"Roninul anonim, spirit independent si dornic de libertate deplina, impertinent vagabond este cel care descurca itele incalcite punand intr-o lumina istorica veridica tarele unei caste paralizate." - Romulus Vulpescu 1966 (Cinema)

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

Când infractorii vor să răpească copilul unui gestionar bogat, dar îl confundă cu fiul șoferului, managerul plătește oricum. Drept urmare, își pierde bunurile și are probleme serioase, în timp ce răpitorul nu a fost încă prins.

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Povestea filmului Ran este o adaptare Regelui Lear, combinata cu o veche legenda japoneza despre trei sageti. Rezultatul este transformarea substantiala a tragediei shakespeariene - fiicele lui Lear sunt acum fii si accentul cade mai mult pe razbunare decat pe catharsis.

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Un mic sătuc de agricultori din Japonia este atacat în mod constant de către bandiți. Într-o zi, după ce au aflat că după recoltă vor fi atacați, ei merg la un bătrân înțelept și îl intreabă ce pot face. Acesta le spune că nu își pot permite să își facă o armată proprie deoarece nu sunt suficient de pregătiți și nu își pot permite bani pentru arme, așa că ar fi mai bine să caute niște samurai care să ii apere. Ei găsesc un samurai bun la suflet, care acceptă să recruteze pentru ei alți luptători. Acesta alege cinci samurai adevărați și unu mai ciudat și cei șapte se întorc să păzeasca satul, luptându-se cu bandiții.

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.

În Japonia feudală, în timpul unui război sângeros între clanuri, doi țărani lași și lacomi, soldați ai unei armate înfrânte, dau peste un bărbat misterios care îi ghidează spre o fortăreață ascunsă în munți.

A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.

The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. He then meets Miyazono Kaori through childhood friend Sawabe Tsubaki. Kaori plays the violin and has a free sprit. Since meeting her, Kousei is able to face the piano again. Meanwhile, Kaori holds a secret.

Eiko seeks out Miyoharu, a geisha, and asks to be her apprentice. When she is ready to receive clients, both women want the right to refuse certain men.

Filmul spune povestea masacrului de la Peterloo din 1819, în care forțele britanice au atacat o mișcare pro-democratică pașnică. Pelicula este o dramă bazată pe evenimentele legate de infamul masacru din 1819, în care forțele guvernului britanic au atacat o mulțime de peste 60 000 de manifestanți pașnici care solicitau reforme politice și scutirea de taxe economice. Intervenția cavaleriei împotriva protestatarilor a dus la uciderea unui număr estimat de 18 protestatari și la rănirea altor sute, provocând proteste zgomotoase, dar și represiuni guvernamentale. Efectul imediat al masacrului a fost o represiune asupra reformei, deoarece autoritățile se temeau că țara se îndreaptă spre o rebeliune armată. Cu toate acestea, protestele au condus la fondarea ziarului „The Guardian”, care a jucat un rol semnificativ în trecerea prin Parlament a Legii Marii Reforme, 13 ani mai târziu