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Bushido: The Cruel Code Of The Samurai (Animeigo) DVD Review
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- Published: 05-08-2021, 08:24 AM
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in MoviesBushido: The Cruel Code Of The Samurai (Animeigo) DVD Review
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: February 9th, 2010.
Director: Tadashi Imai
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Eijiro Tono, Kyoko Kishida, Masayuki Mori, Shinjiro Ebara
Year: 1963
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Bushido: The Cruel Code Of The Samurai - Movie Review: Tadashi Imai's Bushido: The Cruel Code Of The Samurai movie opens in the Tokyo of 1963 where a worker named Susumu Iikuru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) lays at the side of a bed where his fiancé, Ky... -
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Eleven Samurai
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- Published: 11-06-2012, 09:25 AM
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in MoviesEleven Samurai
Released by: AnimEgo
Released on: November 6, 2012.
Director: Eiichi Kudo
Cast: Isao Natsuyagi, Kotaro Satomi, Ryutaro Otomo, Ko Nishimura
Year: 1966
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The Movie:
The third and final film of Kudo's “samurai revolution trilogy†(including 13 Assassins and The Great Killing) Eleven Samurai takes yet another tack on the same story of a small group of desperate men attempting the assassination of a corrupt feudal... -
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Lone Wolf And Cub - Complete 6-Film Blu-ray Collection
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- Published: 09-03-2012, 03:49 PM
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in MoviesLone Wolf And Cub - Complete 6-Film Blu-ray Collection
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: September 25, 2012.
Director: Kenji Misumi/Buichi Saito/Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Cast: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa
Year: 1972/1973/1974
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The Movies:
When "First Comics" started publishing a series of Japanese samurai comics in the eighties, what immediately caught my eye was the cover art by Frank Miller. I loved Frank Miller's work growing up and for that reason alone I... -
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Great Killing, The
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- Published: 08-30-2012, 08:36 AM
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in MoviesGreat Killing, The
Released on: July 3, 2012.
Distributed by: AnimEigo
Directed by: Eiichi Kudo
Starring: Koutaro Satomi, Ryutaro Ohtomo, Mikijiro Hira, Toru Abe, Nami Munakata
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The Movie: Building upon the success of his 13 Assassins director Eiichi Kudo and writer Kaneo Ikegami set up a similar tale with The Great Killing. However, in this time around, the motivation of the assassins involved are much more socialist in nature and, thus, more ... -
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13 Assassins (1963)
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- Published: 06-24-2012, 08:29 AM
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in Movies13 Assassins (1963)
Released by AnimEigo
Released on: June 5, 2012.
Directed by: Eiichi Kudo
Starring: Chiezo Kataoka, Koutaro Satomi, Kanjyuro Arashi, Ko Nishimura, Ryohei Uchida
Year: 1963
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The Movie:
Coming to review this DVD I was more familiar - and an unabashed fan - of Takashi Miike's 2010 remake of 13 Assassins. And so I was very curious as to what the differences would be and what elements carried over between the two... -
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Shogun Assassin - 5 Film Blu-ray Collector's Set
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- Published: 05-12-2012, 08:36 AM
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in MoviesShogun Assassin - 5 Film Blu-ray Collector's Set
Release by: Animeigo
Released on: April 24, 2012.
Director: Buichi Sato, Robert Houston
Cast: Tomisaburo Wakayama
Year: 1972, 1974, 2007, 2008
Purchase From Amazon The Movies: Animeigo previously released Shogun Assassin and Lightning Swords Of Death, the American theatrical versions of the first three Lone Wolf And Cub films, and then followed those releases up with all new English dubs for the other three films in the series as individual DVD relea... -
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Sword Of Desperation
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- Published: 02-14-2012, 09:20 AM
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in MoviesSword Of Desperation
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: February 14, 2012.
Director: Hideyuki Hirayama
Cast: Etsushi Toyokawa, Murakami Jun
Year: 2010
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The Movie: Hideyuki Hirayama's 2010 film stars Etsushi Toyokawa as a samurai named Sanzaemon Kanemi who, soon after we meet him, gets himself in a whole head of trouble by killing his employer's favorite concubine. Surprisingly, rather than have Kanemi put to death, his boss (Murakami Jun) instea... -
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Shogun Assassin 5 Film Blu-ray Set From Animeigo 4/24/12
Just noticed the cover art for this on Animeigo's site today. Amazon's got it listed for 4/24.
