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Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)

Summary: A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.

Release Date: October 10, 1980

Genres: Drama, History, War

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Masato Ide

, Akira Kurosawa

Runtime: 2 h 42 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Kurosawa Production Co., Toho Company, Twentieth Century Fox, Zoetrope Studios

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection, Fox Video

Countries: Japan, United States

Language: Japanese

Movie budget: $ 6,000,000

Domestic: $ 4,000,000

International: $ 18,532

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The Mysterians (1957)

Summary: Shortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?

Release Date: May 15, 1959

Genres: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Director: Ishirô Honda

Writers: Takeshi Kimura

, Jôjirô Okami

, Shigeru Kayama

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Toho Company, Toho

Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 975,000

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Seven Samurai (1954)

Summary: Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.

Release Date: April 26, 1954

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Akira Kurosawa

, Shinobu Hashimoto

, Hideo Oguni

Runtime: 3 h 27 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Toho Company

Distributor: Kingsley-International Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Embassy Pictures, Films Incorporated, Janus Films, Landmark Films, Embassy Home Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment, The Criterion Collection, Cowboy Pictures

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Movie budget: $ 125,000,000

Domestic: $ 811,696

International: $ 248,577

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Yojimbo (1961)

Summary: A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

Release Date: April 25, 1961

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Akira Kurosawa

, Ryûzô Kikushima

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: G

Production: Kurosawa Production Co., Sammy, Toho Company

Distributor: Janus Films, Seneca Productions, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Cowboy Pictures, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 46,808

International: $ 18,111

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Throne of Blood (1957)

Summary: A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

Release Date: November 22, 1961

Genres: Drama, History

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Hideo Oguni

, Shinobu Hashimoto

, Ryûzô Kikushima

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Toho Company, Kurosawa Production Co.

Distributor: Cowboy Pictures, The Criterion Collection, Media Home Entertainment

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 46,808

International: $ 12,739

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Snow Country (1957)

Summary: It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love. She's the foster daughter of a local family, almost...

Release Date: May 15, 1966

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Shirô Toyoda

Writers: Yasunari Kawabata

, Toshio Yasumi

Runtime: 2 h 13 min

Production: Toho Company

Distributor: Toho Company

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Summary: The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges.

Release Date: August 11, 1962

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Ishirô Honda

Writers: Willis H. O'Brien

, Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

Production: Toho, Toho Company

Distributor: The Criterion Collection

Countries: Japan, United States

Language: Japanese

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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Summary: Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

Release Date: October 06, 1960

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Ryûzô Kikushima

, Hideo Oguni

, Shinobu Hashimoto

Runtime: 2 h 06 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Toho Company

Distributor: Albex, Cowboy Pictures, Media Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection

Country: Japan

Language: English

Domestic: $ 46,808

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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

Summary: A UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.

Release Date: June 26, 1963

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Directors: Ishirô Honda

, Tom Montgomery

Writers: Shin'ichi Sekizawa

, Paul Mason

, Bruce Howard

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Toho Company, John Beck, RKO General Pictures, Toho, Universal Pictures International (UPI)

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Filmauro Home Video, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), Universal Pictures International (UPI), GoodTimes Home Video, The Criterion Collection

Countries: Japan, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 200,000

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High and Low (1963)

Summary: An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

Release Date: November 26, 1963

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Hideo Oguni

, Ryûzô Kikushima

, Eijirô Hisaita

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Kurosawa Production Co., Toho Company

Distributor: East West Classics, Continental Distributing, Pacific Arts Video, The Criterion Collection, Cowboy Pictures, Janus Films, Walter Reade-Sterling, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, Toho Company

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Movie budget: $ 230,000,000

Domestic: $ 46,808

International: $ 6,120

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Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966)

Summary: A human member of a defense force is given the life and ability to change into a giant super-hero to battle the monsters that wreaks havoc on Earth.

Release Date: July 10, 1966

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

MPAA: TV-14

Production: Tsuburaya Productions

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

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Monkey (1978)

Summary: An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.

Release Date: October 01, 1978

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Production: Kokusai Hoei, Nippon Television Network (NTV)

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Summary: Scout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka.

Release Date: May 21, 1959

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Directors: Motoyoshi Oda

, Ishirô Honda

Writers: Takeo Murata

, Shigeaki Hidaka

, Shigeru Kayama

Runtime: 1 h 18 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Toho Company, Toho

Distributor: Toho, Warner Bros.

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Movie budget: $ 800,000

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Summary: A detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful alien dragon, which Mothra and her fairies - aided by Godzilla and Rodan - must battle against.

Release Date: December 20, 1964

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Ishirô Honda

Writer: Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Runtime: 1 h 33 min

MPAA: G

Production: Toho Company, Toho

Distributor: Continental Distributing

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

Summary: An American scientist and his Japanese colleagues study a feral boy born from the radiated heart of Frankenstein's monster, while a subterranean dinosaur ravages the Japanese countryside.

Release Date: August 08, 1965

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: Ishirô Honda

Writers: Reuben Bercovitch

, Takeshi Kimura

, John Meredyth Lucas

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc., Toho Company, Toho

Distributor: American International Pictures (AIP)

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)

The Mysterians (1957)

Seven Samurai (1954)

Yojimbo (1961)

Throne of Blood (1957)

Snow Country (1957)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

High and Low (1963)

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966)

Monkey (1978)

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

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