Eijanaika (1981) more movies like this

directed by Shohei Imamura
featuring Shigeru Izumiya, Kaori Momoi, Ken Ogata, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Masao Kusakari

Eijanaika is a dramatization of a brief but critical moment in Japanese history when Japan emerges from two centuries of isolationism in the 1860s. This new regime proves more receptive to opening Japan up to trade from the West--particularly America. The story is told through the eyes of a Japanese peasant who has just spent several years in ...

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Love and Honor (2007) more movies like this

directed by Yoji Yamada
featuring Takuya Kimura, Rei Dan, Takashi Sasano, Ken Ogata, Kaori Momoi

Yoji Yamada's torchy Japanese drama Love and Honor (AKA Bushi no Ichibun) follows the heartbreaking plight of Shinnojo (Yoji Yamada), a young man employed as a "food taster" for the imperial family. Shinnojo's position comes to a sudden and tragic end when he consumes poisoned fish intended for the clan leader and is forever robbed of his sight. ...

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