18 Aug 1990
Ronin-gai
Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
The masked daughter of the Shogun wants to kill a samurai who has seen her scarred face. She sends waves of ninja warriors to kill the samurai and plots diabolical schemes / ambushes without much success.
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八代目 市川雷蔵 Nemuri Kyoshiro
水谷八重子 
中谷一郎 
五味龍太郎 加山恵子 Tamotsu Fujiharu Kiyoshi Itô 
小林加奈枝 
水原浩一 Ikuno Mori 二宮秀樹 
尾上栄五郎 
山東昭子 
橘公子 Haruyoshi Takeuchi Toshiko Tamura 
寺島雄作 戸田皓久 若杉曜子
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