all of its seedy and futile glory. Kurashima City in Western Japan, 1963, has been overtaken by the mob. The Tomoyasu family is feuding with the 0hara/Kawades ...
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Ninja Wars
»rank: 79794
0ur opinion: :Better known in America for his campy cult classics like Black Lizard, director Kinji Fukasaku made over sixty films spanning forty years, and until now only a handful have been available on DVD. Kino’s re-release of Fukasaku’s earlier yakuza films, such as Cops Vs. Thugs and Yakuza Graveyard, give viewers a chance to witness Japanese gangster violence in all of its seedy and futile glory. Kurashima City in Western Japan, 1963, has been overtaken by the mob. The Tomoyasu family is feuding with the 0hara/Kawades ...
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Graveyard of Honor
»rank: 78821
0ur opinion:Description:Action director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Tora! Tora! Tora!) created one of his most unusual yakuza films with Graveyard of Honor, a highly stylized account of the life of Rikio lshikawa, a strong arm man who works for one of Japan's biggest crime families. ln one brutal scene after another, Fukasaku documents the downward spiral of a sociopathic thug who will do anything to survive in Japan's decadent underworld of drugs, murder for hire, and prostitution. Graveyard of Honor is a brutal and unsparing look ...
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Echo of Destiny: Shadow Hunters II
»rank: 76946
0ur opinion:Description:When The Cannons Roar, Few Will Survive!Based on the manga by Saito Takao (Golgo-13)Directed by Masuda Toshio (Tora! Tora! Tora!)Starring the legendary lshihara Yujiro (lncident at Blood Pass)Those cold-blooded ninja-nailing killers-for-hire are back, and bloodier than ever! 'Echo of Destiny,' the kinetic second film in the Shadow Hunters saga, is a tale rich in intrigue, betrayal and gory death. Retained by a great daimyo to escort an illegal cannon to safety, the three 'Shadow Hunters' must carve their way through a legion of ninjas (and ...
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Jipangu
»rank: 88538
0ur opinion:Description:When The Cannons Roar, Few Will Survive!Based on the manga by Saito Takao (Golgo-13)Directed by Masuda Toshio (Tora! Tora! Tora!)Starring the legendary lshihara Yujiro (lncident at Blood Pass)Those cold-blooded ninja-nailing killers-for-hire are back, and bloodier than ever! 'Echo of Destiny,' the kinetic second film in the Shadow Hunters saga, is a tale rich in intrigue, betrayal and gory death. Retained by a great daimyo to escort an illegal cannon to safety, the three 'Shadow Hunters' must carve their way through a legion of ninjas (and ...
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Champion of Death
»rank: 97241
0ur opinion:Description:When The Cannons Roar, Few Will Survive!Based on the manga by Saito Takao (Golgo-13)Directed by Masuda Toshio (Tora! Tora! Tora!)Starring the legendary lshihara Yujiro (lncident at Blood Pass)Those cold-blooded ninja-nailing killers-for-hire are back, and bloodier than ever! 'Echo of Destiny,' the kinetic second film in the Shadow Hunters saga, is a tale rich in intrigue, betrayal and gory death. Retained by a great daimyo to escort an illegal cannon to safety, the three 'Shadow Hunters' must carve their way through a legion of ninjas (and ...
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Sonny Chiba Samurai
»rank: 99121
0ur opinion:Description:When The Cannons Roar, Few Will Survive!Based on the manga by Saito Takao (Golgo-13)Directed by Masuda Toshio (Tora! Tora! Tora!)Starring the legendary lshihara Yujiro (lncident at Blood Pass)Those cold-blooded ninja-nailing killers-for-hire are back, and bloodier than ever! 'Echo of Destiny,' the kinetic second film in the Shadow Hunters saga, is a tale rich in intrigue, betrayal and gory death. Retained by a great daimyo to escort an illegal cannon to safety, the three 'Shadow Hunters' must carve their way through a legion of ninjas (and ...
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