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Ran

Jap. 1985. War drama by Akira Kurosawa with Tatsuya Nakadai, Mieko Harada, Akira Terao. In medieval Japan, the decision of an old clan chief to divide his fiefdom between his sons provokes internal wars.

Runtime: 162 min.

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Kagemusha

Jap. 1980. Epic by Akira Kurosawa with Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara.

Runtime: 160 min.

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Belladonna of Sadness

V.O.: Kanashimi no Beradona

Jap. 1973. Animation by Eiichi Yamamoto with Tatsuya Nakadai, Katsutaka Ito, Aiko Nagayama. In the Middle Ages, a young peasant girl who was raped by a lord makes a pact with the devil to obtain revenge.

Runtime: 88 min.

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Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die

V.O.: Oggi a me... domani a te!

It. 1968. Western by Tonino Cervi with Brett Halsey, Tatsuya Nakadai, Bud Spencer. Upon his release from prison, a man gathers four gunslingers and goes on the hunt for his former friend who betrayed him.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Samurai Rebellion

V.O.: Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu

Jap. 1967. Drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Toshiro Mifune, Takeshi Kato, Tatsuya Nakadai. A samurai and his son resist an unjust claim by their lord.

Runtime: 120 min.

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The Face of Another

V.O.: Tanin no Kao

Jap. 1966. Psychological drama by Hiroshi Teshigahara with Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyo. After his face was disfigured by an explosion, a man finds his personality transformed by a mask that creates the illusion of a new face.

Runtime: 120 min.

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Kwaidan

Jap. 1965. Fantasy by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, Tetsuro Tamba. Four fantastic stories.

Runtime: 164 min.

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High and Low

V.O.: Tengoku to Jigoku

Jap. 1963. Crime drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki. After paying the ransom demanded by his son's kidnapper, an industrialist discovers that his driver's son was actually kidnapped by mistake.

Runtime: 142 min.

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Harakiri

V.O.: Seppuku

Jap. 1962. Drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama. A warrior takes revenge on a lord who drove his son-in-law to suicide.

Runtime: 135 min.

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Sanjuro

V.O.: Tsubaki Sanjûrô

Jap. 1962. Adventures by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Dan. A wandering samurai comes to the aid of nine young men in revolt against the corruption that has taken hold in their clan.

Runtime: 96 min.

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Love Under the Crucifix

V.O.: Ogin-sama

Jap. 1962. Drama by Kinuyo Tanaka with Ineko Arima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ganjiro Nakamura.

Runtime: 102 min.

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Yojimbo

Jap. 1961. Adventures by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Kyû Sazanka. In the nineteenth century, a wandering samurai arrives in a village divided into two rival factions.

Runtime: 110 min.

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Human Condition 3

V.O.: Ningen no jôken III

Jap. 1961. Social drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Yusuke Kawazu, Kyoko Kishida. At the end of the war, a Japanese soldier undertakes a long and exhausting journey to join his wife in South Manchuria.

Runtime: 186 min.

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The Inheritance

V.O.: Karami-ai

Jap. 1961. Drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Keiko Kishi, Tatsuya Nakadai, So Yamamura.

Runtime: 107 min.

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

V.O.: Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki

Jap. 1960. Mores drama by Mikio Naruse with Hideko Takamine, Masayaki Mori, Tatsuya Nakadai. A bar host tries in vain to break free of her life.

Runtime: 111 min.

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Human Condition 2

V.O.: Ningen no jôken II

Jap. 1960. Social drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Keiji Sada. A Japanese non-commissioned officer seeks to introduce more humane methods into the army.

Runtime: 177 min.

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Odd Obsession

V.O.: Kagi

Jap. 1960. Psychological drama by Kon Ichikawa with Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Tatsuya Nakadai.

Runtime: 96 min.

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Prince of Space

V.O.: Yûsei ôji

Jap. 1959. Science-fiction by Eijirô Wakabayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Ushiyo Ehashi, Hiroko Mine. A vigilante from space opposes a tyrant who wants to take over an earthly invention to dominate the universe.

Runtime: 121 min.

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Human Condition 1

V.O.: Ningen no jôken I

Jap. 1959. Social drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, So Yamamura. To avoid being drafted, an idealistic Japanese man accepts the position of superintendent at a mine in Manchuria.

Runtime: 205 min.

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Black River

V.O.: Kuroi kawa

Jap. 1956. Mores drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Fumio Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ineko Arima.

Runtime: 110 min.