The best Michiko Saga’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Michiko Saga’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Michiko Saga.
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.5/10
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
6.3/10
Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
6.8/10
An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.
Gyakushu Orochimaru
7.8/10
An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.
Barikan Oyabun
The Body
6.9/10
The story of a young girl who moves to Tokyo.
Game of Chance
6.7/10
Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, drifting from city to city. However, not completely losing his gambling tastes, he became a hunted man and must escape to Tokyo after he was found cheating at dice. Bungo and his son Kenichi comes upon the Kizaki Family in Asakusa, where more troubles are awaiting them...
The Mad Fox
7.2/10
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover’s twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
7.1/10
The Akumyō (悪名, "bad name") series consists of seventeen yakuza films starring Shintaro Katsu, produced between 1960 and 1974. A remake and a direct-to-video sequel starring Kōji Matoba were produced in 2001.
170 Leagues to Edo
千客万来
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Utamaro's World
6.8/10
Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared in Utamaro's paintings.
越後獅子祭
1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
6.6/10
Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan, and while the swords of some angry samurai may not cause Kyoshiro much trouble, the deadly wiles of two women may be more difficult to survive!
The War of the 16 Year Olds
6.8/10
A young drifter and a precocious sixteen years old girl slowly form a bond in a small town haunted by its wartime past.
The Second Son
Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement
Third and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy.
Honno-Ji in Flames
The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.
