The Inugami Family / Inugami-ke no ichizoku (1976)
Drama | Horror | Mystery
After the death of the Father , His family are gathered to share Inheritances , but suddenly a woman with a mysterious masked man arrive there , claiming to be the other wife of the man.
Starring: Kôji Ishizaka, Mieko Takamine, Teruhiko Aoi, Takeo Chii, Sen Hara, Akiko Kana
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Lady Snowblood / Shurayukihime (1973)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Though she dies in childbirth, she makes sure that the child will be raised as an assassin to kill the criminals who destroyed her family. Young Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
Starring: Kô Nishimura, Meiko Kaji, Takeo Chii, Akemi Negishi, Eiji Okada, Toshio Kurosawa
Director: Toshiya Fujita
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya / Kaguyahime no monogatari (2013)
Animation | Drama | Fantasy
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her.
Starring: Aki Asakura, Kengo Kôra, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atsuko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata
Director: Isao Takahata
