Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

1962 · 98 min · ★ 8.2 · Action, Drama

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belongs to the Shogun. This is one of the most highly regarded trilogies featuring a youthful Nakamura Kinnosuke in one of his best roles. This was Kinnosuke at the height of his career, with charm, honor and a vicious sword. If you enjoyed the first two films in the series, you can't miss the exciting conclusion. Even without know-ledge of the first two films, this movie stands on its own with great action throughout!

Directed by Daisuke Itō · Written by Daisuke Itō

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 11m together

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Both from Daisuke Itō.

Tales of Young Genji Kuro CollectionSee all →

Tales of Young Genji Kuro

Tales of Young Genji Kuro · 1957

Tales of Young Genji Kuro

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 · 1958

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (Nakamura Kinnosuke) found the hidden treasure of Lord Yoshitsune. When he gives a piece of the treasure to a couple of poor but honest people so they can pay their debts, it attracts the unwanted attention of several dishonest people, such as pirates, greedy merchants and rebels. While the government is fighting a battle for power against rebels and royalists, all want the treasure by any means possible.

More from Daisuke ItōSee all →

The Gay Masquerade

The Gay Masquerade · 1958

The Gay Masquerade

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for best actor Raizo Ichikawa.

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil · 1950

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

MovieDramaHistory

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai · 1963

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu · 1965

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.

Zoku ôsho

Zoku ôsho · 1963

Adaptation of novel.

Broken Swords

Broken Swords · 1969

MovieDramaAction

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira.

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord · 1959

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Samurai Vendetta

Samurai Vendetta · 1959

Samurai Vendetta

MovieDramaAction

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.

The Ambitious

The Ambitious · 1970

MovieActionAdventure

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.

Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari · 1957

Itohan Monogatari

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin · 1957

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin

MovieActionHistory

The Motherland Far Far Away

The Motherland Far Far Away · 1950

The Motherland Far Far Away

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert · 1965

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

MovieAdventureAction

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

The Conspirator

The Conspirator · 1961

The Conspirator

MovieDramaHistory

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant interference and attempts at defeating the Nobunaga family.

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge · 1963

An Actor's Revenge

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin · 1954

The Story of Shunkin

Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.

More Like This

Rashomon

Rashomon · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade · 2005

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

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.

Ran

MovieActionDrama

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter