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The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and ...
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7.8
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
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7.0
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the brothels of Tokyo provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women in his life vie ...
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7.8
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due ...
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6.8
Princess Yang Kwei Fei
Princess Yang Kwei Fei
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence ...
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7.6
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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8.1
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
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7.9
Ugetsu
Ugetsu
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit ...
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7.2
Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her ...
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6.7
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
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7.6
The Crucified Lovers
The Crucified Lovers
In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee the city and ...
