Mitsuko Mito

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 from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · With Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki · With Toshirō Mifune, Rentaro Mikuni, Mariko Okada

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki · With Toshirō Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa