Sankichi the Flying Squirrel
むさゝびの三吉
Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.
むさゝびの三吉
Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Rated 8.2 on TMDB
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
Rated 7.2 on TMDB
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.
Rated 7.2 on TMDB
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
