Tetsuro Tamba

When his beloved boss is murdered, a dangerous young yakuza cuts a path of vengeance directly through two clans of the Japanese mafia.

Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on the property. Iyi’s clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force his hand and get him to eviscerate himself—but they have underestimated his beliefs and his personal brand of honor. Winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize, Harakiri, directed by Masaki Kobayashi is a fierce evocation of individual agency in the face of a corrupt and hypocritical system.

Sean Connery stars as James Bond in this special-effects spectacular that takes him to Japan to foil an evil plot involving the onset of a nuclear war between the Russians and Americans.

Living in Malaysia long after World War II, a U.S. soldier is forced to turn in an old friend who has allied with Communist-backed guerilla forces.

While staying in Washington, D.C., Tennessee-born Gwen Harold falls in love with and marries Japanese diplomat Hidenari (Terry) Terasaki, despite the objections from her family.

Aspiring rocker Wendy (Carrie Hamilton) hops on a plane to Tokyo with dreams of making it big. She forms a romantic and musical connection with Hiro (Diamond Yukai), whose band is looking for a lead singer and their big break. This underseen '80s indie gem by Fran Rubel Kuzui ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") offers a breezy tour through bubble era Tokyo with knowing nods to its vibrant pop culture.

A taut, lean Spaghetti Western. Peter Graves leads a suicide mission to heist a trainload of gold during the Mexican Revolution. Ennio Morricone provides an atmospheric score.

Takechiyo and seven accompanying samurais find themselves in constant battle after Takechiyo's father, the Shogun, orders his assassination.

Having abandoned his class for a life of banditry, a former samurai warrior leads a band of outlaws in a plot to rob his old clan's castle.

A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates.

The leader of a planet on the verge of annihilation sends a princess on a journey into space to find the eight warriors who can defeat an evil empire.