Uzumasa Limelight
Jun 14, 2014 | IMDB 7
104 min Watch NowDrama, Action
Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Zatoichi
The Lone Journey
Takarazuka Revue - Rurouni Kenshin - The Romantic Story of a Meiji Swordsman-
Seven Samurai
Blade of the Immortal
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Guitar Men: The Darkest Secret of Rock 'n Roll
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
Rashomon
The Last Samurai
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Geisha Assassin
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
SIMILAR MOVIES
Zatoichi
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2003
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.The Lone Journey
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1955
Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at sento (public baths) too. The handwritten text on the bottom here announces the film will play at Hassen for 3 days.Takarazuka Revue - Rurouni Kenshin - The Romantic Story of a Meiji Swordsman-
IMDB 10 | Feb , 2016
The critically acclaimed all-woman Japanese acting revue Takarazuka brings Rurouni Kenshin to life, creating a new twist on a globally loved story.Seven Samurai
IMDB 8.5 | Apr , 1954
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.Blade of the Immortal
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2017
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.Kill Bill: Vol. 2
IMDB 7.9 | Apr , 2004
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1970
Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!Guitar Men: The Darkest Secret of Rock 'n Roll
IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 2007
Tough contract killers and secret organizations operating worldwide in a murderous battle for a relic that hides much more than just a simple instrument. The merciless hunt for the guitar of the "King of Rock'n Roll" leaves a trail of violence and death in its wake.Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1992
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
IMDB 10 | Aug , 1990
In an Edo-period retelling of "City Lights", Iyami, a poor beggar, befriends a flower-selling blind young girl. Through the ups and downs of their friendship, Iyami strives to find a way to make her see again.Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1955
Bored Hatamoto film #19Rashomon
IMDB 8 | Aug , 1950
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.The Last Samurai
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2003
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1950
Bored Hatamoto film #10Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1950
Bored Hatamoto movie #11Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 2021
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2005
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.Bloody Battle at Dawn
IMDB 5 | Oct , 1959
A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the province of Iga. He studied the art of the sword under the Yagyu family. He helped the younger brother of his wife Watanabe Kazuma take revenge on his enemy Kawai Matagoro. Ichikawa Utaemon plays Araki Matemon and his son Kinya Kataoji plays Kazuma.Geisha Assassin
IMDB 5 | Sep , 2008
One rainy night in the Edo period, Kotono (a geisha) confronts samurais who killed her father. The samurais attack her one after another, but she fights hard against samurais with her sword. Kotono tries to chase the samurais who scramble to escape. Yet now three ninjas stand up against her. Kotono drops her sword by their wave of assaults. Can she beat them?Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 1972
Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.