Yoshinobu Nishioka Trailers
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Total trailers found: 109
Three Young Samurai Trailer (1961)
22 February 1961
During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle.
The Magoichi Saga Trailer (1969)
13 September 1969
Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.
Oar Trailer (1985)
15 January 1985
Drama about the difficult relationship between a former wrestler, his wife and their adopted children.
Death Shadows Trailer (1986)
20 September 1986
Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials.
The Twilight Samurai Trailer (2002)
02 November 2002
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother.
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing Trailer (1964)
23 May 1964
A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading.
An Actor's Revenge Trailer (1963)
13 January 1963
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Trailer (1978)
01 July 1978
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves.
Zatoichi's Revenge Trailer (1965)
03 April 1965
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit.
Bloody Shuriken Trailer (1965)
20 February 1965
Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love with the beautiful horse stable owner but like all heroes, cannot stay.
Fireflies in the North Trailer (1984)
01 September 1984
Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.
Utamaro's World Trailer (1977)
17 September 1977
Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century.
Yakuza Ladies Trailer (1986)
15 November 1986
When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan.
Hachiko Trailer (1987)
01 August 1987
The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.
Irezumi Trailer (1966)
15 January 1966
Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword Trailer (1964)
11 July 1964
Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Trailer (1972)
02 September 1972
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Taboo Trailer (1999)
18 December 1999
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting.
Tokyo Bordello Trailer (1987)
13 June 1987
A ruined businessman was forced to sell his daughter, Hisano, to a brothel in Yoshiwara, the largest red-light district in Tokyo.
The Radiant Prince Trailer (1961)
14 October 1961
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures.
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo Trailer (1964)
30 December 1964
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'.
Onihei's Detective Records Trailer (1995)
18 November 1995
A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.
Heat Wave Trailer (1991)
09 February 1991
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
Crest of Betrayal Trailer (1994)
22 October 1994
Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.
Rainbow Kids Trailer (1991)
15 January 1991
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.
The Ode to Joy Trailer (2006)
17 June 2006
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.
A Lustful Man Trailer (1961)
21 March 1961
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven.
Vengeance for Sale Trailer (2002)
16 February 2002
In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance.
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma Trailer (1987)
17 October 1987
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Trailer (1970)
15 January 1970
Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie Trailer (1963)
29 May 1963
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status.
Tracked Trailer (1985)
26 October 1985
When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.
The Last Ronin Trailer (2010)
18 December 2010
16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) traverses the country on a mission.
Gate of Flesh Trailer (1988)
09 April 1988
Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise.
The Bride from Hades Trailer (1968)
15 June 1968
On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu.
Owls' Castle Trailer (1999)
30 October 1999
As the great military commander Nobunaga Oda was consolidating his power across Japan, one of his actions was to wipe out a clan of assassins, killing every man, woman and child he found in the village.
The Betrayal Trailer (1966)
02 July 1966
A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence.
Conflagration Trailer (1958)
22 September 1958
Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress.
Death at an Old Mansion Trailer (1975)
27 September 1975
A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks.
Zatoichi's Vengeance Trailer (1966)
03 May 1966
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son.
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Trailer (1967)
28 October 1967
The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and s
Zatoichi's Cane Sword Trailer (1967)
03 January 1967
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game.
Hunter in the Dark Trailer (1979)
17 June 1979
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict.
The Mystery of Rampo Trailer (1994)
25 June 1994
Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published.
Dora-heita Trailer (2000)
13 May 2000
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
Four Days of Snow and Blood Trailer (1989)
17 June 1989
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military.
Wrath of Daimajin Trailer (1966)
10 December 1966
In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits.
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji Trailer (2001)
15 December 2001
Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'.