I'm assuming this will be the...
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Revenge (Adauchi)
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- Published: 06-04-2011, 09:01 AM
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Revenge (Adauchi)
Released By: Animeigo
Released On: 05/17/2011
Director: Tadashi Imai
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yoshiko Mita, Eitaro Shindo, Takahiro Tamura
The Film: Modern conveniences are a wonderful thing. If it gets too warm outside, you can kick on the air conditioning until icicles form on the ceiling fan. If you need to get a hold of a friend in an emergency, you can phone, email, text, or instant message. A lot sure has changed in the past few hu... -
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Secret Of The Urn, The
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- Published: 04-08-2011, 08:20 AM
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in MoviesSecret Of The Urn, The
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: 4/12/2011
Director: Hideo Gosha
Cast: Keiko Awaji, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsuro Tamba
Year: 1966
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The Movie:
Hideo Gosha's 1966 samurai film follows a ronin named Tange Sazen (Kinnosuke Nakamura), a grizzled and world weary swordsman with a fast hand and a sharp blade. He's called by a local lord and arrives just in time to see the man beating a woman, accusing her of being... -
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Mikogami Trilogy
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- Published: 03-19-2011, 12:52 PM
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in MoviesMikogami Trilogy
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: 12/4/2007
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Cast: Yoshio Harada, Atsuo Nakamura, Ryunosuke Minegeshi
Year: 1972 - 1973
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The Movie:
Animegio previously release the three films that tell the story of a wandering Yakuza solider named Jokichi of Mikogami as individual releases but for those who missed out, they're also compiled the three discs into a hand boxed set. Let's take a look... -
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Animeigo Unveils Hideo Gosha's The Secret Of The Urn On 4/12/11
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- Published: 03-09-2011, 11:27 AM
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in MoviesAnimeigo Unveils Hideo Gosha's The Secret Of The Urn On 4/12/11
After losing both an eye and an arm to treachery while on a mission for his clan, Samanosuke (Kinnosuke NAKAMURA aka Kinnosuke YOROZUYA) becomes a ronin who calls himself TANGE Sazen. When a stolen urn that contains the secret to a treasure worth a million gold coins falls into his one remaining hand, all sorts of villains, including a high-ranking Shogunate minister, plot to relieve him of his burden — and his life.
Unfortunately for them, TANGE has developed a unique... -
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Sleepy Eyes Of Death Collector's Set Vol. 2
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- Published: 02-28-2011, 10:12 AM
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in MoviesSleepy Eyes Of Death Collector's Set Vol. 2
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: 2/1/2011
Director: Kenji Misumi
Cast: Raizo Ichikawa
Year: 1965/1966
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Based on a popular series of Japanese novels, the Sleepy Eyes Of Death films follow a nihilist ronin named Nemuri Kyoshiro. While the initial wave of films began with three entries that were made by Toho between 1956 and 1958 and starred Koji Tsuruta in the lead role, the better known wave... -
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Zatoichi: The Festival Of Fire
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- Published: 02-26-2011, 01:01 PM
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in MoviesZatoichi: The Festival Of Fire
Released b: Animeigo
Released on: 4/6/2004
Director: Kenji Misumi Film:
Released: 1970
Cast: Shintaro Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Ohara, Msayuki Mori
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The Movie:
With over 25 films, the character Zatoichi was the basis for a popular series in Japan from the early 1960's to the 1980's. In a world where most leading men are expected to be dashing supermen, Zatoichi was a break from the mold, with the... -
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Onimasa A Japanese Godfather
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- Published: 02-26-2011, 11:36 AM
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in MoviesOnimasa A Japanese Godfather
Released by: Animeigo
Released on: 1/12/2010
Director: Hideo Gosha
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Masako Natsume, Shima Iwashita, Tetsuro Tanba, Kaori Tagasugi
Year: 1982
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The Movie:
When Hideo Gosha's 1982 Yakuza epic opens, a woman named Matsue (Masako Natsume) walks into a room surrounded by police and onlookers to find the body of her step-sister, Hanako (Kaori Tagasugi) lying lifeless on the floor. From this... -