Acting
Matasaburô Niwa
Born August 20, 1934 (age 92)
No biography available.
Known For
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven · 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
MovieActionDrama
Ninja, A Band of Assassins · 1962Ninja, A Band of Assassins
★ 6.41962
MovieAction
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter · 1961Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
★ 7.01961
MovieDramaAction
Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall. The third film in the Satan's Sword trilogy.
Wandering Ginza Butterfly · 1972Wandering Ginza Butterfly
★ 6.71972
MovieActionThriller
Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she’s a shamed woman confined to living in the shadowy world of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns to the city to live with her uncle, a billiard-hall owner, and after befriending pimp and ne’er-do-well Ryuji (Tsunehiko Watase), she gets a job working at a hostess club in the chic Ginza neighborhood, where the expensive shops and neon lights conceal a dark world of crime and sexual slavery. But when a rival gang attempts to muscle in on the club, Nami becomes enmeshed in a violent struggle that forces her to wield a skilled pool cue to defend her uncle’s business, and eventually a short sword to wreak bloody vengeance upon her enemies.
Zatoichi on the Road · 1963Zatoichi on the Road
★ 6.91963
MovieAdventureAction
Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
The Blind Menace · 1960The Blind Menace
★ 6.91960
MovieDrama
This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.
Buddha · 1961Buddha
★ 10.01961
MovieDrama
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.
Shinsengumi Chronicles · 1963Shinsengumi Chronicles
★ 6.71963
MovieActionThriller
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
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