Matasaburô Niwa Movies

  • 1964
    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

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    Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen...

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
  • 1963
    Zatoichi on the Road

    Zatoichi on the Road

    Zatoichi on the Road

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    Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.

    Zatoichi on the Road
  • 1961
    The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

    The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

    The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

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    The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.

    The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
  • 1963
    Shinsengumi Chronicles

    Shinsengumi Chronicles

    Shinsengumi Chronicles

    6.51963HD

    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...

    Shinsengumi Chronicles
  • 1960
    The Blind Menace

    The Blind Menace

    The Blind Menace

    6.51960HD

    This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi

    The Blind Menace
  • 1972
    Wandering Ginza Butterfly

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly

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    Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later,...

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly
  • 1961
    Buddha

    Buddha

    Buddha

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    An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...

    Buddha
  • 1964
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    5.41964HD

    Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
  • 1963
    Bronze Magician

    Bronze Magician

    Bronze Magician

    6.91963HD

    Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...

    Bronze Magician
  • 1961
    Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

    Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

    Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

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    Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their...

    Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
  • 1965
    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

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    Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
  • 1962
    Teppo Yasu no Shogai

    Teppo Yasu no Shogai

    Teppo Yasu no Shogai

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie

    Teppo Yasu no Shogai
  • 1961
    The Old Temple Well

    The Old Temple Well

    The Old Temple Well

    01961HD

    Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

    The Old Temple Well
  • 1962
    Her Hidden Past

    Her Hidden Past

    Her Hidden Past

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    Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful...

    Her Hidden Past
  • 1961
    Straw hat of Itako

    Straw hat of Itako

    Straw hat of Itako

    01961HD

    A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.

    Straw hat of Itako
  • 1962
    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

    6.61962HD

    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...

    Destiny's Son
  • 1960
    Yûrei koban

    Yûrei koban

    Yûrei koban

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    Yûrei koban
  • 1962
    Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

    Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

    Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

    Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
  • 1962
    Hell's Assassin

    Hell's Assassin

    Hell's Assassin

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie

    Hell's Assassin
  • 1960
    Koga's Messenger

    Koga's Messenger

    Koga's Messenger

    51960HD

    The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and...

    Koga's Messenger