Movies: Kanae Kobayashi

  • 1976
    In the Realm of the Senses

    In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

    In the Realm of the Senses

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    A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship....

    In the Realm of the Senses
  • 1978
    Empire of Passion

    Empire of Passion (1978)

    Empire of Passion

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    In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him....

    Empire of Passion
  • 1954
    The Crucified Lovers

    The Crucified Lovers (1954)

    The Crucified Lovers

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    When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another....

    The Crucified Lovers
  • 1972
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

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    In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the...

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
  • 1962
    The Tale of Zatoichi

    The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

    The Tale of Zatoichi

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    The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing....

    The Tale of Zatoichi
  • 1951
    Miss Oyu

    Miss Oyu (1951)

    Miss Oyu

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    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and ...

    Miss Oyu
  • 1969
    Tenchu!

    Tenchu! (1969)

    Tenchu!

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    A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage....

    Tenchu!
  • 1953
    A Geisha

    A Geisha (1953)

    A Geisha

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    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....

    A Geisha
  • 1954
    The Woman in the Rumor

    The Woman in the Rumor (1954)

    The Woman in the Rumor

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    Yukiko's fiance learns her mother runs a geisha house and ends their engagement. She despises what her mother does until one of her clients shows interest and starts to woo her....

    The Woman in the Rumor
  • 1970
    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

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    The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Um...

    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
  • 1966
    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

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    Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss....

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
  • 1967
    Zatoichi Challenged

    Zatoichi Challenged (1967)

    Zatoichi Challenged

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    Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal porno...

    Zatoichi Challenged
  • 1966
    Zatoichi's Vengeance

    Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

    Zatoichi's Vengeance

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    Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met...

    Zatoichi's Vengeance
  • 1965
    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

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    Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning....

    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
  • 1963
    New Tale of Zatoichi

    New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

    New Tale of Zatoichi

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    Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home....

    New Tale of Zatoichi
  • 1971
    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

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    Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthf...

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
  • 1975
    Death at an Old Mansion

    Death at an Old Mansion (1975)

    Death at an Old Mansion

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    A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks. It is up to an amateur detective to figure out what happened. Carefully and systematically, he pieces toget...

    Death at an Old Mansion
  • 1965
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan (1965)

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

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    Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan, and while the swords of some angry samurai may not cause Kyoshiro much trouble, the deadly wiles of two...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
  • 1967
    Zatoichi the Outlaw

    Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)

    Zatoichi the Outlaw

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    When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free....

    Zatoichi the Outlaw
  • 1961
    A Lustful Man

    A Lustful Man (1961)

    A Lustful Man

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    Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much ca...

    A Lustful Man