Tatara Samurai
May 20, 2017 | IMDB 5.5
135 min Watch NowAction, Comedy, Drama, History, War
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2006
An old thief, Kuhei Sagiwara, used to visit his hometown at the foot of the Kurikara Pass in Kaga Province. Hiding from the rain, he overheard a secret conversation between three men, just like him, hiding from the rain. These three conspired to kill Heizo Hasegawa, the head of the arson and robbery police squad, and the head of these three is the outrageous villain, thief and murderer Jingoro Amikiri...Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2007
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IMDB 8 | Oct , 2008
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IMDB 8 | Jul , 2009
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IMDB 8 | Dec , 1958
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1960
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 1976
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IMDB 8.5 | Apr , 1954
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2003
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IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2017
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IMDB 10 | Feb , 2016
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IMDB 3.5 | Jul , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 1987
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 1982
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 1982
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1983
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1983
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