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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

7.5/10
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Mariko Okada, Koji Tsurata

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 h... Read more

The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsurata, Chikage Awashima

Influential Japanese auteur Yasujiro Ozu was the master of subtle elegant films that pack a bittersweet emotional punch. Made during his prime in the... Read more

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

7.7/10
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsurata, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Michiko Saga, Takas...

Hiroshi Inagaki's acclaimed Samurai Trilogy is based on the novel that has been called Japan's "Gone with the Wind". This sweeping saga of the legenda... Read more