Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Jul 12, 1955 | IMDB 7.1
103 min Watch NowDrama, Action, Adventure
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
The Invisible Swordsman
The Hunted
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
Hana Yori Dango: Final
Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray
Suzuki Sensei
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
The Challenge
Kabukicho Love Hotel
Samurai X: The Motion Picture
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Lone Samurai
Gate of Hell
The Life of Oharu
The Samurai of Edo
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Chûshingura
SIMILAR MOVIES
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1954
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 1956
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.The Invisible Swordsman
IMDB 9 | Mar , 1970
A cowardly boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic potion.The Hunted
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 1995
Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai and together they will fight the force of evil in an awesome battle rooted in centuries of brutal conflict.Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
IMDB 7.8 | May , 2010
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.Hana Yori Dango: Final
IMDB 7.9 | Jun , 2008
Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been strongly against their relationship before, presents Tsukushi a tiara, which is estimated to be worth roughly 10 billion yen, as a token of their engagement. But that night, the tiara is stolen by somebody! Then, Dōmyōji and Tsukushi travel around the globe to Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and even a deserted island to get the tiara back—the legendary tiara that has been believed to "bring eternal love." In the meantime, where and what are the "F4" fellows, who have just gone separate ways, doing now?Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray
IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 2017
A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so called “Ghost of Bermuda.” With Goemon's employer dead in the ensuing chaos, his honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood. But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well!Suzuki Sensei
IMDB 7.8 | Jan , 2013
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IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1971
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2003
Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.The Challenge
IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 1982
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IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2014
This erotically charged drama traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.Samurai X: The Motion Picture
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1997
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desparate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Rurouni Kenshin. Will the former assassin take up his sword to fight again? When Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity and his fight becomes a personal vendetta, the young hero will have no choice.Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 2007
Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.Lone Samurai
IMDB 5.1 | Dec , 2025
A violent and reckless samurai is shipwrecked on a remote island left without an avenue for his rage. After undertaking a spiritual journey to appease his aggressive thoughts, he finds himself abducted by external demons taking the form of cannibals, putting his sense of reality and deadly talents to the test.Gate of Hell
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1953
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.The Life of Oharu
IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1952
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.The Samurai of Edo
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1955
This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1960
His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamura enthusiastically plays the young Jirocho from Shimizu in this chivalrous story.Chûshingura
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1962
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.