19 Sep 2009
Kamui
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
Street of Ronin
Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
Top Billed Cast
近衛十四郎 
河津清三郎 
藤田進 北上弥太郎 
龍崎一郎 
高峰三枝子 水原真知子 
山鳩くるみ Chizuko Nogami 
石黒達也 
清水元 森健二 丘寵児 Kenzō Tanaka 本郷秀雄 梅沢昇 Fortune-teller
Ichirô Izumi Retired person
Toshie Nakajima Omasa
大田武 Kyunojô Shibamori
梅村直次郎 Mansuke Nakama
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